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This year’s IAITAM conference was organized differently than the last two years, with an offering of 4 presentations at each time slot duing the conference.  Instead of workshops, an educational set up and approach was the hallmark of the conference.  I had the opportunity to attend sessions as well as present.  Audiences were attentive and involved, offering good questions and sometimes answering questions themselves.  Case studies were more frequently and the ones I attended seemed real world, explaining what didn’t work as well as what did. 

Some of the sessions were the type to help busy individuals step back from their desks and think about what they are doing and why and featured good ideas on some aspect of the work.  WIth the press of the economy and more to do because of it, these presentations were well received.  Deceptively simple, and yet the experienced people seemed to get as much or more out of these presentations as those attending for the first time. 

The best practice category approach made it easier to pick sessions, although I still found it hard to pick only one session!  I was also tempted by numerous speakers that have presented in the past and provided good content.  New faces attending and speaking were a good mix. 

Bottom line was savings.  Virtualization didn’t get the attention I expected, but I believe confusing is still reigning about how to work with the data and determining the impact of the change.

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