[I sent this privately to Wayne, but people on the list may like it.]
I tried to express my feelings about the expo in their feedback
survey. Perhaps prose will work better.
I enjoyed it, but I hated not being able to pause presentations
or pick them up later.* Online from home isn't the same as in a
hall. People come to the door. The phone rings. You name it.
What I would like is something to handle these problems AND fix
some of the problems with inperson expos. The big problem I see
at inperson expos have is conflicting sessions.
If all the sessions were available at the beginning, and the Q&A
were scheduled later, attendees could listen to the presentation
at their convenience and then show up for the Q&A if they wanted
to. The Q&A should be recorded and made available ASAP so
someone missing the Q&A could at least hear other people's interactions.
I never found a way to make casual contact with old friends. At
inperson expos, I work mostly by facial recognition, carefully
reading the badge to help recall the name. Being somewhat shy, I
generally try to lurk in the background. The online format just
didn't work for me.
As for the exhibitors, what I get mostly our of inperson expos
is the ability to see things "in the flesh". "Oh my, that KX2 is
really tiny. Time to get serious about SOTA" kinda thing. That,
learning about things I didn't know existed, and buying
connectors etc. from the vendors are the reasons I visit the
vendors. Oh yes, and saying Hi to old friends like the people
from Elecraft.
73 Bill AE6JV
* I fixed this problem by reading the HTML of the page and
finding the uTube link to the presentation. My inner computer
hacker come out.
On 8/21/20 at 7:47 PM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote:
I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham
Expo, especially for the benefit of those who weren't able to
make it. Perhaps they'll get a chance later this year or next
March -- both likely, as the Expo was quite a success overall.
It was, shall we say, unique...I'd love to hear about your
experiences, good, bad, or in-between. Ideas for future expos
are also welcome, whether Elecraft-specific or applicable to
the event as a whole.
This feedback will also be invaluable for the team that put on
the expo, including my good friend Eric Guth, 4Z1UG. (Don't let
my acquaintance with Eric inhibit your free expression...he's
pure teflon.)
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