Comments on: What I Look for in a Conference http://www.ensight.org/2006/02/24/what-i-look-for-in-a-conference/ I'm The Boss @ netmobs, past CEO of b5media, author of Blog Marketing and a hardcore Canadian Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:21:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.ensight.org/2006/02/24/what-i-look-for-in-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-49005 Aaron Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:01:33 +0000 http://www.ensight.org/archives/2006/02/24/what-i-look-for-in-a-conference/#comment-49005 I've never been to a blogging conference (this year will be my first) but I have been to conferences in general. As an American political observer, I would like to point to our political conventions as something in support of point #6. Delegates go to the conventions, yes to nominate someone to run for a party, but if you talk to the delegates about their experiences, the most fun isn't going and listening to speeches - it's all the parties and little side things that are happening. "The California delegation has rented the Rose Room for an after hours party". Yep... IT happens all the time. As blogging is about meeting people and networking, providing and encouraging for private non-conference events will make the experience all the more fun for attendees and they'll buzz about the whole week more. I’ve never been to a blogging conference (this year will be my first) but I have been to conferences in general. As an American political observer, I would like to point to our political conventions as something in support of point #6.

Delegates go to the conventions, yes to nominate someone to run for a party, but if you talk to the delegates about their experiences, the most fun isn’t going and listening to speeches – it’s all the parties and little side things that are happening. “The California delegation has rented the Rose Room for an after hours party”. Yep… IT happens all the time.

As blogging is about meeting people and networking, providing and encouraging for private non-conference events will make the experience all the more fun for attendees and they’ll buzz about the whole week more.

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I’m one of the organizers of that conference. Thanks for your comments – they’re awesome. As far as wifi is concerned, you’ve spent some time in Toronto so you probably know this as well as anyone – wifi coverage is pretty rare. Where would you go to make sure you had coverage for your 2- 400 or so closest friends?

Thanks!
Rob

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