Well there goes another CeBit.<\/p>\n
I was pleasantly surprised that this year’s event actually had some content worth writing about. But I’m glad it’s over because for some reason CeBit for me means…<\/p>\n
– Endless e-mails and phone calls before the event along the lines of “would you like to meet such and such at CeBit”.<\/p>\n
– Going into the office to check e-mail before heading out to the event.<\/p>\n
– Cabbing to and from the event.<\/p>\n
– Sifting through the program to find the most relevant story possibilities.<\/p>\n
– Having PRs call you on your mobile phone every few hours.<\/p>\n
– People at the event talking you to tears and then asking you to write about their “revolutionary” technology.<\/p>\n
– Trying to find the media room.<\/p>\n
– Forgetting a previously arranged meeting (sorry).<\/p>\n
– Hoping for Internet access (at a tech conference, yeah right).<\/p>\n
– Locating a power point to power the notebook used to (accurately?) transcribe presentations with your brick of a notebook running dry.<\/p>\n
– Catching up with about a zillion people you’ve met and\/or interviewed over the years (the best part, really).<\/p>\n
– Wait for a cab during Sydney’s “change over” time.<\/p>\n
– Handing out and gathering business cards by the dozen. Oh well, at least it’s good networking.<\/p>\n
– Lugging your 3+Kg bag and notebook around the exhibition floor and being asked to take a brochure at every stand.<\/p>\n
– Meeting people you’ve interviewed over the phone buy never so much as laid eyes on (this happened, I kid you not).<\/p>\n
– Cabbing it back the office before COB to meet a daily deadline.<\/p>\n
– Trying not to (or to, depending on your mood) upset anyone with what you write.<\/p>\n
– Avoid catching something.<\/p>\n
– Responding to numerous voicemails and hundreds of e-mails on return to the office.<\/p>\n
– Get the transcriptions you wrote cleaned up and ready for publication.<\/p>\n
All in a day’s work.<\/p>\n
The government and open source conferences saved it – good oh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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