360iDev – Worth every penny and more
You see events that cost over $1000, and think (at least I do) “what will I be getting out of this conference? Will it be worth $1000? Will I be wasting my money?” I especially have those thoughts as someone who doesn’t have a company expense account to draw upon. But even in my days as a cube monkey I felt weird when I’d return from a conference and 1. have to make up what I learned to report back to my boss, and 2. submit expense reports, etc for thousands of dollars of company money.
What about when a conference has an early bird price that takes $550 off the price? I mean the savings in the early bird price is more than the actual cost to attend 360|iDev.
Why do events, with similar formats as 360|iDev cost so much? They’re “enterprise” meaning nothing but they want to milk attendees (who are typically on the company’s dime) for as much as possible.
These events are obviously not aimed at indie developers. Ever wonder if you get 2-3x the value? They’re not 2-3 times the length, or the number of sessions, or anything else that would be a good metric, so what’s the difference?
360idev – Hang out/recharge during WWDC
I’ll be in San Francisco the week of WWDC with a room at the Marriott.
This year I won’t be attending the conference, but will be still doing the USB drive Scavenger hunt.
I’ll also be making my room available during the day for anyone that wants to hang out, take a break from WWDC, grab a red bull or granola bar, etc. Hopefully this is useful for the folks who’s hotels aren’t as close to Moscone. Maybe you want to drop your bag off for a little while, etc.
Think of it as a small hospitality suite across the street from WWDC.
I’ll post some more details, but wanted to get the word out, that my door would be open.
The USB drive scavenger hunt is gonna be fun. Last year we had 8 drives, and all but one were found. Each drive has a free pass to the next 360|iDev, as well as tons of promo codes for apps. They’ll be hidden around Moscone center, during the week, and I’ll be tweeting clues and pictures about the locations.
Also, we’ll be selling super early bird, half off tickets to the next 360|iDev, so if you’re thinking of going, this is a great way to make sure you get the best price!
See you in San Francisco!
360iDev come for the sessions stay for the parties
360|iDev is more than just sessions. I mean, the sessions are awesome, 40+ from some of the best and brightest in the iPhone dev community. And don’t get me started on the panels…. (seperate blog post) But when the sessions are over, the parties begin. The evening receptions give everyone a chance to decompress after [...]
360iDev – Who attends 360idev?
360|iDev, since it’s beginning has attracted an awesome mix of people. The first conference in 2009, had several sessions, including a sunday Hands-On about Jailbreaking, and what you can do in the jailbroken environment. We also had tons of people who had just put 1 or 2 apps in the store, we had a few [...]
360iDev – Birds of a Feather sessions
For those that don’t know what a Birds Of a Feather session is, it’s basically an ad hoc session organized by attendees or speakers, or anyone really for that matter (sorry can’t walk in off the street, gotta at least be an attendee).
Maybe it’s a Sci fi meetup or how to best create app icons, or a round table chat about the benefits of core data… whatever you want, literally. We’ve got a wiki set up with a BOFs page.
360iDev speaker chat – Brian Robbins!
Join us today at 12pm MST for a fun chat with speaker, Brian Robbins.
Ask him about starting his own Indie Game company, about game creation, etc. Whatever you like.
These speaker chats are a great way to get to know our speakers before 360|iDev!
Bookmark this link
See you later today!
Haven’t registered yet for 360|iDev? You’re missing out. Whether you’re a game developer, app developer, iPhone related business owner, or just someone who likes the iPhone and iPad (yeah we’ll definitely we talking about the iPad), there’s no better place to meet people in your field than 360|iDev! Register now!
360iDev make a video win Adobe CS4
Blah blah, Flash this, Flash that :) CS4 is an awesome tool for anyone doing design work, let alone if you do any HTML work (Dreamweaver anyone) You’ve got about 2 months until 360|iDev, we’ve got a contest. Make a video about 360|iDev, win a copy of Adobe CS4. Not a trial, the full blown [...]
360iDev – Why you should be staying at the Marriott
If you haven’t heard, we have an official hotel. That’s right, boys and girls. There’s a spot where all the party people are going to staying under one roof. It’s the spot where you can stumble or crawl to your bed after an all-night rager of drinking, coding or perhaps a bit of both. Why [...]
360iDev – Speaker Chat – Nathan Eror
Join us next Tuesday at 11am MST for a cool live chat with San Jose speaker Nathan Eror. You can sign into Adobe Connect on Tuesday using this URL. The chats are open to anyone who’d like to hop in. Feel free to ask about his session at 360|iDev San Jose, iPhone Development, dragons, whatever [...]
360iDev – The Speakers – Marcus Zarra
I was at Cocoaheads the other night, and Marcus had come up from Colorado Springs to attend, and sign some books.
We got to chatting a little bit about 360|iDev (Of course!)
Me: You’re speaking in San Jose right (He nods) which 360|iDev was your first?
Marcus: Denver this past year.
Me: Ah nice. You’ll like San Jose, it’s a great place, Ebay has an awesome campus. What do you think people who attend your session will be most surprised by/about?
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