On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 09:58:50AM -0600, inode0 wrote: > > We have been considering a hybrid barcamp structure for a local > barcamp we are planning as well in part to accommodate more attendees > who are more comfortable with coming to learn about new things but who > don't feel comfortable being expected to actively participate. Our > current thinking is to schedule maybe one or two sessions per timeslot > that are pre-arranged in the more traditional conference style to be > mixed throughout the day with barcamp sessions. Yeah, this mixed format could draw more participants. I've heard of this practice used in other events. > Travel and fatigue on the final day were evident to me. Travel for > many of the non-locals required leaving before things were scheduled > to wind down completely as well. One can't get 8pm flights to > everywhere unfortunately. Short of staying over an extra night, which > I would be inclined to do in the future, there probably isn't a > solution to that. The sort of restructuring suggested here might help > with the fatigue factor on the final morning though. I've tried both. Since I'm a total homebody, I actually prefer getting home, and it usually is a good thing when I'm back ASAP. However, the opposite is true at the same time. When I stayed Sunday night in Boston one or two times ago, I ended up having a great late night session in a hotel room that was at least equal to any other time of the weekend. - Karsten -- Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener http://quaid.fedorapeople.org AD0E0C41
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