The registration cap for Day of .NET in Ann Arbor - Fall 2007 has been reached! This means that unless people who had previously registered cancel, we're unable to accept any new registrations for the October 20th event.
If you are reading this, and know that you're not coming, then please take the time to cancel your registration so that others can take your spot. There is a cancellation link in the registration confirmation email, or you can just send an email to the address listed on the registration page.
Organizing a fall event has been a real eye opener, for me at least. I heard from so many companies that their annual marketing budget was consumed, so they had to pass on our event, or could only afford a smaller contribution this time around. This was likely compounded by the fact that this is the second Day of .NET in Ann Arbor this year, so many companies had already given us a nice chunk of money earlier in the year, and simply could not justify another comparable donation.
Even so, we still have a great list of sponsors, and each and every one of them deserves to be thanked if you see them exhibiting at DoDN or other trade shows! It's their sponsorship that pays for the venue, the lunch, the drinks, the swag, and other behind-the-scenes expenses. It's their sponsorship that allows us to put on a great event for the .NET community, while at the same time not charging anything to the attendees. These are great companies with excellent products, and deserve a few minutes of your time to review their offerings.
But, the simple truth is that our budget this time around is not as large as before. At the same time, we're servicing a growing audience, and are anticipating more people to be in attendance than ever before. The only way that we could possibly control our costs was to set a registration cap, and that's the reason behind the lock out.
I'll see you Saturday!