In the presence of giants! Atlanta here I come!

 

(cross posted on SDN - here)

Not sure how many of you know this but SAP was the first and still leads the pack, in officially sanctioning a "Blogger's Corner" at conventions in our realm of the Enterprise world. The first was held last year at Orlando Sapphire 2006 and was so successful they expanded it to TechEd as well.

The SAP Blogger's Corner is where SAP invites and sponsors several industry leading bloggers around Enterprise software and services to attend the event, gives them access to executives and press conferences and let's them have a free hand in asking questions and digging deep.

This year I was quite surprised to receive an invitation to attend as well, I will be one of two (I think) SAP employees invited to attend as a blogger. Now here is the list of bloggers invited and attending and so you can see what I mean about being in the presence of giants!

Brian Sommer
Services Safari

Dan Farber
Between the Lines

Dennis Howlett
AccMan

Ismael Ghalimi
IT Redux

Jason Busch
Spend Matters

Jason Wood
The Ponderings of Woodrow

Jerry Bowles
Enterprise Web 2.0

Michael Cote
People Over Process

Mike Masnick
Techdirt

Niel Robertson
Parallax

Robin Fray Carey
Robin Carey's Site

Susan Scrupski
ITSinsider

Thomas Otter
Vendorprisey

Zoli Erdos
Zoli's Blog

Not confirmed yet (hope he will be though - awesome guy!)

Jeff Nolan
Venture Chronicles

Then there is me Craig Cmehil, Craig Cmehil so needless to say a bit daunting to be thrown in with these folks I mean I subscribe to each of them now I will be sitting there with them. If you are even remotely interested in finding out what is "really" happening in the Enterprise world I suggest you read their blogs as well!

 Now some of these folks I have already met (but still WOW) and I am really looking forward to meeting the rest, this should prove to be an extremely interesting time! Who all is going? Join us at the unofficial!

So what does that mean for SDN and BPX? Well that means the entire time I am there my sole job will be to blog about what I hear, see and learn about! How cool is that?

Now the really cool part! What that means for YOU! That means you can consider me your input, your voice box to the whole thing. You send me, comment here, or call me with your questions and inquiries and I will do my best to find out answers for you while I am there.

What: SAP Sapphire '07 SAPPHIRE is the one place where senior executives, business managers, and decision-makers can come together to explore how innovative business solutions foster long-term, profitable growth. At SAPPHIRE, you'll discover how to apply the power and flexibility of the cutting-edge solutions that SAP has implemented for businesses of all sizes, in virtually every industry. And, you'll learn how you can benefit from the flexibility of our latest business and technology innovations. Innovations that help you create airtight supply chains. Deepen customer relationships. Empower your workforce. And sustain growth and profitability. When: Sonntag, April 22, 2007 8:00 to Mittwoch, April 25, 2007 6:00 Where: Georgia World Congress Center 285 International Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30313   United States

 

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