March 8, 2005
Blow up the conference paradigm!
cogdogblog: I'm Bored As Hell And I;m Not Gonna ....... zzzzz
From the corporate and government side:
Elliott Masie is promising to blow up the "junior-high" model of conferences (e.g. a big assembly at the start followed by block schedules of speaker after speaker).
This conference, called Learning 2005, will replace Elliott's previous conference called TechLearn (sold off to a conference company).
We believe that the current conference models are a bit "stale." We are designing a model that focuses on how you really want to participate in an international event: dialogues, action projects, labs, access to learning stories, "neighborhoods" organized around common interests and plenty of "empty or white spaces" to have authentic conversations with colleagues.
I have some hints of what he is planning but I will wait to see what the Masie Center reveals publicly before making any comments.
Could be a fun new approach to the typical zzz.....
Posted by Rovy at March 8, 2005 3:01 PM
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Posted by: Michael at April 4, 2005 11:54 PM