[NNagain] metro connect this week in ft lauderdale

[Dave Cohen]

Metro Connect is the money conference. There’s a heavy investor (PE/analyst/etc) presence there so it’s always been the one show that our CFO or Corp Dev people would go to. It’s not exactly a technical audience but the panels will generally veer towards “how are we deploying our capital”, which may touch on the parts of the “state of the fiber market” that interest you, or they may not. The one thing that may make it valuable is that it’s US-centric, unlike the other industry boondoggles like ITW or PTC. My 1.5 cents says not worthwhile but I also can’t speak to exactly what conversations or audience you might want to be busking for. 

Dave Cohen
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> On Feb 25, 2024, at 9:01 PM, Dave Taht via Nnagain <nnagain at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> 
> I am in general leery of attending conferences that cost $2k. Usually
> when I get attracted to one of these, I end up sitting outside, and
> busking with my guitar with a stack of bufferbloat books, and trying
> to get in on the hallway track, rather than actually getting inside
> the door.
> 
> But the state of the fiber market, as it perceives itself, is on my
> mind. Is anyone going to this? I'd enjoy a day spent wandering around
> here:
> 
> https://events.capacitymedia.com/event/4fb357d0-6f2e-41cd-aa19-2565077ec3fc/websitePage:cbbfe534-365b-496f-885e-9f78b584a0f2
> 
> The last time I did the busking trick I netted 70 bucks for the day,
> almost enough to cover my hotel, and the free food was awesome.
> 
> https://blog.cerowrt.org/post/trouble_in_paradise/
> 
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> https://blog.cerowrt.org/post/2024_predictions/
> Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos
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