I've got quite a lot of positive feedback on the my suggestions for redesigning the Collaborative Technologies Conferences. The only name I'll mention is Ken Thompson because he has a suggestion for meausring the conference's success. Seems like a good way to end this series on CTC.
Ken said:
I think you are on to something here
"What if a presenter were paired up with a vendor and told to make the presenters' ideas work with the tool? What kinds of new ideas might emerge, and what could be learned by those presenting and the sessions' participants?
Or what if vendors worked with presenters or read up on their ideas, and their demonstrations in the "vendor room" were geared around the sessions?
Either way, these practices would eliminate the sense that vendors are only there to sell -- and a hard separation between technologies on display and the processes they are supposed to enhance.
What if a presenter were paired up with a vendor and told to make the presenters' ideas work with the tool? What kinds of new ideas might emerge, and what could be learned by those presenting and the sessions' participants?
Or what if vendors worked with presenters or read up on their ideas, and their demonstrations in the "vendor room" were geared around the sessions?
Either way, these practices would eliminate the sense that vendors are only there to sell -- and a hard separation between technologies on display and the processes they are supposed to enhance."
Imagine 2 axes of outcome from a conference
On X-axis we plot 'learning gained' (1-10)
On Y-axis we plot 'networking achieved' (1-10)
What did people get out of CTC?
Me - My Role was Team Coach/Technologist - I got (3,6)
What about you?
We could talk about the different styles of conference and getting clarity on peoples learning objectives for their roles before they attend.
CTC organizers, what think you? Any other ideas?
More from other CTC attendees at their Wiki -- I'd link directly, but you need to register.
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