VMworld is your chance to meet, connect and talk with other business and technology professionals from around the world. During the conference there are a lot of gatherings and activities that offer a variety of opportunities for networking:
Welcome Reception
Get in touch with attendees, technology partners and colleagues and enjoy food and drinks in Solutions Exchange.
Tuesday 14 October| 17:30 – 19:30 | Solutions Exchange
Hall Crawl
Come to Solutions Exchange to enjoy a refreshing beverage while you learn more about the latest products and services from over 125 exhibitors.
Wednesday 15 October | 17:00 – 19:00 | Solutions Exchange
VMware User Group (VMUG)
VMUG offers a number of activities at VMworld. Even if you are not yet a VMUG member, stop by the VMUG booth #S213 in the Solutions Exchange.
If you want to know more about the VMUG community at VMworld – read this: Going to VMworld Barcelona? Be part of the VMUG community!
Here are some of the activities offered by VMUG:
- Pick up your free VMUG T-Shirt at Hall 8 Bag Drop Off
Monday 13:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 7:30 – 9:00
- VMUG Member Party:
Monday, 13 October at Club Catwalk
Parties:
During VMworld a lot of parties are thrown by vendors and organizations. For most of them you have to register online or on-site. But do not wait too long – some events fill up very quick. Here is a list with all the parties and activities taking place this week:
VMworld 2014 Barcelona – Parties and Activities
Hangspace
This is the perfect place to take a break, recharge your cell phone or meet some peers. The Hangspace is in Hall 7 and open during conference hours.
VMworld Party:
Wednesday evening, from 19:00 – 22:00 it’s party time! The official conference party will take place in Hall 6 and is a great opportunity to network and enjoy some drinks and food. The show act his year will be Simple Minds – starting at about 20:30.
Stay up to date with Twitter:
If you are not yet on Twitter it is now a good moment to get yourself an account. With Twitter you stay up to date and get the latest information.
Here are the official conference hashtags:
- #VMworld (NOT #vmworld14)
- #vmworld3word: Share your best 3-word tweet on Twitter
- Session and Lab ID hashtags:
You can use the session and lab IDs as hashtags. Eg. SDDC1176 would be #SDDC1176 or self-paced-lab SPL-MBL-1451 would be #SPLMBL1451.
And last but not least these Twitter accounts you may want to follow: