Sunday, May 04, 2008
No Supernova!
Unfortunately, the Supernova IT Conference at University of Bahrain that I was invited to speak in was canceled at the very last minute. My VS 2008 session was the first in the program, so I was ready to go, twittered away and as soon as I put my phone down I got the call. ”We’re sorry. It’s not going to happen. It’s not in our hands”. I was shocked. Not because it got canceled, but more over how it was canceled just an hour before the launch!
Well, I hope, whatever it was, that it works out for the students who organized the event. They really have put so much effort! Setting up a 5 day IT event isn’t easy. Wishing you all the best!
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Comments
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Maha |
Sun May 04, 2008 at 11.31 pm
Oh no!! sorry to hear it pal 
Oh well, Sensei… “This too shall pass”
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Marzouq |
Mon May 05, 2008 at 07.31 am
Why the hell was it canceled? especially when it was so close to launching!
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G |
Mon May 05, 2008 at 09.30 am
Damn, I would really hate that.
I am sure you had a lot that was prepared already.
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Shay |
Mon May 05, 2008 at 11.12 am
@Najeeb, you’re right, it happens. It was just so weird happening at the very last minute! I am definitely going to drop by in Jordan for a session one day, and a tour is a must! It’d be great. I’m already a guest blogger at JSUG so will be active there - until then!
@Sensi Mahatma! *gathering my myself* Thank you for honoring me with your thoughts. It shall pass!
@Marzouq, students had problems with the administration at the university. That and “bad timing” resulted in canceling it. I hope the companies they invited would be forgiving and show up in future events.
@G, yea, I had prepared a few demos, it’s more fun than going through slides. I also wanted to do something cool, improvise! Let the students shout out their ideas and I’d demonstrate how we can create a web app - end to end - using VS 2008 in 60 minutes! Of course I had snippets ready and they’d already understand how it works, I’d only cover the new features. As for the XNA session, all I can say is games, games, games!
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3baid |
Tue May 06, 2008 at 09.43 am
Too bad for them. They won’t be hearing your speech now 
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F. |
Sat May 10, 2008 at 11.03 pm
I say… let’s dissolve the parliament!
Isn’t that the ideal solution to every problem around here?
Please understand - I’m trying to lighten up the atmosphere. You must be upset about all this - but perhaps it’s for the best. Remember the story about the King who lost a finger?
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its Ok, these things happen
enshalla you will be able to do it soon, and hopefully in Jordan
.. consider spending a week in Jordan in the summer, its a good relaxing spot here , and also full of Technology enthusiasts