http://grahamchastney.com/2009/02/reflections-on-a-face-to-face-technical-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-a-face-to-face-technical-conference The rambling of a technologist trying to find a way through Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://grahamchastney.com/2009/02/reflections-on-a-face-to-face-technical-conference/#comment-381 Steve Richards Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:17:29 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=5#comment-381 My experience is that they are less effective than a web conference of a conference DVD set. They have three things going for them: - Go as a group - get a bit of team building - Allow you to block out time - They make a nice change from home working Negatives: - They cost a lot in time and money - You don't learn as much as you do through a combination of watching video, researching and blog post comments - Not as many people get access to the information - You waste a lot of time on sessions that aren't of interest However face to face meetings, with a small number of people, lot's of focus and debate are still fantastic by comparison. My experience is that they are less effective than a web conference of a conference DVD set. They have three things going for them:
- Go as a group – get a bit of team building
- Allow you to block out time
- They make a nice change from home working
Negatives:
- They cost a lot in time and money
- You don’t learn as much as you do through a combination of watching video, researching and blog post comments
- Not as many people get access to the information
- You waste a lot of time on sessions that aren’t of interest
However face to face meetings, with a small number of people, lot’s of focus and debate are still fantastic by comparison.

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