An Update on VMworld Europe
Posted by VMworld Team on Aug 6, 2009 1:00:19 PM
Aug 10, 2009 5:10 AM
Anne Jan Elsinga
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in response to Tom Howarth:
Anne Jan Elsinga
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in response to Tom Howarth:
I totally agree with Tom. I hope this is not one of the first steps in quitting VMworld Europe alltogether.
A lot of items presented on VMworld in SF will be out in the open before VMworld Europe.
Why should I want to visit VMworld Europe for other than the networking and the touch&feel/labs?
Jan 24, 2010 12:22 PM
turbotiga
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turbotiga
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"This is the most stupid thing to come out of VMware for a while". Totally d'accord. Half IT of Austria was flying to Cannes because of the great event, networking and the touch&feel/labs? And mostly after the announcement in SFO, you saw there the software with the first service packs really stable. Hey guys, I will miss that and no ... I don't fly an 18 hours flight to SFO. I will "really !" miss the first sun rays at the beach of cannes giving you a breeze of the upcoming spring & summer.
Vmware World Europe 2008 in Cannes 4500 attendies
Vmware World Europe 2009 in Cannes 5000 attendies (Hint: the crisis year)
Marketing, are you there ?
So, in my mind I wanted to dive into Vmware View 4 next month in Cannes, but ...
Feb 10, 2010 1:54 PM
jrglines
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in response to turbotiga:
jrglines
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in response to turbotiga:
Lets see, hmmm, Cannes in February or Copenhagen in October. Hello?!!! Are you guys losing it? First of all, everything is more expensive in Copenhagen and I mean everything. Second, now we have to wait 8 more months until we get together again. Third, October is a much busier month for us and I would imagine a lot of other folks. Maybe this decision was made after a fresh coat of paint in the office and the fumes affected the decision making process. C'mon guys!!!
Feb 18, 2010 3:34 PM
Richard Garsthagen
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Richard Garsthagen
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Hi VMworld Europe Fans :-)
I understand some of you are disappointed about the location/date change of VMworld Europe, but we did put a lot of thinking into this decision. We did research the costs for attendees, and Copenhagen will be cheaper than Cannes (flights, hotel and local expenses).
Most conferences switch location every so many years, with TSX we even switch location every event. This will ensure that each region gets the benefit from time to time to host VMworld Europe :-)
About the date change; we did this to be more in line with the US event and to be able to organize even more resources for VMworld Europe. We are working on a great plan to make VMworld 2010 not just a repeat of previous VMworld events, but an event that stays modern and offers a lot of value to our attendees. I will post more about this in a few weeks or so.
Regards,
Richard Garsthagen
VMworld Content Owner / Senior Evangelist
VMware
Mar 15, 2010 7:42 AM
rpjordanii
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in response to Richard Garsthagen:
rpjordanii
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in response to Richard Garsthagen:
You're completely off concerning the costs. I've gone each year to Cannes and the hotel has been reasonably priced, checking the Copenhagen rates appears I will pay several hundred dollars more for a comparable room. Maybe you only do one day but I do the entire event. It would be much cheaper for me to fly from Germany to SFO and blow the VMWare Europe event altogether. Also wouldn't Oct in Copenhagen be cold as hell (Walter - Jeff Dunham), move the event south or have dwindling support.
THINK!
This is the most stupid thing to come out of VMware for a while. where is the incentive for the smaller vendors to visit Cannes. after being to San Fran. all the announcements will have been made at VMworld USA. in fact it is more likely cheaper for the majority Europeans to visit San Fran than Cannes.
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