In a message dated 2/4/05 12:53:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > I am wondering perhaps if there are better ways to begin thinking about > designing F2F conferences so they capitalize more on their greater strengths > and > the ways they are differentiated from the virtual ones. Both appeoaches have > their place, even for the same information!, so I am wondering what people > think about that, how F2F might be designed differently and how virtual might > be designed differently, also. > I spend a lot of time in both sets of conferences. There are ways to make FTF better, there are many constructs for those. I spend lately, time trying to access online conferences. I do like not having to wrap myself in a silver plane and spend all kinds of money for hotels, the conference fee, and other expenses... But people forget that the spontaneity, the interaction in a real conference do have some value. I have been trying to access the conference in Baltimore, but sometimes depending on how the on line is constructed it can be deadly boring , the level of interactivity is bad, and the project is more designed for the people at the real conference. There are ways of involving outside audience. PopTech and other conferences do this.. and one more thing. If you are at a real ftf people can't invade your space as they can when you are at home. The advantage to the online is the lack of expense and, the ease of being connected . Its just that it is an evolving art and lots of people have not spent many hours looking at a tiny window and understanding the possibilities that would make it more interesting and interactive. John Hibbs has some ways of combining both. The disadvantage of ftf is the integrity, and the reality of the conference.. that is hard to judge sometimes and when you get there, well, you are stuck. but the networking might still work well... usually. Just some thoughts.. my ideas.. Bonnie Bracey bbracey at aol com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
