Monday, May 30, 2005
May 30, 2005
Packing for teched

With teched a week out, I'm starting to think about what to bring. There are of course the obvious things...

  • Some clothes. Prolly not too much as we are all geeks, and no one will notice if I wear the same shirt. :)
  • Other livelyhood items. Toothbrush, floss, shampoo, etc.. I'll prolly shower at least once, but since I'm c# at heart I gotta have greasy hair at least one day. :) (ok ok, that's a lie,, I'll shower every day, I promise)
  • Nintendo ds.. After long hours of nerding, I'll need to unwind with some advance wars 2.
  • My ancient camera.. Oh the geeks will laugh, but I'll want pictures.
  • Laptop.. The universal toolbox.
  • Rails/Channel 9 videos.. Mainly for the flight.
  • My notebook and pen.. I don't expect to have enough battery power to actually take notes on the laptop.
  • My h320 mp3 player.. gotta have music, plus I might record a bit of teched.. I've thought about snagging a microphone too, but probably won't. Oh, and I'll have a bunch of old podcasts to catch up on.
  • Phone

Things I won't be bringing

  • Any books/magainzes/paper other then notebook.. just too heavy..
  • Pocketpc.. Honestly, I never use the thing anyway.
  • 2 bags.. I hate checking things at all, but I know I'll need to check at least 1 bag

What am I missing? I'm hoping to travel quite light, but I'm sure there is something I am forgetting.

Teched 2005


12:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time    |  Comments [3]  |  Trackback  | 
5/30/2005 9:54:03 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
I've been to 9 TechEds (Wow! This is the 10th for me!), and I've always packed too much. I forget the number of shirts we get, or ones I buy in the MS Store, so I usually have a couple that I never got to wear. Plus, this is my 2nd TechEd as a Microsoft Employee, and our choice of uniform is rather limited. (I have two blue MS Employee shirts, and I have to wear them each day of the conference. Maybe I'll buy a third while I'm there, just to freshen things up a bit.)

So.. my advice:
1. Pack some space. Bring a bag that is much too big for the typical week away, and use the space to pack all those promised trinkets that you're bringing back for your coworkers/wife/children/pets.

2. Wear long pants during the day. Convention Centers are typically cool, so you'll be freezing if you don't wear long pants. You even might want to bring a sweater or sweatshirt to wear if you get really cold.

3. Wear shorts in the evening. Whatever party or event you're at will probably involve (hopefully) music and dancing.. so stay cool. :) NOTE: It's NOT okay to wear socks with sandals. Never. Uh uh. Nope.

See you there! Have fun!
Kevin Remde |kevremAT NOSPAMmicrosoft dot com
5/31/2005 8:25:16 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Thanks for the comments! I'm really glad you shared your experiances as I wasn't even planning on brining casual pants. I figured 1 pair for a nice dinner in case I decided to try some local fare, or was invited to a dinner I needed pants for.

Next question.. I checked my hotel this weekend and it's not the one I thought. Come to find out I'm 11 miles away, and thus I'm debating a car. I really didn't want one, but I don't think the shuttles will be running all the time I'll want a ride, and I figure a few cab rides will be about the same as a rental.. thoughts?
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