Economy and Defcon- Question

[Ne0nRa1n]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

At the risk of asking a really stupid question, how many people ended up attending DEFCON last year?

[xor]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

At the risk of asking a really stupid question, how many people ended up attending DEFCON last year?

No one attended, Defcon was canceled last year.

xor

[barry99705]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

No one attended, Defcon was canceled last year.

xor

I thought it was canceled this year...

[Ne0nRa1n]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

No one attended, Defcon was canceled last year.

xor

It was? Man, I must of been at a really big funeral instead then because I saw like 6,000 people wearing black.

[Exobscurum]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

I live near Toronto and have attended the con for the last 3 years. I own the company so I always go on my own dime. Not sure about other parts of Canada but Toronto has not been that badly affected and from what I hear it is mainly because of the Canadian regulations placed on investors, banks and the like. I will say though that I am driving to Detroit and flying out of there because it is literally 55% cheaper. All of my clients have kept the IT spending about the same and very few report major cutbacks whatsoever across the board. Luck of the Maple Leaf I suppose... I AM CANADIAN!!!

[erehwon]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

I live near Toronto and have attended the con for the last 3 years. I own the company so I always go on my own dime. Not sure about other parts of Canada but Toronto has not been that badly affected and from what I hear it is mainly because of the Canadian regulations placed on investors, banks and the like. I will say though that I am driving to Detroit and flying out of there because it is literally 55% cheaper. All of my clients have kept the IT spending about the same and very few report major cutbacks whatsoever across the board. Luck of the Maple Leaf I suppose... I AM CANADIAN!!!

Do you know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada?

[renderman]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

Do you know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada?

Yeah, I know Jimmy. How do you know him?

[Chris]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

Yeah, I know Jimmy. How do you know him?

But have you seen Kyle?

[Exobscurum]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

Last I heard Jimmy was trying to get a job tending bar at AA meetings, but he's a newfie so it comes as no surprise. Sally gives lap dances at the Immigration office in Ottawa and Suzy went on to make documentaries about people who smuggle rich white Americans into Mexico to pick jalapeno's, she is really the success story of the bunch but don't let the others know!!!

[spyhunter]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

The side affect of having less attendees is that there will be less bottlenecks in the hallways.. That totally sucks for both BH and defcon...

[theprez98]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

The side affect of having less attendees is that there will be less bottlenecks in the hallways.. That totally sucks for both BH and defcon...

The bottlenecks were pretty bad last year; and even as of mid-day Friday the place smelled like a locker room!

[noid]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

The bottlenecks were pretty bad last year; and even as of mid-day Friday the place smelled like a locker room!

My team is working on ways to deal with the bottlenecks. We're gonna try some new stuff this year. Nothing I can do about the smell though, you people need to bathe more..

[Thorn]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

... We're gonna try some new stuff this year...

Cattle prods?

[noid]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

Ever watch a Jerry Bruckenheimer movie and say 'wow, I wish I had the chance to run down a hallway in slow motion as an explosion happened behind me'? No? Well, then you aren't going to like Defcon's new hallway crowd dispersal solution one bit..

[theprez98]

Re: Economy and Defcon- Question

you people need to bathe more..

This should be announced at dc101 and all day Friday.