The critical points are that the organization would like to service both the newbies and the experts (I am using these terms for lack of a better description -- for those concerns, I am a self professed newbie).
Having two meetings will be difficult on the executives and will certainly create silos and certainly will not encourage the experts to come out again for a second meeting for the benefit of the newbies.
Though I am a newbie, this does not mean that I would not benefit from a more technical discussion. Though I would not be able to repeat what was demonstrated, I do take away valuable information on what is available, what is possible which are very important from a strategy point of view. On top of that, I now also know who I can talk to explore an idea further.
It is important to have a social aspect so that the newbies and the experts can network with each other.
In order to accommodate the above points, one solution might be to have two tracks with a common social segment. If the two tracks were run simultaneously, then you would have problems with management of the group (additional rooms, master of ceremony, etc.), management of time (try synchronize starting and ending of multiple sessions), members would have to forgo one track (a real pity as I would like to go to both). However if the two tracks were to be run in a linear fashion, the above objectives could be mostly fulfilled though it would present a longer day for the executives. For sake of argument, have the newbie presentation for the first hour (there will be mostly newbies here) followed by an hour of housekeeping, draws and social (forgive me for missing your essential component -- this is all I can think of off the top of my head), followed by an hour of expert presentation.
Kin C Wong
VP Technology
PDK Control Consulting International Ltd
P.O. Box 22310 Bankers Hall
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4J1
phone: 403-571-0999
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Website: www.csa-pdk.com
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