Lotusphere2010 Day 1 - and mainly what’s missing #ls10 (updated)
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When I checked in yesterday (Saturday) I think I got our first hint that something was amiss in Disney compared to years past. I was handed a badge and one thing was not quite like the other. (picture)
Your honor, I submit to you the following cutbacks have taken place so far at Lotusphere this year:
- The badges have a thin velcrostrap for your neck, no thick cord. Already saw one pull off and drop
- The badges are not plastic name inserts. They are paper
- The badges have no RFID tags this year, which in turn means no tracking equipment
- The badges have NO booklet inside as all years past. I know printing costs and going green stuff, so I applaud that. Just this little map foldouts with schedules. Now the layout is very nice showing each day on a side. So two days to a foldout. Then the rooms are listed. However, folding these buggers is like grandpa driving on a windy day. Plus, there is no map of the layout of the hotels. There are blank pages on them to take notes, but maps for newbies would have been better.
- The Business Development Day had no guest thingy, like the painter last year. Just speakers from IBM UPDATE: Ed reports there was a guest speaker/host of the event. (I was just reporting comments)
- Not a sign of water bottles yet. They may not appear till Monday anyway but I cant recall UPDATE: someone says they saw one
- Holy freakin cow, there is no giant tent outside for the opening reception that happens in a short amount of time. I saw tables lined out, but if the weather turns bad or the cold had hit..what is that song.. "nowhere to run, nowhere to hide". UPDATE: I was reminded that last year since there was no Swan dining the tent was MIA. I thought they had something small still, but the years are blurring. UPDATE: I was told the tent possibly ripped due to winds/weather which then takes it out of the equation.
UPDATE at 11:45PM : List updated some.. This was more of a parody than anything but apparently it was taken a little more. Even with people asking for speaker names on the agenda, my point was just the map. I think even Turtle ended up pointing out the foldout in his TURT101 session, big changes just draw attention, even if it was after people asking for year.
This is the current list of evidence we have. I am sure this will be update later.
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On Sunday, January 17th, 2010 by Chris Miller
