Re: FLASH: UCON'99

[Phillip Kerman]

I'd echo David's endorsement.  Though I've only attended three previous

UCONs I can say it's worth the investment (of time unquestionable, and of

money).  The only downside is the cost of hotels in SanFran.


They really treat you well at this conference.  The Macromedia employees are

approachable and easy to spot (they wear special t-shirts or something).

Most sessions are well prepared and insightful.  Occasionally someone gets

up there to sell something--but they practically get boo'd off the stage!

The main stage includes sessions which should get you PSYCHED!  You walk

away really excited about what's coming.  The "Sneak peaks" are not to be

missed.  The tradeshow part is great--where else can you find a whole

tradeshow targeting this industry?


I guess with all that positive stuff, I should include some balance.  It's

expensive--but you get meals... (and beer).  Also there are computers all

over that you can access.  You kind of feel like royalty.


Maybe I'm biased too... as I'm getting in free in exchange for a

presentation I'm giving (on JavaScript/Flash

http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/ucon99/program/sessions2.html#am

cbjf )  But I sincerely believe if I had to pay I would.


Flash has the most momentum behind it right now, so that's even more of a

reason to go.



See you there!


Phillip


> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:56:48 -0400

>

From: David Mendels <dmendelsmacromedia [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: FLASH: UCON'99

>

> Hi Mark,

>

> I am extremely biased--not only am I from Macromedia, but this will be the

> 7th UCON I will attend, and I was responsible for several of them a few

> years ago.

>

> That said, I have no hesitation reccomending the conference to anyone who

> uses our tools professionally.  There is a huge amont of content,

> opportunities to meet an incredible range of developers (and Macromedia

> product managers, engineers, etc), a great atmosphere and it is in a great

> city.  We get really excellent feedback on the conference and we put a lot

> of work into making it great. We also use it as a chance to get great

> feedback on our product directions from our customers. I know the Flash

> team is preparing already for their session on the future direction of

> Flash, and we have a lot of sessions focused on Flash, Generator, and

> related topics, from introductory hands-on training, to sessions

> on selling

> Flash/Shockwave to your clients, to more advanced

> tips/techniques, to "late

> night hacker sessions" where you can work at a computer with other

> conferees, Macromedia employees, friends and share techniques or

> ideas.  We

> also have a sneak previews session which is a lot of fun and you can get a

> glimpse of what the engineering teams are working on for the future, and a

> great gallery of work done in our tools.

>

> Excuse my unabashed enthusiasm...it is my favorite event of my

> professional

> year, and I am really looking forward to this one---it has been 18 months

> since the last UCON (prior to that they were 12 months apart, but we

> decided to change from fall to spring) and this time Flash has come of age

> and will be a much more significant part of the event that last time.

>

> BTW, details at ucon.macromedia.com

>

> - -David

>

> At 05:40 PM 4/19/99 -0500, Byer, Mark wrote:

> >I'm considering attending UCON'99. What's the opinion out there,

> is it worth

> >it? I've been to many conferences and sat through untold hours

> of one-hour

> >sessions where the speaker assumed zero knowledge and handed out next to

> >nothing of real take-away value. I've also been to conferences

> where I had

> >to buy a new notepad every day. How does UCON stack up? The

> session titles

> >and descriptions look very good. What're your experiences?

> >

> >-M-

>



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