Hi Chris, Your blog post made me think of a topic suggestion for a future blog post from you (am I being greedy or what? :)
I would love to see a post where you give a synopsis of the top 5 conferences/events you recommend people attend and why. Or just a comparison of the 5-10 "buzziest" events. As someone who can only afford to go to maybe 1-2 a year because I am paying out of my own pocket, it is hard to decide for example should I go to SXSW or Gnomedex or something else altogether.
It would be helpful if I knew for example which one was great for having inspiring/cutting edge presenters to those that are great because of their networking value.
Thanks! --A
Connie Bensen
· 1 year ago
Thanks Chris for the overview! Shashi was there soaking it up.
I'm excited about the opportunity to attend BlogWorld next month & finally meet everyone. Your conference suggestions here are invaluable.
Thanks for keeping us up to date! Connie
Liz
· 1 year ago
I don't believe this but I was going to leave a message with the EXACT same question as Amrita! I wanted to get your opinion of the five most valuable conferences you go to with these caveats:
1) You have to have gone to the conference at least once in the past 5 years;
2) You can have offered a presentation but not be the organizer of any of the 5;
3) They must be national conferences not specific to your particular region of the country; and
4) They aren't narrow, that is, they draw people from different areas of the tech/business/media/pr world together instead of just specialists in a given niche occupation.
Since there seems to be at least one conference going on every week, now that I've been reading your blog for a while, I'd really like to hear from you which ones you get the most out of.
So, two votes for this idea!
cherylsmith
· 1 year ago
Chris,
I agree with Amrita & Liz (make that 3 votes). There are so many conferences and expos out there today, that's it's very difficult to decide which to attend. Should you decide to do a post as suggested, I'd ask for top 10 along with a list of typical attendees, purpose and what your key takeaways were, who should attend and why. Given your extensive network, if you could also poll a couple of folks to see what their top suggestions are, that would be helpful as well.
Like so many, I value your experience and your opinion and often look to you for leadership on matters of social media.
question
· 1 year ago
Are any of the segments / presentations archived on any video service anywhere?
Cheryl Allin
· 1 year ago
Chris,
Fantastic! It was so terrific to meet you in person! You complimented me on my comment during Sarah's session about passion in blogging - and I had to try not to gush too overtly, I was thrilled! It was an amazing two days and I'm still floating on the energy high. Have fun in Boston, I'm sure it will be tremendous.
Cassie Wallender
· 1 year ago
Chris, thanks for the nice recap - Gnomedex also reminded me of TED this year. I enjoyed reading this and your post about using comedy to connect with people (I could not agree more). So, you've found your way into my feed subscriptions. :-) I look forward to reading more from you.
Great meeting you at Gnomedex, take care!
'Chelle Parmele
· 1 year ago
I tried to watch as much as I could over the live stream. I'm such a dork but I was so excited when Matt came on to talk about his dancing around the world, I actually made my housemate come over to watch. And then the stream dropped just as everyone got on the stage to dance!
I was so impressed by what I did see of the talks. I'm going to try hard to get to next year's conference.
All Comments
Your blog post made me think of a topic suggestion for a future blog post from you (am I being greedy or what? :)
I would love to see a post where you give a synopsis of the top 5 conferences/events you recommend people attend and why. Or just a comparison of the 5-10 "buzziest" events. As someone who can only afford to go to maybe 1-2 a year because I am paying out of my own pocket, it is hard to decide for example should I go to SXSW or Gnomedex or something else altogether.
It would be helpful if I knew for example which one was great for having inspiring/cutting edge presenters to those that are great because of their networking value.
Thanks!
--A
I'm excited about the opportunity to attend BlogWorld next month & finally meet everyone. Your conference suggestions here are invaluable.
Thanks for keeping us up to date!
Connie
1) You have to have gone to the conference at least once in the past 5 years;
2) You can have offered a presentation but not be the organizer of any of the 5;
3) They must be national conferences not specific to your particular region of the country; and
4) They aren't narrow, that is, they draw people from different areas of the tech/business/media/pr world together instead of just specialists in a given niche occupation.
Since there seems to be at least one conference going on every week, now that I've been reading your blog for a while, I'd really like to hear from you which ones you get the most out of.
So, two votes for this idea!
I agree with Amrita & Liz (make that 3 votes). There are so many conferences and expos out there today, that's it's very difficult to decide which to attend. Should you decide to do a post as suggested, I'd ask for top 10 along with a list of typical attendees, purpose and what your key takeaways were, who should attend and why. Given your extensive network, if you could also poll a couple of folks to see what their top suggestions are, that would be helpful as well.
Like so many, I value your experience and your opinion and often look to you for leadership on matters of social media.
Fantastic! It was so terrific to meet you in person! You complimented me on my comment during Sarah's session about passion in blogging - and I had to try not to gush too overtly, I was thrilled! It was an amazing two days and I'm still floating on the energy high. Have fun in Boston, I'm sure it will be tremendous.
Great meeting you at Gnomedex, take care!
I was so impressed by what I did see of the talks. I'm going to try hard to get to next year's conference.
Thanks!
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