Saturday, June 28, 2014

Initial impressions of ISTE

Overwhelming!

That's my first impression of ISTE 2014. There is a lot happening here and it's tough to process. So, here is some processing, in no particular order.
  • Everything looks great: the signage, the colors, the booths, the lounges and gathering spots.
  • Tech people need coffee and will wait in silly long lines to get it. I count myself in that statement.

  • There are A LOT of vendors/exhibitors here from all sorts of markets. According to the conference app, there are 26 different categories, and some categories have 100+ exhibitors. The expo hall opens tomorrow, so we'll see what that looks like.
  • Today, there were a lot of sessions that were hands on, but they required additional fees. I was really put off by that. I am not looking to pay an additional $150 on top of the initial registration fee. 
OK. Opening speaker time, and who else should speak to us other than Ashley Judd? 

Oh. And EDTC 650 folk, notice whose booth that is on the right. 

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