Well the CTIA Fall (Autumn for you Brits) show was a blur this year. I left for LA Monday afternoon and came back on the Wed. night redeye. Unlike a lot of the attending salarymen, I had to try to get a lot of work done at the same time as attend the show, have meetings and try to get to some parties.
I was able to attend the MoCoMixer on Monday night, but that was it for parties unfortunately. I presented at the Tue night Mobile Monday LA at the Finnish Consulate General's house in Bel Air (very nice) and that went until about 10:00, so I wasn't able to get over to any other parties. LA is so spread out, that it just takes forever to get from one place to the other.
The Mobile Monday event was great. It was nice to be able to meet the guys who run Mobile Monday in Finland, where it started.
Had some good meetings as well and the show floor was a nice manageable size and the Staples center was was pretty nice compared to other venues (although $2.53 for a can or pop? c'mon). Shows like CTIA are great for getting a chance to meet face to face with people from companies and customers that I otherwise get few chances to meet. Also nice to be able to see folks who I don't get a chance to see much: friends, colleagues and people from other Mobile Mondays.
I spent the entire time in meetings or focusing on Mobile Research business so didn't get a very good view of what else was going on. That's the problem with running a business; there is never a good time for anything else. =)
Also, there was a ninja.
