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2003 Comments

Read Steve Konieczka’s article on the ADC conference, from SCM’s web site. Steve is the President and Chief Operating Officer of SCM Labs.

Read Scott Ambler’s article on the Executive Summit from ADC 2003 in the last issue of SD Magazine online. Note, you may be required to register to view the article…but it only takes a minute!

Read Chuck Allison’s article on ADC 2003 in the current issue of the online version of C/C++ Users Journal

Read Kenji Hiranabe's report on the ADC conference in Japanese.

"Our status is that the four folks that attended the conference in Salt Lake City came away very enthusiastic. The general comment was that the conference was the best technical conference that they had attended. Some of what we heard reinforced things we already think and do."
- Texas Instruments

“It rocks! My brain hurts I have absorbed so much information. Wonderful conversations with amazing people.”
- Andy Pols

“One of the top five weeks of my life!”
- Chris Matts

“I couldn’t have chosen a better conference.”
- Ben Hogan

“I’ve been impressed with the executive, management and technical expertise represented at this conference.”
- David Spann

“The cross-pollination of disciplines and methodologies was incredible. Seeing people with primary experience in one area talking with those in other areas was exciting.
- Michal Patten

“I’ve been to many other conferences (XP/Agile, OOPSLA) but this one has the highest density of people who want to talk about interesting things. So many dissimilar people with common goals.”
- Jeff Patton

“This conference exceeded by expectations. I met far more intriguing, insightful and worth keeping in touch with people at this conference than any conference I have been to in a long time.”
- Kevin Tate

“The most valuable conference I have been to in my five years in IT.”
- Olav Maassen

“The most valuable and the most fun conference I have been to in my 15 years in IT.”
- Michael Spayd

“I valued how highly accessible all participants of the conference were, from thought leaders all the way down.”
- Jean Tabaka

“It felt like everyone was a guru to me.”
- Pollyanna Pixton

“Lots of people that were open to learning and teaching. Hanging out was as enjoyable as the tutorials. It was a lot of fun.”
- Curtis Cooley

“People are so welcoming. You don’t have to feel stupid. There is an emphasis on the human side of technology.”
- Mary Lynn Manns

“Best conference in June. I really enjoyed talking with people.”
- Ron Jeffries

“Salt Lake is a wonderful place to hold a conference.”
- Zhon Johansen

“What I had known only from books and emails, people were now willing to share and welcome all comments from inexperienced people. It was not intimidating.”
- Gery Derbier

“WOW! It was great!”
- Linda Rising

“There was a really good mix of people resulting in great conversations.”
- Jim Little

“The most non-technical technical software conference I have every been to: human systems and management issues.”
- Diana Larsen

“This conference had the highest proportion of people I wanted to talk with of any conference I have been to.”
- Brian Marick