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Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by evilmushroom »

bsimpson wrote: post #3

I've gone to I/O every year. They usually set aside presale tickets for regular attendees, so we don't get locked-out if they sell out. We're only a week away from general sales, but I haven't seen any information about I/ON registration yet. I hope they're still giving early access to tickets for I/ONs this year.

Hmm I've gone every year (for last three years I only) as well, and haven't gotten an opportunity to early register. Hell I'm even a Glass Explorer that went to the San Francisco Foundry.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by ben1040 »

evilmushroom wrote: post #51
bsimpson wrote: post #3

I've gone to I/O every year. They usually set aside presale tickets for regular attendees, so we don't get locked-out if they sell out. We're only a week away from general sales, but I haven't seen any information about I/ON registration yet. I hope they're still giving early access to tickets for I/ONs this year.

Hmm I've gone every year (for last three years I only) as well, and haven't gotten an opportunity to early register. Hell I'm even a Glass Explorer that went to the San Francisco Foundry.

Yeah, I was kind of hoping for some sort of early buy-in opportunity for the Glass Explorer group but I guess no such luck (unless they clue us in between now and EOD Tuesday I guess).

I'm going to be bummed if I can't get a ticket and there's a lot of Glass dev content at the conference. I didn't have the time to go to either Foundry event.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by ben1040 »

lbraasch wrote: post #42

Has anyone used an Academic ticket while University Staff? I'm a development engineer at a University, with University staff ID. I imagine I prove this with a pay stub, and staff ID?

If you've got a staff ID and a paystub I imagine you're good. Definitely bring a paystub if your ID doesn't have validity dates printed on it. A friend works for a university and his ID alone was insufficient as it just had his name and photograph on it; he had to get on his smartphone and call up his paystub on the university HR website.

Also they say they won't let you convert an academic ticket to a full price ticket, so if you quit your job before I/O it sounds like they'll just turn you away at the door for not being eligible.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by bsimpson »

bsimpson wrote: post #30
covalence wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://developers.google.com/events/io/help#reg_ions "I/ONs have attended at least five of the following as a paid attendee: Google I/O 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and the 2007 Google Developer Day in Mountain View. I/ONs receive a limited time opportunity to purchase a ticket during pre-sale registration. Eligibility as an I/ON is at Google's discretion."

Thanks.

Just got mine.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by SkyMarshal »

27182818284 wrote: post #32
tomkinstinch wrote: post #28

I'd like to go, but I am working at a seed stage company and don't have $900 to blow on conference tickets. Sadly, I'm not a student now either. No breaks for poor programmers?

High priced tickets to any tech event kind of bug me. I just don't get it. I've always hated the trend of calling developers "rockstars" and I hate the trend of tech conferences being like rockstar concerts

>High priced tickets to any tech event kind of bug me. I just don't get it. I've always hated the trend of calling developers "rockstars" and I hate the trend of tech conferences being like rockstar concerts

Can't say I'm a fan of the sensationalism either. Would be interested to see them make one more like an academic conference than a trade show expo.

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