Trade Show Day 1. The Butler's New Colors.
Trade Show Travelog #3
Sands convention center - Mon, 2 Dec 2024, 4pm
Day 1 of the AWS re:Invent trade show is getting going.
I walked over to the Sands convention center after 3pm to pick up my badge. Walking was arguably a bit of a mistake, as it was a solid mile. Distances in Vegas are deceiving. After getting there and getting my badge I still need to be on my feet for at least the next 4 hours. I know, that sounds like nothing much; only 4 hours. But trade shows are tough for many reasons, not the least of which is almost no padding on the floor we stand on all day.
We expect a full booth all evening. In the photo above are my colleagues who were there early. I'm the one dressed as Jenkins The Butler, of course. This year I've traded in the butler's classic fashion of a white shirt and red tie (blog with photos from last year's event) for a purple shirt that matches the company's new color palette. This is part of an effort to ingratiate myself and what I do with our new-ish exec team who aren't all in favor of branding ourselves- partly- by what we do with this well known open source software project. Well, I am to fix that, one mustachioed smile at a time. 😂
Sands convention center - Mon, 2 Dec 2024, 4pm
Day 1 of the AWS re:Invent trade show is getting going.
I walked over to the Sands convention center after 3pm to pick up my badge. Walking was arguably a bit of a mistake, as it was a solid mile. Distances in Vegas are deceiving. After getting there and getting my badge I still need to be on my feet for at least the next 4 hours. I know, that sounds like nothing much; only 4 hours. But trade shows are tough for many reasons, not the least of which is almost no padding on the floor we stand on all day.
We expect a full booth all evening. In the photo above are my colleagues who were there early. I'm the one dressed as Jenkins The Butler, of course. This year I've traded in the butler's classic fashion of a white shirt and red tie (blog with photos from last year's event) for a purple shirt that matches the company's new color palette. This is part of an effort to ingratiate myself and what I do with our new-ish exec team who aren't all in favor of branding ourselves- partly- by what we do with this well known open source software project. Well, I am to fix that, one mustachioed smile at a time. 😂