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| Q1: | "Welcome, & thanks for your time today!" |
thanks for having me @themolk
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I promise to be gentle...
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| Q2: | "To set the record straight, who are you really & what's your role within Microsoft Australia?" |
i'm @generalben, and i manage a lot of the online components of teched
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Only #AuTechEd, or other MS events as well?
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the other event I've been part of this year is #remixau
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From what I hear, #remixau was a complete success also! A pattern is forming?
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I'd like to think it's just been a pretty good year for #msau in general
| Q3: | "How many #AuTechEd events is it for you now (either as participant or involved in the organising of)?" |
this is my second #auteched, and my second tweeterview with you, actually!
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This will be my 2nd #AuTechEd also, however many more @tweeterview 's have been planned... :)
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| Q4: | "There's lots of excitement about the upcoming #AuTechEd 2010. What's this year's theme?" |
well, last year was clearly #win7, but this year it's a little more spread out
so now we have windows phone, office 2010 and I'm hearing unconfirmed stuff about kinect as well
but overall I think cloud services will be a really big focus
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Showing off some WinPhone7 stuff & Kinect will likely be big. Azure, Office2010 too. SC new stuff likely to feature?
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It will be good to see potentially some info on the new Service Manager, new DPM, new SCCM, etc... maybe?
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I'll let you off the hook if you can't say... ;)
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we're ending the call for topics till this week, so those announcements aren't far off
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I'd expect we'll get to see @delica8genius's Surface too. Will he let us touch & play?
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am interested to see whether people would like that stuff to trickle out over twitter
I'd say that's a fairly safe bet
| Q5: | "A question just in from @brentos: I've been told to ask about Oplias - any info there?" |
haha opilas is even more specific than sccm - so no sorry not just yet.
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Sorry @brentos! Everyone else can feel free to ask questions & I'll include them too!...
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| Q6: | "Who's in the international guest speaker basket this year?" |
you said you'd be gentle! @donalddotfarmer has been announced so far...
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Inquiring minds want to know! Will @superlilia or @saraford be returning? ;) Their fan clubs want to know... (ping #AuTechHe..
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D'oh! Meant - ping #AuTechHeads !
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i think they're holding off for another youtube/facebook campaign :) #autechheads
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Groovy - Ok ppl, the #sffc & #lgfc need to kick it up a gear for their inclusion as speakers at #AuTechEd this year! You've ..
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..been told
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Any word on the presence of @jbufff (via @ohcrap)?
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Or even @jbuff ??
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I really don't have anything much more to say about speaker announcements, sorry- wait till you nail down @acoates
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Oh, @coatsy has been alerted... tying him down may be tougher! Thanks though...
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| Q7: | "I know it's only early days, but how are registrations progressing?" |
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Are you expecting a sell out like last year?
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really well actually! ahead of last year. Which is nice.
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I guess there's a lot happening in the MS arena that a wide cross-section of ppl are interested in.
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it's a bit of a technology smorgasbord lately, i reckon
| Q8: | "When does the early bird registration period end for #AuTechEd (for those umm-ing & ahh-ing)?" |
16 july for early bird closing - not far off really.
oh and that's 16 july at 12am AEST. to be specific #auteched early bird closing.
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Get in quick!
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| Q9: | "For first timers specifically, what can they expect from #AuTechEd this year? What makes it a compelling event to attend?" |
in bullet points, i'd say: upskilling, networking, geeking out over new tech and getting new inspiration
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The interaction with fellow boy & girl #geeks is a highlight also, don't you think?
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Agreed, i can't emphasise it enough.
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You get out of it what you put in. I know a new usergroup in #AuTechHeads will celebrate their 1st birthday at this year's #..
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..AuTechEd!
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i think browsing @themolks mention history would uncover some of the power of meeting people at @auteched
i've got to say we absolutely love the fact there's other online groups that get involved with #auteched.
including #autechheads, yes
| Q10: | "Question from @aussienick: Will there be a Windows Intune session at #AuTechEd this year?" |
again, nothing announced yet. safe bet though with the cloud service focus however.
| Q11: | "What about the Thursday night Networking event at #AuTechEd? Can you tell us where we're headed this year?" |
we keep it a surprise, every year! but I can say that; we're doing it again; we aim to make it as cool as last year
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There was lots of excitement about the time at Dreamworld... any hints as to destination??
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could be destination, could be destinations... we're toying with some ideas- wish I could say more!
i should also say that there's still plenty of announcements to come, will be trying to let our #auteched followers know first
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Arrrgh!! The intrigue & cloak-n-dagger secrecy!! Completely understand, though. We should talk to you again closer to the ev..
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..ent...
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| Q12: | "The netbooks from #AuTechEd '09 were an across the board highlight for attendees - anything similar this year? WinPhone7 eac.." |
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..h? ;)
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a staid no comment there
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We're watching...
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| Q13: | "When can we expect the publishing of the sessions so we can start planning our days during #AuTechEd?" |
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Those that submitted session ideas in the call for topics should hear soon, though?
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that's right- at least by then
| Q14: | "What EXCLUSIVE NEWS can you offer regarding #AuTechEd 2010?" |
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What can you tell us we don't already know that you're allowed to tell us now!?
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hmm, narrow it down? any particular area?
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Not specificially - although we're after a sneaky bit of goss you can drop out that's maybe about to be annouced. Some sizzl..
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Share the love, Ben!...
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well, we're planning some cool stuff regarding live web broadcasting of sessions- but it's unconfirmed
and also there is some nice mobile integration PLANNED but not confirmed
not sure if that's really the sizzle you're after, sorry!
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Ooo... mobile integration...
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the aim this year is to have the whole digital/in person side of things a lot more seamless
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Will Twitter be integrated into #AuTechEd more compared to last year? Any chance of feeds of comments based on session tags?
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hard question to answer, because it's often at the speaker's discretion, but more than last year, definitely yes.
oh and more than that, hopefully.
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There's questions starting to fly at us think and fast, but I've kept you long enough. One more question, please?
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| Q15: | "What 3 essential items should *all attendees* bring with them to survive #AuTechEd 2010?" |
a smart phone, a lump of grey matter and a twitter account (but that's just me)
| Q16: | "Not unreasonable at all. Thanks so much for all your time this afternoon, Ben!" |
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We'll have another @tweeterview with you just before #AuTechEd, if that's OK? Get ALL the details from you then...
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yeah, another one would be great, maybe just before the event. Thanks again!
And thanks to all those watching on tweeterview and the #auteched hashtag.
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See you at #AuTechEd 2010!
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