Tech Ed Numbers

Expected number of attendees - Over 11,000

Number of sessions:

* 480 breakouts
* 300 Chalk Talks
* 8 Strategic Briefings
* 115 Hands on Labs
* 40 Birds of a Feather
* 450 Speakers
* 20,000 live webcast viewings expected
* Number of exhibitors: Over 230

What does it takes to put on a show of this size?

* Planning team of 30+
* Working crew of 200
* 10 months of planning
* Number of hours required to edit final PPTs - 250 hours
* Number of total content opportunities (sessions, labs, etc.) -
720
* Number of PCs deployed throughout TechEd - Close to 2,500
* Number of HOL machines - 800
* Number Microsoft Certified Trainers supporting labs - 90
* Amount of storage used for HOL content - 1TB+
* Number of Aussies on HOL core team - 4
* Correct pronunciation of city where labs are tested -
"Wall-tham"

Food and edibles:

* 1,250,000 pieces of "Mikes & Ikes" will be consumed over the
course of a week at TechEd 2006
* 18,750 pounds of salad will be prepared and offered at meals
* 83,700 ice cream novelty/ fruit and yogurt bars have been ordered
for this function
* 60,000 eggs will be eaten by attendees at breakfast (this is
equal to 4,800 dozen cartons of eggs)
* It will take 4 semis to transport the 150,000 bottles of water
consumed at this show
* The total amount of fruit ordered will fill 3/4 of full size
tractor-trailer
* 1.6 million ounces of coffee will be poured and consumed
(conservative estimate)
* More than 50,000 pounds of carbohydrates will be consumed at
TechEd (Atkins who?)
* 1,500 table cloths will be used and re-set on a daily basis:
(7,500 for the week)

Source:
http://teched06.blogspot.com/2006/05/teched-factoids_114867401294292778.html