Warner Mach wrote:
SHARE is now wrapping up and was, as usual, highly
worthwhile ... However, one aspect bothers me greatly:
That is a new emphasis on 'being green.' And how does
SHARE propose to save the planet? A: By encouraging
speakers to NOT pass out the customary handouts which
show the slides to be presented during their talk.
The assumption is that attendees can later download
the presentation slides from the web if they so desire.
.
One speaker actually suggested that the attendee might
take notes on a pad of some sort (remember college?) and
then download the presentation and transfer the notes to
the presentation; rather than write the notes directly
on the presentation handout, as was customary.
.
It is interesting how companies and organizations are
eager to show their alignment with 'green-ness' when being
green corresponds with less expense and trouble for those
in charge.
.
To my mind there are a world of good reasons why this new
policy is a bad one (fill in the blanks). I asked at the
headquarters desk where to send comments on the new policy.
I was told: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
.
If you are a member of SHARE and have an opinion on this
issue you might drop them a line. Let's discourage this trend
before a large number of speakers adopt it.
Like many so-called "green" initiatives, this is nothing more than a
popular delusion based on a gross misunderstanding of the facts.
SHARE simply stated that, in order to reduce costs, it would no longer
provide on-site copy services during the conference.
Only a very tiny subset of speakers, those that were accustomed to
printing their handouts on SHARE's "dime," were affected. For them, two
obvious alternatives were suggested: a) present without handouts or b)
create -- at your own expense --abbreviated handouts in outline form.
For everyone else, SHARE was business as usual.
--
Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-338-0400 x318
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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