Can Google just tell everyone they won't be getting any free stuff this time? I would really like to go, but having it sell out in 30 minutes is kind of tough. I think free stuff is great, but it attracts the wrong sort of people to I/O.
I hope that you guys figured a better to register than last year's debacle. I was fortunate to get in, but had many colleagues that weren't as fortunate.
Also a minimum age limit would be great. Saw at least a dozen kids (maybe 15 years old or less) walking around with their parents basically there to grab free goodies but with no actual business with Google technologies and taking a spot that a professional or a student could have had.
You should introduce quotas to make it fair for people outside the US. I just hope I will hear the news within 10-15 mins as after that I doubt there will be any tickets left.
I haven't been to one yet, but would love to go. I'm in Sydney so will probably be fast asleep when the registration gets announced...fingers crossed they may take pre-registrations at the Google Developer Day which I am attending.
Aminox, While I agree with your idea of having a better registration system, your idea about the age limit is just wrong. As a thirteen-year-old who has been programming android apps since he was ten (albeit mediocre ones) and has recently been getting into web development, I am sure there are plenty of kids there who really do want to go for the learning.
Hello, we are a French site based on current Android and the world of Google. We would like to participate in the event Google I / O in order to be closer to the changes proposed by Google. How do I get tickets for the event Google I / O? Can we be invited?
I hope I can get another golden ticket this year. It's becoming increasingly difficult for sincere professionals like myself to get a ticket to this event when others go simply for the swag. While the swag is nice I think it's keeping others from going to the conference. I know I met a husband/wife couple there this year and she was not even in IT. She came along just for the party and swag.
Why not have a GoogleWorld type of event in parallel? It would be something more open to the public and for non-developers, something for people who love and ise Google Products, especially Android. Something for Google cloud users. Invite all the Android hardware manufactures to exhibit. Give the non-developers GoogleWorld conference a keynote of their own. Make it cheaper than GoogleIO ($150?) but not as cheap as exhibits-only pass and still give out something free as a surprise (7" tablet or updated GoogleTV or single core phone). Rent out Moscone Center North and South for it! It's going to be big
Absolutely right. I met many folks who went there exclusively for the swag grab. They would bring their really young kids (who spent most of the day playing with their DS sitting next to their dads) or wife/significant other that not one little idea what the conference was all about. These are spots that genuine concerned professionals/students could've had. I was fortunate to get my ticket (in spite of ColdFusion crapping out on me several times) and it would have been disappointing to know that that spot would've gone to someone who couldn't make good use of it.
Please find a better way to organize the sessions this year... and repeat sessions that are popular so nobody gets left out because of seating limitations. I understand that the videos of each session were posted online but being stuck watching a video kind of defeats the purpose of attending the event to begin with.
Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteHere's betting this conference will sell out faster than last year. Here's hoping I'm able to get in!
ReplyDeleteWaaaaa Waaaaaaaaa, Waaaaaaaaa
ReplyDeleteanyone know what it cost last year i would like to go this year
ReplyDeleteUgh...same day as my finals! :(
ReplyDeleteHoorray!! :D .. Had a blast last year, can't wait for this year's!
ReplyDeleteEPIC!!! Counting the days :)
ReplyDeleteWinning!
ReplyDeleteWE WE WE WE SO EXCITED.
ReplyDeletebonjour et bienvenu a toute et a tous
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it
ReplyDeleteCan't wait!
ReplyDeleteme me me mee.... when are the tickets out?
ReplyDeleteHere's to trying to grab a ticket again.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting on Google to release the stuff promised from the LAST google IO
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I/ONs get to pre-register. I'm going all in!
ReplyDeleteWill donate blood!
ReplyDeletealready booking my flight and hotel :)
ReplyDeleteWhy can't I press a link that adds it automatically to my Google Calendar :(
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDelete"Bring It"
ReplyDeleteAlso check out Googlers @ Google I/O http://youtu.be/ocuqL_dhrBI
ReplyDeleteCan Google just tell everyone they won't be getting any free stuff this time? I would really like to go, but having it sell out in 30 minutes is kind of tough. I think free stuff is great, but it attracts the wrong sort of people to I/O.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see the session listings.
ReplyDeleteO MG! I cannot wait to be part of this occasion, you got me salivating like Pavlov's dog !
ReplyDeleteI hope that you guys figured a better to register than last year's debacle. I was fortunate to get in, but had many colleagues that weren't as fortunate.
ReplyDeleteAlso a minimum age limit would be great. Saw at least a dozen kids (maybe 15 years old or less) walking around with their parents basically there to grab free goodies but with no actual business with Google technologies and taking a spot that a professional or a student could have had.
You should introduce quotas to make it fair for people outside the US. I just hope I will hear the news within 10-15 mins as after that I doubt there will be any tickets left.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to one yet, but would love to go. I'm in Sydney so will probably be fast asleep when the registration gets announced...fingers crossed they may take pre-registrations at the Google Developer Day which I am attending.
ReplyDeleteThis time I'll be there too! At least, I hope so!
ReplyDeleteWe We We So Excited and it ain't even Friday
ReplyDeleteAminox,
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with your idea of having a better registration system, your idea about the age limit is just wrong. As a thirteen-year-old who has been programming android apps since he was ten (albeit mediocre ones) and has recently been getting into web development, I am sure there are plenty of kids there who really do want to go for the learning.
Hello, we are a French site based on current Android and the world of Google. We would like to participate in the event Google I / O in order to be closer to the changes proposed by Google. How do I get tickets for the event Google I / O? Can we be invited?
ReplyDeleteI hope I can get another golden ticket this year. It's becoming increasingly difficult for sincere professionals like myself to get a ticket to this event when others go simply for the swag. While the swag is nice I think it's keeping others from going to the conference. I know I met a husband/wife couple there this year and she was not even in IT. She came along just for the party and swag.
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ReplyDeleteWhy not have a GoogleWorld type of event in parallel? It would be something more open to the public and for non-developers, something for people who love and ise Google Products, especially Android. Something for Google cloud users. Invite all the Android hardware manufactures to exhibit. Give the non-developers GoogleWorld conference a keynote of their own. Make it cheaper than GoogleIO ($150?) but not as cheap as exhibits-only pass and still give out something free as a surprise (7" tablet or updated GoogleTV or single
ReplyDeletecore phone). Rent out Moscone Center North and South for it! It's going to be big
It's like trying to get a ticket to a finale concert for an iconic band...
ReplyDeleteWhen do the tickets go on sale?
Wait by the phone
And......go!
@Rob
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right. I met many folks who went there exclusively for the swag grab. They would bring their really young kids (who spent most of the day playing with their DS sitting next to their dads) or wife/significant other that not one little idea what the conference was all about. These are spots that genuine concerned professionals/students could've had. I was fortunate to get my ticket (in spite of ColdFusion crapping out on me several times) and it would have been disappointing to know that that spot would've gone to someone who couldn't make good use of it.
I am excited attend, hope this year the registration server does not crash.
ReplyDeletelike dream
ReplyDeleteI can't wait! I just hope I can get a ticket this year.
ReplyDeleteReally hope I can get my business partner and I a ticket this time.
ReplyDeleteI am very much excited and waiting too.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much I want to learn this year. So excited!
ReplyDeletePlease find a better way to organize the sessions this year... and repeat sessions that are popular so nobody gets left out because of seating limitations. I understand that the videos of each session were posted online but being stuck watching a video kind of defeats the purpose of attending the event to begin with.
ReplyDeletewhen does registration open?
ReplyDeleteWill there be nodeJs on AppEngine?
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