Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.chainon-marquant.org!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!198.186.194.247.MISMATCH!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Java Conference 2011 (Oct 15th in Hyderabad) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:35:48 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 35 Message-ID: <11064769.1132.1316824548201.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prfp13> References: <009caac3-4d65-4385-b53b-bedc72e7b890@v26g2000prh.googlegroups.com> Reply-To: comp.lang.java.programmer@googlegroups.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.218.102.230 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1316824548 29520 127.0.0.1 (24 Sep 2011 00:35:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:35:48 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=67.218.102.230; posting-account=CP-lKQoAAAAGtB5diOuGlDQk0jIwmH0T User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:8243 Roedy Green wrote: > vinod kumar wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >> I believe it is worth attending as there are interesting topics. (See >> the Sessions below). >=20 > I remember going to Java One, ... [snip] ... >=20 > You can collect brochures more easily on the net, but nothing beats > face to face questioning with the people who created the various > products. =20 >=20 > I hope your conference goes well. If it's a good conference I couldn't agree with you more, Roedy. But I am a= lways put off by press for such events that use the old disingenuous "I got= to know of an exciting event happening in Hyderabad on October 15" dodge. = The person is so very clearly a shill for the organizers, why does he feel= the need to pretend he's some innocent bystander who just happens to recom= mend this event out of the goodness of his heart for the benefit of every J= ava programmer on Earth? "I got to know of"? Really? The problem is that that approach smells shady, at best. I have to conclud= e that either the promoter here is dishonest or he's foolish to use such a = blatantly sham approach. For the worldwide audience, there are so many con= ferences and activities to choose from, given the limited time and budget w= orkaday programmers can spare, you would want to market your event so as to= appeal to the best and brightest among them, not to repel them. The "inno= cent Samaritan" marketing spiel gives those of us with finite resources and= reasonable cognitive skills all the excuse we need to redline the pitch an= d look elsewhere for professional development. But wait, there's more! --=20 Lew