Hello Janice, Howard Nicholls has put a call on the Canterbury Software forum for suggestions regarding possible topics for ini-depth software conference topics/speakers, so here's my tuppence-worth for a couple of topics which I think would be useful.
>From my own point of view, I very much appreciate speakers who provide practical examples and case studies, rather than general commentary (there's place for the latter, but it needs to be grounded by the former :-). GUI -- a technically oriented conference to look at best practice concepts, resources to help develop good GUI, processes involved, how to test, recommendations; could tie in the with the new design in industry initiative Taking Software to the Enterprise Market -- moving on up to push sales and connections at the larger end of the market, what's involved, what are the expectations of the enterprise market, how does it differ from SME; this is an area in which a number of us are involved, and one which has major implications for growth in NZ software share in a global market Publicising and Promoting Your Software -- What strategies work best? What does a media consultant do for you? How much do they cost and are they worth it? How do you get a good one? How do you prepare for a media campaign? How do manage a media enquiry? Can't help much with specific speaker suggestions, but I was talking with US GUI guru Robin Kinkead earlier this year -- he'd be a great one if you could get him to come here. He also suggested, for a local GUI speaker Wellington-based Bob Mortimer. (I can supply contact info with some bio details if you're interested.) Publicity/Marketing -- I know that Ralph Wilson was thinking about an Australasian tour here as he was in contact with us back in May 2002, but it fell through; might be worth following up (http://www.wilsonweb.com). Hope that helps, Vicki Hyde ====================================================== SPIS Ltd, Box 19-760, Christchurch, NZ http://spis.co.nz Great Web solutions, smart software, helpful support * FREE TurboNote+ sticky note trial: http://TurboNote.com --> via Canterbury Software email forum: Success through Connections Replies will go to the CSForum. Leave or rejoin the list: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/forum.htm Searchable list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
