At 9:12 AM -0700 7/29/08, Louise Power wrote:
. . but there is great value in looking your fellow person in the
eye when communicating. You can learn a lot by seeing how a person
reacts and responds that doesn't necessarily come across in the
written word.
We're talking podcast or direct streaming here. If you made podcasts
available, it could be after the event. Direct streaming events are
real time and potentially interactive. MInton's point about
abstracts fits here, too.
some of us don't have two weeks off for travel or a week-long
convention. some families don't travel well when kids are at certain
ages. sometimes you don't have a road-trip-worthy vehicle. we're
taking ways to spread the excitement to the not-self-employed.
It's sad that there has to be in-groups and out-groups for "missing
the party of the year," when a lot could be shared to create future
demand. Right now, it's very much a "be there or be square"
mentality that is not very forgiving of life circumstances. and you
don't have to be somewhere to be a supporting member.
let's not be lifestyle normative here.
let me rephrase Ediger: "go digital, go WORLDWIDE." telecommute, if
nothing else works for you.
katie arens
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