Glenn Cole writes:

>> To all prospective IPROF '99 attendees:
>>
>> The registration brochure for Interex's MPE Programmers' Forum
>> (IPROF '99) is now available at:
>>
>> http://www.interex.org/iprof
>
>I'd give strong consideration to this -- it looks like a feature-packed
>conference -- except for a "pet peeve" (more than that, really) of mine:
>
>Demographics (*Required*) in section 5 of the registration form.
>
>For me, right now, this is a "show stopper."

Do what most people do: lie. On the Internet, my birthday is always
January 1 (of 1990, if I have to give a year), I always make either "Over
nnn" or "Under nnn" dollars per year, depending on my objectives, and so
on. Anyone who relies on Internet-gathered demographic data is pretty
silly; the periodic Georgia Tech Internet usage survey (and several other
surveys I've seen) indicate that more than three-quarters of respondents
lie about their demographic information when it's required for a service
they want.

-- Bruce



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