This blog post is done for Rory, since he is not here at TechEd this year (well, truthfully, the bathroom update post is a traditionally a PDC thing, but since there is no PDC this year…)
I must say, although the bathroom are germophobia friendly, with no doors, and autoflush urinals, 3 urinals and 3 stalls and spread a half a mile apart makes for long lines. Combine that with inadiquate cooling, you get interesting aromas. Add in one paper towel dispenser per bathroom, and you get a lot of water on the floor (at least I hope it is water, maybe some folks didn’t make that long wait in line). Other gripe is that there is no bathrooms, snacks or drinks in the main vendor and community areas. So if you are manning a booth or a Technology Learning Center, you have to walk out of the very large hanger area to the sessions areas.
I’ve been to a number of large conference centers, and I have to say that although this one is relatively new, I’m not impressed with the facility.
But, I’m still having a great time.