Calling all VMworld 2010 San Francisco attendees...
We're all experiencing an epic event here at VMworld 2010 San Francisco.  Now, let's share this out to the world.  We're looking for video clips and photos from attendees taken at the conference.

If you have a video clip of footage from the conference, please upload it to YouTube so it can be shared.  Post the YouTube link on our VMworld Facebook page.  Of course, if you have other video sources, that will work too.  And please post your video on our VMworld Video page as well using your VMworld account login.

If you have a great photo or series of photos from the conference, please post them to our VMworld Facebook page.  This can be a link to Flickr, Picassa, or added as an attachment.  And please post your video on our VMworld Photo page as well using your VMworld account  login.

The video that receives the most "Like" entries between now and the  end of Wednesday at midnight (PST), will be our video winner.   The  photo that receives the most "Like" entries between now and the end  of Wednesday at midnight (PST), will be our photo winner.

To be eligible to win...
1) You must be an actual attendee here at VMworld 2010 San Francisco to be eligible.
2) Your video or photo must be taken here or near the San Francisco Moscone center
3) Your video or photo must be posted to our VMworld Facebook page.
4) Your video of photo must be your own creation (not posting for someone else)
4) You must be at VMworld 2010 on Thursday and come by the Social Media & Blogger Lounge to claim your prize.

Video winner prize:
A vintage collection of VMworld bags from 2007, 2008 and 2009 + 1 "free" VMworld 2010 Subscription ($699 value)

Photo winner prize:
1 "free" VMworld 2010 Subscription ($699 value)

Note: This contest is primarily intended to share VMworld 2010 experiences with our VMworld followers and those who couldn't make it to the conference.  Prizes are fun, but not intended to be that "killer" giveaway...so have fun with it and spread the word.  Of course, not all attendees are Facebook fans (yes, we know that)...but this is the quickest way to run this in a short time.

Some interesting lab stats:
- Number of VMs deployed: over 50k and growing fast
- Number of Labs completed: over 5,200
- Average number of VMs being deployed and un-deployed per hour: 3865

Top five labs out of the 30 lab Topics being offered:
1. View 4.5 Install and Configure
2. ESX 4.1 New Features
3. VMware Performance and Tuning
4. Basic vSphere Install & Configure
5. VMware  Cloud Director

If you are at VMworld 2010 San Francisco, be sure to jump in and get you're feet wet!

Reporting to you live...

~Tony (@tony_dunn)

Speaking, sponsoring or just want to promote VMworld 2010 in Copenhagen?

Add these badges to your email, blog or website to encourage people to come.

Promotion Badges

Sponsor Badges

Speaker Badges

To add them, just download the image and upload to your  blog. You should link them to http://www.vmworld.com/registration.jspa

Or, if you want to link directly from these copies, paste something like  this into the code of your page:
<a href="http://www.vmworld.com/registration.jspa"><img  alt="Register for VMworld 2010"   src="http://www.vmworld.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/16703/vmworld_emea_blue_125x125.gif"/></a>

Foursquare is going to be a big part of VMworld 2010 this year. You will be able to check-in locations all over the place!
First up, what is this Foursquare thing?

From Business insider:
"Foursquare is primarily for letting your friends know where you are and figuring out where they are. Secondarily, it's for collecting points, prize "badges," and eventually, coupons, for going about your everyday business."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-hit-location-based-social-app-foursquare-works-2010-1#ixzz0xkh15URk

As you can see, this can be great fun at a conference because you can see where your friends are and get tips about the cool things going on at the show.  Many sponsors are offering special deals and tips for checking into their spaces. Most sponsors have setup their booths in Foursquare and you can quickly learn about them from the list below.

If you find a booth that is not on the list please enter it using the following format.

Name: [Company Name] VMworld Booth #[1232]
Address: 747 Howard Street
Cross street: Booth #[1232]
City, State, Zip: San Francisco, California, 94103
Twitter: [Main VMworld Twitter Account]

Hopefully by keeping this format everyone will be able to find it and check-in.

Please be sure to:
1) add VMworld as a friend to your Foursquare account:
http://foursquare.com/user/vmwareevents

2) add #VMworld to your shout when you check in
3) Add a Tip to places that you check into to share cool info with others!

Some places to check-in:
VMworld 2010     http://foursquare.com/venue/6595319
VMware's Booth #701    http://foursquare.com/venue/8114024
VMware Blogger Lounge (where the social media team will be)    http://foursquare.com/venue/8117418
Cisco Booth #801    http://foursquare.com/venue/8114101
Dell Booth #401    http://foursquare.com/venue/8115160
EMC Corporation Booth #1001     http://foursquare.com/venue/8115364
NetApp Booth #601    http://foursquare.com/venue/8115450
Compellent Technologies Booth #1022    http://foursquare.com/venue/8115509
CSC Booth #1014    http://foursquare.com/venue/8115598
HP Booth #1008    http://foursquare.com/venue/8115666
IBM Booth #709    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116304
Intel Booth #509    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116350
Novell Booth #931    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116395
Symantec Corporation Booth #513    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116841
VCE Booth #809    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116919
Wyse Technology Booth #521    http://foursquare.com/venue/8116999
Brocade Booth #1307 http://foursquare.com/venue/8219476

Please send me the URL and I will add the "Make sure you add #VMworld to your shout when you check in!" tip from the VMworld Account to encourage the booth check in to appear in the main #VMworld hash stream.  Happy checking in!

Questions, comments and anything else you can reach me at: Twitter: @lkilpatrick

See you at VMworld!
Luke Kilpatrick

Whether you have been waiting to access sessionand labs from 2009 online or you would like to preview sessions from last year before coming to this year's conference -- VMworld 2009 Sessions & Labs are now open to to public.

Visit the VMworld Sessions & Labs Theater and click on VMworld 2009 to view the presentations from last year.  PDF and MP3 file downloads are also provided as links in the right sidebar when viewing each presentation.  Free online sessions and labs are offered (as available) all the way back to VMworld 2004, our first VMworld conference.

You will need to have a VMworld account and sign in to view content in the theater.  Once you sign in, you can scroll down under the presentation area to see 3D community avatars for all visitors in the theater (you can customize your avatar and walk from the theater to other areas of our Virtual Pavilion).  Below the avatars is a live chat window for you to share live discussions or Q&A with other community members while watching presentations.  You can click on other avatars to view profiles, share member info and network.  While in the theater, find other community members and add them as friends.

Enter the VMworld Sessions & Labs Theater >

VMworld 2010 highlights from the VMware Team:

Whether you attend in San Francisco or Copenhagen, VMworld 2010 is the place to be for all VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs). Not only will the events include in-depth educational sessions on everything from desktop virtualization to datacenter management and operations, they will also offer the opportunity to take the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 4 (VCAP4) exams in Datacenter Administration and/or Datacenter Design. Even better, because of your dedication to VMware, you will receive this knowledge and training at a special discount just for VCPs.

Register now for VMworld 2010 and take advantage of your special VCP discount.

Learn more about getting certified at VMworld!

Not a VCP yet? Find out how to become one here.

The Knowledge Experts Program  is a new feature at VMworld 2010, designed to help participants get the most out of their conference experience. Knowledge Experts have a wealth of industry experience and are eager to share it through Breakout Sessions, Group Discussions, One-on -One meetings, and casual conversation as they circulate throughout the conference. We will be highlighting some of the Knowledge Experts in the weeks leading up to VMworld. Today’s featured expert is Kit Colbert.

Confused by how to manage the memory in your virtual machines, or want to learn how to use your host's memory efficiently? Meet Kit Colbert, Principal Engineer, VMware Operations Management group, and VMworld 2010 Knowledge Expert. View his Breakout Session, Understanding Virtualization Memory Management Concepts.

Learn more about the Knowledge Experts Program at the Knowledge Experts web page, and be sure to Register for VMworld 2010 today!