http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2006/12/21/conferences-and-conferring/ Effective software development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2006/12/21/conferences-and-conferring/comment-page-1/#comment-13757 George Dinwiddie’s blog » In praise of small conferences 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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