Re: PGCon vs Postgresql Conference

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PGCon vs Postgresql Conference
Date: 2008-01-29 20:43:29
Message-ID: 20080129124329.2f26851d@commandprompt.com
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:22:59 -0500 (EST)
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> Sim Zacks wrote:
> > Is there any real difference between PGCon and Postgresql
> > Conference East/West or is it the same idea in different places?
> >
> > My question is actually which people should go to which conference?
>
> They are different conferences. I think PGCon is more for backend
> developers, while Postgresql Conference East/West are more end-user
> conferences.
>

I don't think that is true at all honestly. At least not by looking at
the queue of proposed talks we have.

Anyway my suggestion to Sim is to read about each conference on the
respective conference websites:

http://www.postgresqlconference.org/why/
http://www.pgcon.org/2008/

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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