Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-28 Thread Christina Wodtke
This reminds me of a scene from James Thurber's The Pet Department. It shows a room completely covered with cats, and carries the text: *We have cats the way some people have mice.* to which the reply is: *So I see. However, I cannot tell from your communication whether you are seeking advice

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-28 Thread Jared Spool
Hee. Neither asking for advice nor boasting. The best phrase to describe it might be whining. Jared On Sep 28, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Christina Wodtke wrote: This reminds me of a scene from James Thurber's The Pet Department. It shows a room completely covered with cats, and carries the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread Jared Spool
On Sep 25, 2008, at 1:44 PM, Gloria Petron wrote: by Alissa Walker* * *Show's over, kids! Design conferences have become exercises in regenerated, wasteful spectacle. A self-described conference junkie shows us how to bring back the magic.*

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread mark schraad
show off On Sep 25, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Jared Spool wrote: Boy, what I would give to get my annual schedule *down* to only 21 conferences. Jared Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread Catriona Lohan-Conway
question is do you use the same presentation 21 times ;-) __ CatrĂ­ona Lohan-Conway User Experience Architect 917 405 5127 [EMAIL PROTECTED] PPlease consider our environment before printing. Welcome to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread Jared Spool
On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Catriona Lohan-Conway wrote: question is do you use the same presentation 21 times ;-) Oh, I wish. That would make it so much easier. No, I tend to create 10 or so new ones every year. I travel with 25 GB of presentation files. Sigh. Fortunately, I tend to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread Jared Spool
Hah! It's a chinese curse scenario (be careful what you ask for because you might get it) On Sep 25, 2008, at 7:56 PM, mark schraad wrote: show off On Sep 25, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Jared Spool wrote: Boy, what I would give to get my annual schedule *down* to only 21 conferences.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 8 Ways to Save Design Conferences

2008-09-25 Thread Lisa deBettencourt
I'll vouch for ya, Jared. He gave an original at our Boston IxDA NanoConference. I can say that because we watched him compose it in the back of the room while the others gave their talks! :) ~Lisa On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Jared Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 25, 2008, at