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MMS 2009 FUN FACTS
Learn a little more about MMS 2009 behind the scenes!


Registration by the Numbers
  • 16,400: Approximate number of miles roundtrip 9 attendees flew to be at MMS 2009
  • 800: Approximate number of attendees who have previously attended an MMS
  • 50: The number of US states represented
  • 44: The number of countries represented
  • 24: The number of US states with over 20 representatives
  • 6: The number of countries with more than 50 attendees
  • Top countries other than the US with the highest representation: Canada, Denmark, UK, Sweden, Norway
Session Content
  • 159 breakouts, 16 BOF sessions, 85 ILL lab sessions and 75 different self-paced lab topics
  • A total of 33,601 session bookings were received on CommNet.
  • The backstage keynote demo lab for day 1 and day 2 combined included 5 server racks, 4 stand-alone servers, and 14 desktop computers.
  • The Maximum ASP public cloud demo included fully-functioning private and public cloud networks, both assembled onsite in Las Vegas in 48 hours.
  • The Wireless Wake-Up and Windows 7 Deployment demo featured 18 laptops in the audience connected to a live wireless network; over the course of twenty minutes, each laptop was upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 in real-time.
Expo & Meals Facts
  • 55 companies were featured in the Expo Hall as Sponsor-Exhibitors or Exhibitors.
  • Over 3,400 System Center-branded space racers, laptop skins, mints, yo-yo octopi, and Post-It Note cubes were given out in the Microsoft Pavilion in the Expo Hall.
  • 1,000 feet of drape and 3400 sq yards of carpet were used to "dress" the Expo Hall.
  • 2,400 lbs of eggs and 1,800 lbs of potatoes were served during the MMS week
  • 5,472 sodas were consumed during the week's lunches and breaks
  • MMS's signature cocktail, the ITProtini, proved to be a popular item – attendees enjoyed 1,221 of them during the Closing Party!
Hotel Facts
  • Approximately 50,000 people visit The Venetian each day (more than 18 million each year).
  • The Palazzo and the Venetian together have more than 7,000 suites, making the combined space the largest hotel in the world.
  • At 85,000 sq feet, the Venetian Ballroom is one of the largest obstruction-free ballrooms in the world.
  • Using a standard garden hose for 24 hours a day, it would take 65 days to fill the indoor Grand Canal.
  • At 50 stories and 639.5 feet tall, the Palazzo is the 2nd tallest building in Nevada.
  • There is no 4th, 13th, or 14th floor in the Palazzo.
  • The Palazzo contains 230,000 cubic yards of concrete. That's enough concrete to build a six-foot wide sidewalk from the hotel all the way to the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park.