http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2006/12/21/conferences-and-conferring/ Effective software development Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2006/12/21/conferences-and-conferring/#comment-13757 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:01:36 +0000 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2006/12/21/conferences-and-conferring/#comment-13757 [...] I’m just back from XPDay Manhattan, one of those small conferences that Matt Heusser and I have praised before. This conference was a mix of prepared talks and open space. I think this is an excellent format. It provides material for those who haven’t yet identified a topic they want to discuss, and it also draws in active participation from the attendees. The participation was enthusiastic! Some people traveled a considerable distance to attend. [...] […] I’m just back from XPDay Manhattan, one of those small conferences that Matt Heusser and I have praised before. This conference was a mix of prepared talks and open space. I think this is an excellent format. It provides material for those who haven’t yet identified a topic they want to discuss, and it also draws in active participation from the attendees. The participation was enthusiastic! Some people traveled a considerable distance to attend. […]

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