I have fallen behind on my posts and podcast as too many conflicting priorities from both work and home have impacted my schedule.
A lot has happened in the last 2 weeks, Microsoft released Internet Explorer v7.0, it looks like Vista is on schedule and for anyone looking to explore the Virtualization space VMWORLD 2006 is scheduled for the first week in November.
It appears that that the conference market is starting to gain some traction. VMWORLD, VOIP, 3G Consumer Electronics are just a few of the many conferences scheduled over the next few months. This infers that companies are willing to send employees to conferences in the hope of gaining some payback from the conference. Personally, I question how much value is gained from attending conferences. I do see conferences as a nice perk that could with strategy and forward looking thinking, however there is rarely a ROI on the investment, especially if travel is involved.
