i dare say out of the two, at least conferences are also about content (apart from networking). that's the thing u are meeting up for anyway! as for networking, it's more like a by product (albeit exciting enuff to attend an event for just that)
Unconferences are too "bhagwaan bharose" to be able to promise good content. It may or may not be there. That's perhaps a reason why unconferences seem to be fading. 2009/11/12 Thaths <[email protected]> > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Eugen Leitl <[email protected]> wrote: > > So it's a networking event, not a place to learn new things. I get it > now. > > Isn't that what most conferences (and some un-conferences) are about? > > Thaths > -- > Homer: Look at these low, low prices on famous brand-name electronics! > Bart: Don't be a sap, Dad. These are just crappy knockoffs. > Homer: Pfft. I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's > a Magnetbox and Sorny. > >
