Well here we are on the other side of yet another successful Scotch on the Rocks; which certainly was bigger and better then last year.

The first blog posting from the event seemed to have come from Sean Corfield and really did sum up how we were "disorganised", and here are the reasons:

• We were meant to have access to all rooms from 6pm but this ended up being 10:30/11pm so Andy & Myself where up till 2.30 am setting up what we could; Then back down at 6.
• Somewhere along the lines Printed Passes got lost from a walk of 20 meters I blame Mr Hoppy
• We didn't have a complete ticketing application that we could easily check people off with

So we will certainly be rectifying these before next years event.

We have had a few people ask about the R.I.P. Slide in the closing Keynote; and the honest answer is it was totally true until 60 minutes before the keynote it self. The true reason being the cost of putting on such an event, with keeping the ticket costs as low as possible; does mean that cost have to be covered by sponsorship and this year it certainly wasn't at the level we were expecting. So with some great negations by Andy's (soon to be) wife Leanne the final bill was less then we expected. At which point Andy and I sat down to do the final keynote and decided to leave in the R.I.P. slide for dramatic affect which from the response of the delegates in the room certainly did work (Mouth dropping every where!).

But in true Scotch Style we were only joshing; and announced that we will be back with a Sequel. Which will be bigger and better then this years (how we're not really sure).

So as you can guess; with the 2009 event being 60 minutes away from not happening we hope you can see that the Scotch team isn't in it to make money but also not in the game for losing money.

The official numbers for the event where up on last years by around 50%; the FlexiPass and Multi Day passes certainly did help people to make it.

Some of the other main issues we found this year were:

• Lack of Synopsis on sessions
• Registration being a mess
• No true free wi-fi
• Choice at Lunch was limited for some

Work has already begun on next years event and the issues above are very high on our prioirty list; we want a near polished event for next year ;) Yeah righto!

Once again a great thanks goes out to all the guys and gals that made it up to Scotch and hope to see all the same faces again next year and new ones too at the sequel!

I also can't thank Fuzzy Orange enough to funding and organising such a great conference. As well as all the other sponsors including Adobe for providing some great prizes.

Looking forward to see you all in Edinburgh again in 2009 if not before at the UKCFUG or other SOTR Events!

It’s 11 am on the Tuesday before Scotch on the Rocks; I’m all packed and just realising how quick this year really has gone since the last Scotch on the Rocks.

Now things are starting to come back to me about the last time up; and I just hope the Bars we went to last time don’t remember me :)

On my way to the Airport I will be purchasing a Cheap Pay As You Go Phone which will hereby referred to as the “Scotch Party Hot Line” this phone will be kept by a member of the team who will be where the action is; the idea being you can call it to find out where they are :)

For tonight's shindig I’m suggesting “The Standing Order, 62-66, George Street” It’s a weather-spoons so nice and cheap and we can always move onwards for those that want a more upmarket type place :)

So here’s to seeing you guys at Europe’s Biggest and Longest Running ColdFusion / CFML Conference :)

May The Scotch Be With You

And now, scotch is near;
And so we face the final curtain.

For those of you unlucky folks not able to make it to Scotch then you have your chance to meet a few of the speakers tonight:

• Peter Bell
• Mark Drew
• Adam Lehman

Here are the details again:

LOCATION: Central Bar at Royal Festival Hall
TIME: 19:00
DATE: Monday 2nd June 2008
Public transport
Buses stop on Waterloo Bridge, in York Road, in Belvedere Road and in Stamford Street.
Nearest underground stations:
- Waterloo (Bakerloo, Northern, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines)
- Embankment (Circle and District lines)
Nearest main line rail stations:
- Waterloo
- Waterloo East

So He's to see you all tonight :)