Typically this is not a subject I would blog about however after seeing some of the SWAG given away at the Microsoft Management Summit and TechED, I felt this was a worthy post.

To start, here is a list of common definitions for SWAG from the urban dictionary:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swag

After collecting enough marketing leaflets which once recycled, can reconstitute a tree, I received some other interesting items. 

I collected a number of novelty books this year themed after the “For Dummies” series including Licensing Windows Server 2008 “For Dummies…”

I also picked up a hilarious kids book from Home Server called “Mommy, Why is there a Server in the House?”  I posted the link for this below:

http://www.stayathomeserver.com/MommySite/default.aspx

In addition, I received a voucher to write a Microsoft certification exam for $25 and it qualifies for the free second shot…  That is cheaper than the MCT rate… :)

Other giveaways this year included free courses.  I picked up 3 electronic courses.  1 on Active Directory 2008, 1 Exchange 2007, and 1 on Sharepoint 2007.

There were also XBOX 360 consoles, games, Mobile phones, Playstation Portable units, laptops, and netbook equivalent PCs from several vendors…

1 I tried for several times unsuccessfully was a kindle which is an online PDF or elctronic content reader which would allow me to read electronic books on the plane using a workable screen…

Here was my favorite giveaway though…  For the first time, I saw this very special giveaway…  CASH!!!

Yup, different deniminations were being given away.  I saw $100, $300, $500, $1,000, and $3,000!

SWAG has taken on a new meaning!!!

Oh, there were still many squishies, squashies, bobbles, bubbles and as many dingle hoppers and blitz cabooblers as you could think of…

CASH though, is new to me.

Read the complete post at http://owsug.ca/blogs/brad/archive/2009/05/15/The-SWAG-BAG-from-TechEd_2620_.aspx