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Northern Voice Post-Mortem

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on February 23, 2008 at 2:10:45 pm
 

Boris hosted an informal Northern Voice Post-Mortem Saturday afternoon to get feedback for next years'.

 

(Blame Tod for the typos. I can't type fast.)

 

 

Wiki

  • Maybe we need a wiki-host? -- someone responsible for the wiki, like how Rebecca live-blogs (unofficially and generously).
  • Is it the most efficient way to do registrations?
  • There should be a screen-cast on how to use the wiki
  • Why are there TWO SITES?! (wiki and main site)
  • Wiki can be intimidating to newcomers?
  • Should we have an email list to promote the next (un-)conference? Non-bloggers probably won't follow the blogs or subscribe to the Moosecamp RSS feed.

 

Registration

  • People want a single sign-up (not just one for the dinner, one for each day, blah blah...)

 

Human Graphing

  • Could have been publicized better
  • Maybe shouldn't have been done first thing in the morning?

 

Day One: BootCamp 101

  • Necessary to have - a lot of people are new and could be intimidated from Day Two.
  • Some BootCamp presenters seemed to just be "winging it" -- more work on the presentations needed
  • Podcasting 101 could have had more practical how-to content (e.g., how to use the Libsyn interface, etc.)
    • A "walk-through" isn't necessary per se, but at least some discussion on practicalities
  • Presenters should use the wiki more/better
  • "What's Next" presentation didn't really talk about what was next, but the topic that emerged was okay with everyone
  • Should we develop a ratings-system for expertise level? Seemed to be very different levels in the audiences.
    • Beginners/"Newbies": Dunce Cap?
    • Intermediate/"Normies": Star?
    • Advanced: "Alpha Nerds": Propeller Hat?
    • A "jargon-meter"?
  • But, shouldn't apply to everything, especially those where breaking up the group into expertise levels might mean there'd only be a handful of each
  • Do we even NEED a BootCamp? Does it mean the conference is inaccessible and therefore needs a bootcamp?

 

 

Schedule

  • Need to do a better job 'splaining the sessions (more descriptive abstracts)
  • How are our day-to-day life culturally impacted by all this?
  • Titles and abstracts often sound too generic or acedemic.

 

Steering Committee

  • We don't have anyone representing the "newbie" delegates... committee is all aplha-nerds

 

 

Random Comments 

  • "Sheriffs" a cool idea
  • We should have a place where people can answer questions from newcomers in advance of the event (on the wiki?)

 

 

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