Could somebody post some more details about the conference? Thanx, myke >gary skinner > 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. > >=== Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com >=== Fast Forward Engineering - Vista, California >=== http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499 > >=== For PICLIST help (including "unsubscribe" instructions), >=== put the single word "help" in the body of a message and >=== send it to: listserv@mitvma.mit.edu > > "One must invoke enough raw truth to punch a hole in the world" - Darl Af