I've been putting off writing this post because I didn't know where to start. I still don't know where to start...
Thank God It's Friday ...
While it wasn't all fun and games, Deeper in .NET was a lot of fun. What many people may not know is that Deeper in .NET 2006 actually kicked off on Friday night, April 21. On Friday we had a little get together with the speakers, some of the local bloggers, and other "friends of the community". It was very casual, and the "Welcome to Wisconsin" buffet was perfect -- who could pass up fried fish, brats, and other Wisconsin-y things?
Because one of my friends is a drummer, we were also able to get a couple of bands to come play Friday night for a few hours. Both A Little Known Nothing and Mood Infusion were great, and they both have CDs available for purchase.
I'm still getting comments about that night.
Then Came Saturday ...
The morning started bright and early, and there was a long check-in line by 7:15. Fortunately, the check-in process was much smoother this year, and thanks to my wife Kelly and her boss Kate (C&C Recruiting), the line moved pretty much non-stop.
To save time searching for pre-printed name tags like in years past, this year, we managed to get our hands on a high-speed label printer, and we printed the name tags off as people checked in. All attendees had the choice of C# or VB.NET name tag. Looking back, I should have kept track of the number of each language since about a dozen people have asked me so far.
With tons of prizes to give away throughout the day, we decided to give away a few prizes at the beginning of each session. So we pulled five random names before Michele, Scott, Julie, Bill and Jason started their presentations. We still had a ton of stuff to give away at the end of the day, though.
There is no way I can do Deeper in .NET justice in this post. It was incredible, and I'm very happy with how well it went. A number of other people have posted about their thoughts on the day. Here are a few links:
Both Julia and Korby have posted a number of pictures. One of these days, I'll get mine up. If you took any, please send me a link.
(I'm sure I missed some posts, but you can trackback or comment below.)
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday ...
Well, since Deeper in .NET finished, I have been sleeping terribly. Aren't you supposed to lose sleep before something big, and then sleep better after it is over? Not the case for me for some reason. I didn't lose any sleep leading up to DiDN, but haven't had a good night's sleep since. I think it's time to break out the Tylenol PM...
Next Year...
This year was a big success, but that doesn't mean that we haven't picked up some new ideas for next year. If you have any ideas pelase feel free to let me know.
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