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It's great that the dates are known. Indie devs can book flights and hotels to visit San Francisco regardless of whether they have an I/O ticket or not. If th
by bitcartel 14y ago
It's great that the dates are known.
Indie devs can book flights and hotels to visit San Francisco regardless of whether they have an I/O ticket or not. If they don't get a ticket they can organise their week around other events e.g. work at coworking spaces, attend tech events, meet friends, some sight-seeing etc.
Companies could arrange a similar schedule for their employees. Just being in San Francisco to network and meet potential partners and clients is as valuable as attending I/O sessions.
An added bonus of knowing the dates early is that you can now plan your family vacation or company off-site without worrying about potentially missing out on a tech conference.
- kyrra 14y agoDo not book your flights yet. Remember Google IO 2012... they announced some dates, then a few months later they changed the dates of the event (shifted it a few weeks later). Be careful when you book flights until they officially put tickets on sale. EDIT: http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/10/save-date-for-google-io-2012.html http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/10/save-date-for-google-... initially announced on Oct 17, 2011. Changed on November 28, 2011. Dates of the event shifted from April 24-25 to June 27-29, 2012.
- twistedpair 14y agoI'd bet this was to give them time to get the entire Project Glass demo ready. Sergey's baby.