1600 attendees, 70 volunteers, 36 sessions and 26 sponsors

Months of preparation led to a hugely successful event with record attendance last week in Santa Clara, CA for Yahoo!’s Hadoop Summit.  About 1600 people from different corporate companies came together for a one-day conference presented by Yahoo!.

Registration was crazy as you can imagine, but with over 70 volunteers – we made it happen.

Registration ~ the calm before the storm

One of Many Sponsor Banners

We had a record number of sponsors – 26 – from major corporate companies like NetApp, MapR, IBM, and Dell who exhibited and networked.  The foyer areas and networking lounge were jam packed with attendees during the break.

General Session Staging

Throughout the day the attendees had the opportunity to listen to 36 sessions and keynotes about the Hadoop technology.

After a long day of networking and learning, the Hadoopers enjoyed a reception with specialty cocktails, great food, and pictures.  The reception featured a photo booth provided by Oh Snap! Photobooth.

Photobooth

The event this year took place at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  The Hyatt Santa Clara is connected to the center which proved very convenient ~ especially the Starbucks in the lobby!

When putting on a large scale event like this – you really need a top-notch team and we had that.

Overall it was a successful event and we can’t wait to start planning for next year!

Part of the team that {makes events happen}

Vendors:

Event Planning & Execution – ROAR events group
Audio Visual Production – Riverview Systems
Print Materials Designer – Design in Mind
Printed Materials (Signage, Banners) – Legacy Printing
Networking Lounge/Reception Décor – Hartmann Studios
Registration Counters – Tricord
Photobooth – Oh Snap! Photobooth
Schwag – Brown & Bigelow
Food & Beverage – Aramark
Venue – Santa Clara Convention Center
Hotel – Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Video Production – Baycat