Alister said that he wanted the conference to be more like AWTA. One of the differences between AWTA and most other conferences is that you actually have to apply to attend. Also, there is no separation between speakers and attendees: everyone is expected to be able to present or contribute in some way to the conference and can't attend unless they explain how they can do this first.
I am not targeting 100 people. I'm planning to make a great conference for however many people show up, limited to a 100. We have to have a limit, both because of the room and because of organizational capacity. This is similar is scale to what we prepared for for Watir Day. The traditional AWTA format breaks down above 25 people, so if we want to do an AWTA-style facilitated workshop, then we have to figure out how to make it scale. I'm thinking we might have four breakout rooms/areas and be prepared for several tracks in the afternoon. Although AWTA was limited to 25 people, several of the best ones had under a dozen people. Bret On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:20 AM, Željko Filipin < [email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:08 AM, Bret Pettichord <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Do people have to apply first (like AWTA), or can anyone who pays attend > (like Watir Day)? > > Is there a reason for "apply first" version? Especially if you target about > 100 people? > > Željko > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-development mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development > -- Bret Pettichord Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com Blog, www.testingwithvision.com Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord
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