If you're looking for the 2009 rendition of this party, head over here:  http://vmworld.com/thread/2995

Last year, the night before VMworld started, a bunch of folks from the vmtn boards linked up and had a few drinks at Johnny Foleys Irish House.  I got a chance to talk with some people, make some new friends, drink a few pints, and see what people were looking forward too in the coming week.  Now, I know that a bunch of you are going to be attending one, or maybe more vendor parties Sunday night.  Fantastic.  The rest of this message isn't for you lot.

The rest of you downtrodden, jet lagged souls are welcome to head down to the Nine Fine Irishmen.  It's going to be as informal as it gets.  If you're interested in talking about VMware, hop utilization rates, whatever, there will be a few of us attendees down there Sunday night around 7 PM.

To add to the festive atmosphere, everyone coming down needs to simply adhere to a simple agreement.  (added this year for entertainment value only)  If you start talking about a product that you a) own b) work for c) have financial interest in, or d) sell, you're buying the next round.  VMware engineers are excluded from this as they tend to be extremely funny prior to and after a few pints.

If you're planning on coming, please just reply in this thread so I have an idea of how many additional folks might show up.

Look forward to seeing you there.

-Theron

Message was edited by: Theron Conrey to add the year