Al Byers wrote: > On 9/8/07, John Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey, now that UTOSC 2007 is over, what is everyones opinion of it? >> ... >> What can we do to improve the conference for next year? >> ... > > > > I was very impressed with the organization and value of the conference. One > idea that I have for next year is that 45 or 90 minutes to address a subject > is not much time to do it justice. There are many topics that deserve a full > day or more and and many attendees who would like the in-depth training but > do not want to miss the conference, itself. I suggest that more in-depth > training be offered in the days preceeding the conference and that you > charge more for the service. Things would be more static and not require as > much effort and the extra fee could pay for some management.
OTOH, some topics don't need extensive coverage. At PyCon I've seen a lightning talk session where people get to talk for 5 minutes about their favorite project. The speakers wait in line and a time keeper sits in front with a xylophone. I think that would be a good idea for UTOSC as well. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
