It's just an idea, but with a bit of luck it might become more.
First a little background...
1. I asked Steve Gillmor if he thought it would be a good idea to have a face to face meeting of people who were thinking about all the new communication tools that are coming online. He said he thought it was a good idea.
2. I wrote a blog post. More people thought it was a good idea.
1. Cost. The total cost will be somewhere around $1000. We need to figure out how we're going to pay for it. I'm willing to put in my share.
2. Format. Discussion. Not open space, not BloggerCon-style, no singing of kumbaya. We start with a conversation, Steve talks then everyone else talks, in whatever order Steve thinks makes sense. Then we can go off in groups centered on people, or ideas, or we can all go to lunch or dinner, or we can all go home and sulk and write angry blog posts! :-)
2a. It will be totally webcast from every angle we can think of.
3. How much time should we reserve? I thought we should go from around 10:30AM to about 6PM, then have a party where lots more people can come who are less interested in the details and more interested in the schmooze, then we can go in groups out to eat at some of the fine and reasonably priced restaurants in the area.
4. I asked John Feld, the resident manager of the Hillside Club, for a few possible dates. Here's what he came up with.
Full days
Tuesday 16 All day
Wednesday 17 All day
Saturday 20 All day
Tuesday 23 All day
Wednesday 24 All day
Saturday 27 (Football game day so parking is almost impossible but the game doesn't start till 3 p.m. Tailgate parties seem to start around midday)
Tuesday 30 All day.
Partial days
Thursday 18 until 6 pm
Friday 19 (till 4 pm)
Sunday 21 Until 4:30 pm
Thursday 25 Until 6 p.m.
Monday 29 Until 6:30 pm
There you have it
That's the thinking so far.
Your comments and suggestions are, of course, welcome. Use the form below.
If you're going to come, you could post a comment saying so!
2. Format. Discussion. Not open space, not BloggerCon-style, no singing of kumbaya. We start with a conversation, Steve talks then everyone else talks, in whatever order Steve thinks makes sense. Then we can go off in groups centered on people, or ideas, or we can all go to lunch or dinner, or we can all go home and sulk and write angry blog posts! :-)