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Not your typical vMeetup
The whole layout of VMworld is new again this year. Right outside the Solutions Exchange (remember -- bring your comfortable shoes!) is going to be what we're calling the "Hang Space" -- not sure if that's our internal code name or if it'll be something like "The Stately VMworld Relaxation Gardens" by the time it gets to your program, but let's just use "Hang Space" for now. In that space, along with lots of room for, um, hanging, will be other landmarks like the VMworld Bookstore and the always-popular VMworld Community Lounge. In the lounge is where a lot of action takes place, and where you'll find our community and social media team hanging out all week. We'll have tables and power for our blogging colleagues, but everyone is welcome to come by and hang out. The Community Lounge is also a great place to use as a meeting point.
New this year we're also having a full program of vMeetups in the Community Lounge! What's a vMeetup? Well, that's up to you! The vMeetup schedule is a completely open schedule that will be set by the attendees of VMworld in half hour blocks Monday through Thursday throughout the entire week of VMworld Las Vegas. vMeetups are just like Birds of a Feather meetings or Special Interest Groups that you're familiar with at other conferences. These aren't for presentations; these are chances to get together with like-minded individuals and talk!
Your vMeetup could be for....
- - people interested in a virtualization or cloud topic (security? building a cloud requirements document? high performance computing?)
- - administrators of a particular piece of software (Notes? Blackboard? Oracle Apps?)
- - IT professionals in a particular industry (K12? Dental Practices? Logistics? Retail?)
- - other people in your city or region without a VMUG
- - meeting a book author
- - discussing how to do something (one for people interested in starting a virtualization blog)
- - or you tell us what you want to talk about ... it's in your hands!
The vMeetup schedule will NOT be in the Schedule Builder -- you'll find it online, on the Big Board in the Hang Space, and on screens in the Community Lounge. We'll lock in as much of the schedule as we can before the show so that you can plan around any interesting vMeetups. These vMeetups are also separate from the Knowledge Expert Group Discussions that you can find in the Schedule Builder on topics like Cloud Security and Memory Management. VMworld exhibitors are welcome to propose a vMeetup, but priority will be given to community-submitted topics, and we encourage you to submit topics that can engender discussion among community members, or meetings of like-minded individuals around a particular topic. Each organization is limited to one vMeetup per day.)
#vMeetup Scheduled Times in the VMworld Community Lounge
Monday 9:00am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 10:00am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 2:00pm
> Propose a Community Lounge #vMeetup
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Don’t Miss the VMworld Bike Ride and Fun Run while Supporting a Good Cause
Posted by clotspeich Aug 5, 2011Join your fellow VMworld attendees in a special bike ride and fun run on Monday, August 29 in Red Rock Canyon (about 30 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip). You can enjoy either a 23 mile bike ride or an hour run/walk taking in the sights of the Las Vegas desert and towering cliffs of the canyon.
You will start the day meeting everyone at 5am, yes that is really early but you have to beat the heat, and be shuttled to the starting point. From there the groups will head out and be returned to The Venetian by 8:30, with time to shower and prepare for VMworld. |  |
This is a great opportunity for you to meet some colleagues and network before hitting the ground running with education and all that VMworld has to offer.
There is a cost associated with the Bike Ride and Fun Run to cover shuttle costs, bike rentals and such, but all proceeds will be donated to the Friends of Red Rock Canyon, an organization dedicated to the preservation, protection and enrichment of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Visit the sign-up page for more information and we look forward to seeing you on the roads.
--The VMworld Team—
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