Sadly, I did not attend Rootstech 2011 but I plan to be there in 2012! I've read many of the rave reviews those in attendance have given and my #rootstech Twitter feed is still very active. There is a movement here that this conference started and I for one am looking forward eagerly to see where it takes genealogy.
On the Rootstech website the major
conference sponsors are listed at the bottom of the page. That's a fairly impressive list considering several are not companies you associate with genealogy:
- Microsoft
- Dell
- Novell
- Oracle
- Sprint
There are a couple of others, but these jumped out at me. Hmmmmm who is noticeably missing??? Who could it be??? Maybe their name starts with an A and ends with pple!?! I heard that there were over 3,000 attendees and I think 3,000 is worth Apple's time to visit.
It will be interesting to see how the sponsorships change and increase for 2012 along with the exhibitors. I also hope the conference planners plan for significantly more than 3,000 next year! Looking forward to it!
