RE: [ActiveDir] DEC questions

[Kevin Sullivan]

Hi Dave,   This will be my fourth DEC and everyone has been worth it. I think I have learned more at this conference than any other I have attended. It is very focused, intimate and full of some incredibly interesting people who are out there doing it.   The content ranges in complexity but almost all is going to be accessible if you have been working with AD for years. What helps at this show is after the talk you are having conversations with attendees who can clarify topics based on their own experiences as well as provide tips on how it may be applicable to your situation.   Like Joe mentioned the ability to have candid conversations with people from Microsoft is also incredibly valuable. There are a slew of Microsoft people there and they are all focused on Directories and surrounding technologies.   The networking outside of the Microsoft people is also a great value.   Oh yeah, occasionally watching hung over people try to pay attention to deep DNS discussions is sort of fun as well <G>. Being a hung over person trying to pay attention to deep DNS discussions, well, that is not quite as fun!   I hope to see you there.   Kevin   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Cliffe Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:38 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] DEC questions   Hi all,       Hope you don't mind these...       My company has considered the idea of sending a couple of us to the conference, but are wondering if they should use our vouchers to have us attend some AD troubleshooting workshops [by Microsoft] instead.  While I don't know any specific details as to what that entails, we've also never been to one of these DECs!  Our managers have asked us to justify in writing what we think we'll get out of this conference, and if it will prove more worthwhile than the MS offering (again - sorry that I don't know exactly *what* that is).       Myself?  I have 4+ years in a live AD environment, and can honestly say that some of what I've seen written on this list zooms high overhead (!), while other stuff falls right in line, so am hoping that I would be a good candidate to attend.       I see many testimonials, etc...on the conf. website, so just hoping to get any brief thoughts from anyone - with many thanks in advance!   -DaveC Reuters AITS Infrastructure   ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Get closer to the financial markets with Reuters Messaging - for more information and to register, visit http://www.reuters.com/messaging Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.