Gwen, welcome to the group. please do two things, dont put too many people in the group (one recent course, 2000 participants) and make the interface as simple...
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Bill Williams
liam_mac_liam
Dec 1, 2006 12:31 pm
Seems like http://www.webcommunities-conf.org/ is operational again. I'm thinking of putting together something for this conference - anyone else considering...
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Nancy White
choconancy
Dec 1, 2006 5:50 pm
As an independent, financially this is often a moot point. However, what has been very valuable to me is when people who do attend these conferences share out...
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gprt1p
Dec 1, 2006 6:02 pm
Thanks Kamran, I appreciate hearing from you, -- In onlinefacilitation@yahoogroups.com, Kamran Niazi ... recent course, 2000 participants) and make the...
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Bill Harris
bill_harris_fs
Dec 1, 2006 6:21 pm
... Hash: SHA1 ... Nancy, same here. Many major conferences seem based at hotels and locations which are pricier than those I'd normally use. I'd rather ...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 1, 2006 11:14 pm
Bill, Nancy and all, Bill wrote: "I'd rather spend my money to get good information than to have a working vacation like that; if I want to take a vacation in...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 1, 2006 11:45 pm
"When we come together to play and be we are truly ourselves. When we are truly ourselves it is wonderful and when we act collectively in that wonder we do...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 1, 2006 11:54 pm
Nancy, You wrote: "What if we convened a 4 week online event on online communities ourselves, convened across blogs, wikis, forums, aggregated by someone...
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Bill Harris
bill_harris_fs
Dec 2, 2006 12:11 am
... Hash: SHA1 ... Hi Rosanna, I guess I didn't make myself clear; it's probably not the first time. ... I very much agree that good information comes from...
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Nancy White
choconancy
Dec 2, 2006 12:21 am
... No, for sure. But I think the tradeoff for me is the chance to "be" together or not. If it is rare that we can afford (time, money, etc.) to convene F2F, I...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 2, 2006 1:11 am
Bill, You wrote: “I once worked for a general manager who had a simple guideline for travel expenses: when you're on company business, spend the same amount ...
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Bill Harris
bill_harris_fs
Dec 2, 2006 1:57 am
... Hash: SHA1 ... Now I understand better, too. I also think there are a number of differences in our situations. The western part of the USA, especially ...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 2, 2006 3:45 am
Bill, You wrote: “The western part of the USA, especially outside of the big cities and tourist areas, is arguably a bit different and less formal than major...
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Bill Williams
liam_mac_liam
Dec 2, 2006 8:02 am
... is involved in working/business. Well, Rosanna, I suspect it probably means that Bill Harris's experience of academic conferences has been similar to mine:...
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Martin Silcock
brandmartin
Dec 3, 2006 11:50 am
Hi Nancy Someone mentioned and openspace in connectrion with the DIY on online community conference. I have been following, but not used these guys: ...
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Martin Silcock
brandmartin
Dec 3, 2006 12:07 pm
Hi All We still do not seem to have worked through what we might need to get Nany's DIY communities conference off the ground. Some initial questions in my...
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Rosanna Tarsiero
gionnetto
Dec 3, 2006 9:55 pm
Bill, I’ve just participated in a wonderful conference, ARNOVA. The beauty of such conference is the beauty of ARNOVA itself: a mix of practitioners AND ...
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Jennifer Puckett
jjuniper70
Dec 3, 2006 10:28 pm
What a lovely quote! These days, I see so many negative quotes on online Community, ie: predatory behavior, the power of anonymity that makes a person harass...
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Cornejo Castro, Miguel
Macuarium
Dec 4, 2006 1:30 am
Hi all, my two cents here :-). When organising this type of projects (conferences and events) we usually open a forum space, open threads per task/issue, and...
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Jon Lebkowsky
gracehoper
Dec 4, 2006 2:15 pm
... I've just taken time to browse this thread, and I think the idea of an online conference is pretty great. I think I can find technically clever people to...
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Stephanie West Allen
ste_wst
Dec 4, 2006 2:43 pm
Dear List,
Stephanie West Allen wants you to read this article from Medical News Today:
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Online...
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Barbara Steinberg
barbara@...
Dec 4, 2006 4:26 pm
Wow, fantastic article. I live in a little town in Georgia, USA, and my mind is completely absorbed by Habbo and my other communities. What is the tech guy...
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Sandor Schuman
sandor_schuman
Dec 4, 2006 8:28 pm
Some time ago I came across a self evaluation tool for collaborative groups.* I thought it would enable participants to gauge how well they were doing as a...
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Nancy White
choconancy
Dec 5, 2006 4:58 am
There are lots of possibilities bubbling up. How about anyone who is interested in moving this idea forward make yourself known on this page. ...
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Stephanie West Allen
ste_wst
Dec 5, 2006 3:57 pm
Here: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/12/ten_questions_w.html Best, Stephanie ********************************* Stephanie West Allen, JD Read my latest blog...
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Ed Mitchell
edmittance
Dec 6, 2006 10:11 am
I second Barbara's applause, great article, thanks. Particularly liked this bit (my interest particularly in the seams between on and offline): "Online...
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Ed Mitchell
edmittance
Dec 6, 2006 10:30 am
Hiya, sorry to butt in - and a bit of cross-posting from com-prac who have a thread on a similar theme (aren't trad conferences so dull?) - I'd be up for some...
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Pendleton, Holly (CHI)
hrpendleton
Dec 7, 2006 2:27 pm
My apologies for the cross-post, but this relates to a couple of conversations (online facilitation, com-prac, & CPsquare)... From the Yahoo! Group Online...
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Nancy White
choconancy
Dec 8, 2006 1:05 am
Holly, you raise two great points that could (should?) inform online event design. 1. What are useful practices to close an event, rather than let it dribble...
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Mar Ruiz Solanes
contacta_a_mar
Dec 8, 2006 12:53 pm
Let me introduce myself first, and please excuse me for possible language mistakes or inacurances. My name is Mar Ruiz, I'am from Barcelona Spain, and met...
