6 Responses to “Its Offical: VMworld Europe moved to Oct, 2010”

1. Carlo Costanzo Says:
   July 31st, 2009 at 8:54 pm

   I think this is in response to lower than expected registration rates for VMworld US.

2. Mike Laverick Says:
   August 1st, 2009 at 9:14 am

   It’s hard to know precisely why the date has been changed. From my perspective, the closer the US/EU events are – the LESS like I am to attend both events – as essentially they won’t differ. By putting them so close together people in EMEA are less likely to attend. That’s a bit of shame really because of me – the critical part of attending the US event is touching base with my buddies in the US both at big corporates, but also fellow bloggers.

   One of the criticisms of the US events from Americans – is how its always put in the West – and never comes over to the East Coast – but I imagine that all down to the fact that VMW corp hq is in Palo Alto…

3. Scott Vessey Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm

   I actually think that scheduling the US and Europe events to run so closely will stop Europeans from going to the US, as you say Mike, but also stop Europeans going to the Europe event. The Europe event will be seen by many as simply a repeat of the information from the US event, in my opinion.

4. Tomi Says:
   August 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm

   I don’t mind at all if VMworld Europe has less participants next year, this years event was way too crowded and poorly managed compared to 2008 one.

5. Mike Laverick Says:
   August 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm

   Actually, this years event was in the same location as 2008, and there was only a couple more hundred delegates. But your right, it felt tight this year, AND the year before. Anyway, discouraging attendance the EU event shouldn’t be part of VMworld plan – but enabling more people to go. I can only see one or two advantages. If VMworld EU is a re-run of VMworld US, there is no longer any need to attend both, or the worry that if you attend one you might “miss” stuff in the other. The other advantages for folks like me who have attended both – is reduced cost and pollution. Given the choice between the two events, I think I would go to the US one for reasons I gave earlier…

6. VMworld Europe to be held in October 2010 « UP2V Says:
   August 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 pm

   [...] Europe to be held in October 2010 Mick Laverick reports on his weblog that next’s VMworld Europe will be held in October 2010, shortly after VMworld [...]

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