{"id":2309,"date":"2014-11-11T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T08:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2015-11-01T17:12:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T07:12:26","slug":"storage-field-day-6-fairly-full-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/storage-field-day-6-fairly-full-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Field Day 6 – (Fairly) Full Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disclaimer: I recently attended\u00a0Storage Field Day 6<\/a>.\u00a0 My flights,\u00a0accommodation and other expenses were paid for by Tech Field Day and their sponsors. There is no requirement for me to blog about any of the content presented and I am not compensated in any way for my time at the event.\u00a0 Some materials presented were discussed under NDA and don\u2019t form part of my blog posts, but could influence future discussions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My full disclosure post will be nowhere near as epic as Justin’s<\/a>, although he is my role model for this type of thing. Here are my notes on gifts, etc, that I received as a delegate at Storage Field Day 6. I’m going to do this in chronological order, as that was the easiest way for me to take notes during the week.<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/h4>\n

My wife paid for parking at BNE airport when she dropped me off. I also bought\u00a0McDonalds for lunch at SYD, paid for by myself (in more ways than one). A period of time passed and I consumed plane “food”. This was included in the price of the ticket. Alcoholic beverages were not, but I stuck with water. Bless you United for keeping the economy class sober on long-haul flights.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night we had the\u00a0Delegate dinner\u00a0at Genji Steak House<\/a>\u00a0– a Teppanyaki restaurant in San Jose. I had the\u00a0gyoza, followed by chicken and prawns with water. This was paid for by Tech Field Day. I also received 2 Manchester (City and United) beanies and 3 large blocks of Cadbury chocolate as part of the gift swap. Tom also gave me a care pack of various American snacks, including some Starbucks Iced Coffee and Nutella. I gave most of it to an American\u00a0friend prior to my departure. I also had 2 Dos Equis beers in the hotel bar with everyone. This was also paid for by Tech Field Day.<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/h4>\n

At\u00a0Avere<\/a>‘s presentation on Wednesday morning I was given an Avere t-shirt. We had lunch at Bhava Communications<\/a> in Emeryville (the location of the first two presentations). I had some sandwiches, a cookie, and a can of coke. At\u00a0StorMagic<\/a>‘s presentation I was given a 4GB USB stick with StorMagic info on it, as well as a personalised, leather-bound notebook. At\u00a0Tegile<\/a>‘s presentation I received a 2200ma portable USB charger thing. I also had a\u00a0bottle of water.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night we had a delegate dinner (paid for by\u00a0Tech Field Day)\u00a0at an “Asian fusion” restaurant called\u00a0Mosaic<\/a>. I had the Triple Crown (Calamari, scallops, tiger prawns, asparagus, ginger, white wine garlic sauce). We then went to “Tech Field Day at the Movies” with delegates and friends at the Camera 12 Downtown<\/a>.\u00a0We watched Twelve\u00a0Monkeys<\/a>. I had a bottle of water from the concession stand. Tech Field Day covered entry for delegates and friends.<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/h4>\n

Thursday morning we had breakfast at Coho Data<\/a>. I had a sausage and egg roll, some greek yoghurt and an orange juice. I also received a\u00a0personalised LEGO minifig, a LEGO Creator kit (31018), a foam fish hat (!)\u00a0and a Coho\u00a0Data\u00a0sticker. At Nexenta<\/a>‘s session I received\u00a0a Nexenta\u00a0notepad, orange Converse sneakers with Nexenta embroidered on them and a Nexenta-branded orange squishy ball. Lunch was\u00a0pizza and some cheesy bread and boneless chicken and a bottle of water. At\u00a0the Pure Storage<\/a> session I received a Pure Storage-branded pilsener glass and a 8GB USB stick in a nice little wooden box.<\/p>\n

For dinner on Thursday we had canap\u00e9s and drinks at Cucina Venti<\/a>\u00a0 Italian restaurant. This was paid for by Tech Field Day, as was my entry to the\u00a0Computer History Museum<\/a>\u00a0that night (a personal highlight).<\/p>\n

Friday<\/h4>\n

Breakfast was had at Nimble Storage<\/a>‘s office.\u00a0I had bacon, eggs and juice. I also received a Nimble-branded\u00a0jacket and a Raspberry Pi kit. At NEC<\/a>, I received a set of NEC-branded Headphones. We had lunch at NEC’s office which consisted of Thai food.<\/p>\n

I then made my own way to SFO with a friend.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’d like to extend my thanks to the\u00a0Storage Field Day organisers and the sponsors of the event. I had a great time. Since I can’t think of a good way to wrap up this post I’ll leave you with a photo.<\/p>\n

\"SFD6_Swag\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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