Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView Cincom Product Manager jrobertson@cincom.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:51:43 EST http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/images/cst_small.jpg Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants http://www.cincomsmalltalk.comblog/blogView 50 81 en-us James A. Robertson Copyright 2007 Cincom Systems, Inc. 2007-10-29T09:51:43-05:00 39.214103 -76.878807 To Conference, or UnConference? http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=To_Conference,_or_UnConference&entry=3334255894 conference Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:11:34 EDT

Spotted in OK/Cancel

With conferences, you have an expectation. You know some of the topics that will be discussed as well as some of the speakers. In an “unconference”, you may know some speakers because they’re mentioned sessions they want to do on a webpage but really, it’s subject to change - and it may not even be a presentation. Maybe it’s just “I just wanted to talk about open source movement,” and open the floor. I can do that over a dinner.

That's a good point. I don't know if I'm completely negative on the idea, but the boosterism you see from some corners is kind of off-putting.

]]> 3334255894 http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/servlet/CommentAPIPBServlet?guid=3334255894 http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?guid=3334255894 blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=To_Conference,_or_UnConference&entry=3334255894 blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=To_Conference,_or_UnConference&entry=3334255894 Dave Bauer 2006-08-29T08:44:11-04:00 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I think the point is that an unconference attempts to reproduce the high-bandwidth conversations between the sessions, over lunch, dinner, drinks etc, that happen at a regular conference. I have found personally that the most valuable information is from the informal meetings that spring up in the cracks at a regular conference.</p> <p>Now, one key is that to get value out of an unconfernece you must be active, if you just want to site and listen, you won't get alot out of an unconference. I will just link to the Wikipedia article on Open Space since its early in the morning and I don't have the energy to go find the best links</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology</a></p></div> Maybe missing the point http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/servlet/CommentAPIServlet?guid=3334255894