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MashupCamp

River sent me a link to this CNET piece about a “new kind of get together,” MashupCamp. While it’s a much larger get-together than what I envision doing regionally (at least at first), I really like the format, fast-and-furious pace of presenting new ideas, and on-the-fly method for generating plans for conference topics, presenters and room locations.

Helps to have a sponsor with lots of rooms to offer.

1 comment February 24th, 2006

questions on format

A conference format could take many shapes. Should the hierarchy be totally flat, à la Conversation Cafés? A series of informative talks? Simultaneous panel discussions followed by Q&A? Some mix of these?

How long should the conference run?

To how many people should we limit attendance?

3 comments January 25th, 2006