CodePlex Weblog : PDC 2008

Video from CodePlex Town Hall meeting at PDC now available on Channel 9

saraford — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:22:19 GMT

As mentioned previously from my PDC 2008 trip report, we had our first CodePlex Town Hall meeting.

The video is at http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/CodePlex-Town-Hall-at-PDC-2008/

Thanks to Dan over at Channel 9 for filming and posting the video! And thanks again to Tamir Khason, Kevin Dostalek, and Joseph Guadagno for doing the demos!

PDC 2008 Trip Report

saraford — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:01:00 GMT

update 2 dec 2008: The Town Hall video can be found at http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/CodePlex-Town-Hall-at-PDC-2008/

PDC 2008 was the first time we had a CodePlex-branded booth, and it was the first time we did a CodePlex Town Hall.

I was very happy with how the CodePlex Town Hall turned out. I had never conducted a “town hall” before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. We got great feedback from our users about the new codeplex.com homepage designs and the documentation tab feature. And thanks to Channel 9, specifically Dan Fernandez, for not only hosting the event, but also for filming! Can’t wait to see it on Channel 9!

Thanks to Tamir Khason, Kevin Dostalek, and Joseph Guadagno for doing demos of their (or their favorite) CodePlex projects!

I closed the town hall by thanking everyone in the audience (we started with about 5 people and ended with 20-30) with the CodePlex fleece jackets. It is always fun to watch a rugby scrum break out over swag, as I told everyone to come up and grab one from the boxes. =D

The rest of the time at PDC, members of the CodePlex team worked the booth. We had a great time meeting with users, learning about their projects, collecting their feedback, and answering their questions.

The CodePlex t-shirts went fast on Day 1, and the found XL box of t-shirts went just as quickly on Day 2. The CodePlex stickers were a huge hit too, but there’s nothing quite like giving out t-shirts on the first day of a conference.

Considering I’m the Program Manager, I made sure to have women’s sized swag made, like the track jackets below that Tracy Bannon and I are wearing. It’s about time I have swag I can wear!

CodePlex Community Meetup at PDC: Weds from 1:30pm – 2:30pm in Channel 9 lounge area

saraford — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:30:00 GMT

Want to showcase your CodePlex project or your favorite CodePlex project at PDC? Channel 9 and CodePlex are sponsoring a CodePlex Community Meetup in the Channel 9 lounge area. We’re looking for volunteers to give 5 minute demos of their projects or how they are using their favorite projects.

After the demos, the CodePlex team will be demo’ing new features and collecting feedback, in a town hall / open space format.

We’ll have prizes to give out, and thank you gifts for those who demo projects.

If you can’t make it to the get together, we’ll be at the CodePlex booth towards the back of the Microsoft Pavilion hall on the left-hand side as you enter the Partners and Sponsors section all week. Come by and say hi. We ::heart:: our users.