Comments on: Thoughts on UnConferences http://saurabhgarg.com/misc/thoughts-on-unconferences/ Opinions on Technology, Media/Entertainment, Businessess and the elusive New New Thing. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sushrut http://saurabhgarg.com/misc/thoughts-on-unconferences/#comment-762 sushrut Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:53:49 +0000 http://saurabhgarg.com/thoughts/?p=121#comment-762 Speed dating kind of thing is good, only thing is how much time it will take. If you are giving 5 min for each conversation and there are 51 (very conservative number) people then 250 mins so more than 4 hours!! Does not seem practical. Is there any other simpler and less time consuming way for this? Also one thing we can do for sure is keep a table where any one who is looking to give away business cards can keep them stacked so even if you dont get time to network with everyone, atleast there is some lead. Cheers. http://sushrutbidwai.com/ Speed dating kind of thing is good, only thing is how much time it will take. If you are giving 5 min for each conversation and there are 51 (very conservative number) people then 250 mins so more than 4 hours!! Does not seem practical. Is there any other simpler and less time consuming way for this? Also one thing we can do for sure is keep a table where any one who is looking to give away business cards can keep them stacked so even if you dont get time to network with everyone, atleast there is some lead.

Cheers.

http://sushrutbidwai.com/

]]> By: s4ur4bh http://saurabhgarg.com/misc/thoughts-on-unconferences/#comment-755 s4ur4bh Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:44:38 +0000 http://saurabhgarg.com/thoughts/?p=121#comment-755 @Ashish Thanks for the comments. I actually plan to conduct speed-networking at one of the upcoming unconferences. This one might be difficult as I am not in town. And ya, OPENID :d @Ashish Thanks for the comments. I actually plan to conduct speed-networking at one of the upcoming unconferences. This one might be difficult as I am not in town.

And ya, OPENID :d

]]> By: Ashish Chatterjee http://saurabhgarg.com/misc/thoughts-on-unconferences/#comment-754 Ashish Chatterjee Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:42:57 +0000 http://saurabhgarg.com/thoughts/?p=121#comment-754 waves a big openid enabled "hola" waves a big openid enabled “hola”

]]> By: Ashish Chatterjee http://saurabhgarg.com/misc/thoughts-on-unconferences/#comment-744 Ashish Chatterjee Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:52 +0000 http://saurabhgarg.com/thoughts/?p=121#comment-744 interesting thoughts... a point or two - i don't want to say this (coz its been repeatedly said on the mailing lists), but you could organize and/or have a session if you don't like it.. :) - themes can actually happen within the barcamp framework... like RIA at BCB4... just get 2-3 speakers on the same topic and book consecutive sessions... - loved the speed-dating like networking concept... should definitely try it out and see. interesting thoughts… a point or two

- i don’t want to say this (coz its been repeatedly said on the mailing lists), but you could organize and/or have a session if you don’t like it.. :)
- themes can actually happen within the barcamp framework… like RIA at BCB4… just get 2-3 speakers on the same topic and book consecutive sessions…
- loved the speed-dating like networking concept… should definitely try it out and see.

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