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I'm Going to The BD Event, Should You?: Page 2 of 2

His pitch was no exhibit hall, no sponsors, no end users -- just vendors with stories to tell and folks in a position to spread the word or invest money to listen. Startups get their 15 minutes of fame on stage and there will be plenty of places to sneak off for a private briefing. It sounded good enough for me.

Oh yeah. Since there are no sponsors; everyone, except the press 'cause they know we're underpaid, pays one price -- $595 -- to attend. Story tellers, analysts pitching services, consultant's looking for new vendors, startups or 800 lb gorillas like IBM or EMC all pay the same and the coffee pots don't have a sponsor.

If you have a story to tell come to Boston and I'll listen. See www.thebdevent.com to register. If you're coming, send me an email to reserve a slot on my calendar. Vendors offering extravagant meals encouraged.