The best thing about going to a tech conference is that you can tell everyone you’re going to a tech conference. But while you’re there, it’s important you make a smart impression so people will remember you, or at least wait a few days before throwing away your business card. Here are 10 ways to do that.
2 Use the Q&A portion to promote yourself. The most important part of asking a question in front of an audience is not what question you ask, but everything you say before you ask the question to get people’s attention and make them realize you’re someone they should be talking to.
3 Don’t take notes, take sketchnotes. What are sketchnotes? Nobody knows. Just doodle in a notebook and say you’re sketchnoting. Then take a picture of your doodle and post it on Twitter. Since no one will be able to understand it, they’ll have to assume this tech conference was very complicated.
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Every Q & A
I’d like you to know that I’m particularly smart. Here are some subjects I consider myself to be very smart about. There is no question
Location on the Web
hopefully the W3C can finally agree on an API to set location
Confabb
Confabb combines an aggregate database of major conferences, conventions, and trade shows sorted by industry with social networking tools designed to empower conference attendees to improve their overall experience.
Built into the site is a reputation management system to be used by conference attendees, speakers, organizers and administrators allowing people to plan for and attend conferences, and critique and review those they have attended and want to share with colleagues. No other resource contains such a comprehensive listing of events or as robust a tool set for maximizing the conference experience via the live Web.
making conferences relevant again?
Lobbyconners
Some of Silicon Valley’s digerati don’t let $3600 admission prices keep them from attending technology conferences. They simply loiter in the venue’s lobby – without paying – in hopes of mingling with other entrepreneurs, collecting business cards and cutting deals. Who cares about hearing Microsoft’s CEO opine on stage? Schmoozing in the hallways for free is far more valuable, many technology insiders say.
too funny because it is so true.
2007 Linux Symposium
the state of the kernel
State Of The Map
OSM is having a conference in manchester
Do you wifi?
It’s time to fight fire with fire. Ask conference management for details on what resources are available for WiFi, power access, and cell service. Is the Net service separate from room access? Does the connection pass IM and peer-to-peer traffic? Do VPNs work? And if you don’t get a good answer, let the Blogosphere know. That is, if you can get connected.
as we start the planning process for another oscom, i’ll keep this in mind.
Spamconference 2004
Interested in solving the spam problem? Come join us at the 2004 spam conference in sunny Cambridge, Massachusetts. Speakers at this intensive, one-day conference include many of the leading experts on spam. Whatever the answer is, odds are it’s here somewhere.
the conference is free of charge, january 16, 2004, 9:00-18:00. i am especially interested in what paul graham and bill yerazunis have to say on spam.
Learning from the masters
i just got back from las vegas, via a (less than satisfactory) detour through NYC. apachecon 2003 was a great time to learn, meet and geek out. i haven’t been to a conference (besides our own) in a while where i felt so at home and had such a vibrant network right from the start.
now, the real challenge strikes me as enabling this level of interaction for the interested conference goer who is not fortunate enough to be associated with apache. clearly, that is almost unattainable, but some measures we tried at OSCOM 3 may be helpful.
attendees never do the sensible thing before the conference, it seems, and most calls for a good self-preparation (in the interest of a better conference experience) are not widely heard.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 