Hello Michael ! - I had attended TechedIN however never find it very useful as MMS videos (from a pure ConfigMgr perspective). Can Microsoft ensure that TechEd s across the world the same quality, content and speakers? I can't even assume that this is possible. Also, Unlike MMS, it would be very difficult to get the budget approved for TechEd NA if I'm in India.
Regards, Anoop C Nair On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 11:40 PM, Michael Niehaus < [email protected]> wrote: > Not sure I agree with that. We routinely sign up external IT pro > speakers (often the same ones for MMS and TechEd, since the audiences > didn’t overlap) to speak on a variety of real-world topics. It’s always an > interesting challenge to balance deeper product group-run sessions with > these real-world IT pro sessions, but I think we do a decent job of it.*** > * > > ** ** > > Will there be a different balance between the two events? Yes, you’ll see > many more Microsoft people at TechEd (including me J) who likely won’t > attend the DevConnections event. You’ll see a huge event at TechEd with an > endless variety of sessions. (Think it was hard to choose between sessions > at MMS? TechEd expands that by an order of magnitude. Of course we > carefully schedule tracks of content so you can follow that track all week > long.)**** > > ** ** > > My personal disclaimer: I work for Microsoft and believe TechEd is the > best Microsoft-focused event anywhere, and you’ll never convince me > otherwise J**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > -Michael**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:34 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > ** ** > > Really what you'll miss is peer sessions. TechEd is largely built on > sessions that have been vetted to ensure the proper messaging is made > available. Early days of MMS it was all about how products worked in the > real world, not how they were developed to work. One thing I've heard this > week (from Microsoft folks no less) is that people like IT/Dev Connections > because its a conference with a User Group feel. And, it will remain that > way, even though we're expanding for next year. Its very personal, allowing > attendees direct access to speakers and experts. > > Sent from Windows Phone 8**** > ------------------------------ > > *From: *Albert Kirkpatrick <[email protected]> > *Sent: *10/2/2013 8:08 AM > *To: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > My question would be what would I "miss" if I went to TechEd vs IT/Dev > Connections or something like it? I started going to MMS in 2009. What I > would like to see is more of a side by side comparison of the two. Full > disclosure, I have never been to TechEd so my frame of reference is MMS ans > SQL PASS.**** > > ** ** > > I know I cannot go to both so this question is a good one!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ed Aldrich <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 2, 2013 10:14 AM > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > ** ** > > What I’ve not heard here is what the general thinking is around this > decision to pull MMS into TechEd... regardless of the city or timeframe, > what are your thoughts on this? Would you go? Would you prefer something > totally new, framed like the MMS of “old”, put together by the community at > large?**** > > * ***** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Russ Rimmerman > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:29 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > We also have a lot less drive through daiquiri joints here in Houston than > New Orleans does, but we’ve got way better Mexican food, and I think we’ve > got them beat this year in mosquitos/sq ft. **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Michael Niehaus > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 1, 2013 7:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > Sorry, one more OT posting and then I’ll stop J**** > > **** > > Houston is a huge city. It contains a large number of “true Texans”, but > they are outnumbered substantially by normal “outsiders.” And those “true > Texans” are generally still nice people.**** > > **** > > Downtown Houston could pass for downtown LA. On second thought, maybe > that’s not such a good comparison – maybe it would be better to say that it > smells better than New Orleans…**** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > > -Michael**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Roland Janus > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 1, 2013 4:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > All that applies to Vegas also, with less heat, but, how do I say that, > hmm, there are less Texans there J**** > > I’ve met two from Fort Worth I work with, they are nice, but they do > fulfill the cliché… J**** > > **** > > I liked New Orleans. I’m from Europe, Texans are a rather big culture > shock..**** > > :D**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Michael Niehaus > *Sent:* Dienstag, 1. Oktober 2013 23:29 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > I lived in Houston for three years. There’s a chance the weather will be > pleasant in May. There’s also a chance that it’s above 40 Celsius J And > thunderstorms are likely. It’s about the same, weather-wise, as New > Orleans, Orlando, and Atlanta. On the positive side, the food in Texas is > really good – New Orleans might be better (except for barbecue), but > Houston is right up there.**** > > **** > > Book your hotels early if you want to stay downtown J Otherwise, you’ll > get to experience the famous Houston traffic first-hand.**** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > > -Michael**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Roland Janus > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 1, 2013 1:35 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > But Texas? Really? J**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Michael Niehaus > *Sent:* Dienstag, 1. Oktober 2013 20:31 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > There was little overlap in the attendees for both events, so it was > convenient to use the same content for IT pros attending both events. *** > * > > **** > > While in earlier years the number of sessions at TechEd allocated to > System Center, MDT, community, etc. was smaller than at MMS, the last few > years it’s been pretty much the same session allocations. So there hasn’t > really been any “watering down” for TechEd.**** > > **** > > We’ll let everyone know when the TechEd call-for-content goes live. It > was interesting last year because the session submissions were rather > lopsided: A few topics had lots of interest, a lot of topics has light > interest. So people got grumpy when their sessions were declined, while > others had multiple sessions accepted. My suggestion: Branch out and > submit topics for broader topics J**** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > > -Michael**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 1, 2013 10:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014**** > > **** > > TechEd has had the same MMS content for a couple years already. Microsoft > started developing unified slide decks which are vetted to ensure their > messaging is always in sync. > > Sent from Windows Phone 8**** > ------------------------------ > > *From: ***** > > ** ** > > [The entire original message is not included.]**** > > ** ** > > -- Best Regards, *Anoop C Nair* ConfigMgr Architect, Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 and 2012 / Senior Consultant *My Site: www.AnoopCNair.com* *Twitter @anoopmannur <http://twitter.com/anoopmannur>* Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ConfigMgr2012
