gary skinner <gary skinner <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>> wrote:

> Anybody out there attend this thing?
>
> It is happening again in San Jose end of Sept.
>
> Is it worth flying out and paying hotel to see it?
> How many days does it take to see the whole thing?
> Any other opinions?

Gary:

The Embedded Systems (not "Embedded Control") Conference is pretty
cool... If you're serious about embedded systems design and can
afford to go (or can convince your company to send you), you should
make an effort to attend.

You have two options:  You can register for a three-day series of
seminars and workshops (which costs somewhere between $500 and
$1500; I forget how much, exactly), or you can just get a free
"exhibits-only" pass.

I've done both; if you can take the time and have the money, the
three-day thing is probably worth doing at least once, but the
exhibits-only deal is pretty interesting, too.

All the exhibitor booths fit in one hall.  They're all targeted
toward our little engineering niche, though, so you'll probably find
yourself interested in a much larger percentage of the booths than
you would be at the really huge shows like Comdex or CES.

Even so, you can walk the entire exhibit hall in less than a day.

If you're only going to attend one day, I recommend going on the day
that Motorola has their big party, and scheduling your return flight
late enough that you can attend it.

-Andy

P.S.  I'll be there this year (on the "Motorola Party" day); if
      anyone wants to get together and have a beer or whatever, let
      me know in private e-mail.

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