Thin Air Summit Conference Planning Discussion
May 15, 2008
This was our first TalkShoe call after our transition to a conference. We had a few new voices joining us and had excellent discussion about where we are and where we are going. We looked at what we need to re-evaluate now that we have transitioned to a conference and defined our next steps. These include:
Developing a more complete definition of the conference beyond a focus on new media, independent music and web 2.0 technologies. This includes:
- Defining the tracks that our conference will include including defining their style whether interactive, hands-on, panel discussion, presentation or a combination thereof.
- Identifying who the expected attendees are
- Identifying the pre-session events which are expected to include Beer Breweries, Skiing and Rock Climbing
- Verifying the attendance capacity of our venue
Defining our Executive Committee
Defining our initial budget
We should have some good material to discuss at our Denver Area Podcasters Meetup next Tuesday.
Below is the recording of the TalkShoe Discussion.
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Thin Air Summit – See you at the Summit
May 14, 2008
For those of you who have been following this site, this post marks a transition point. We started this project out as a Podcamp. Podcamps are amazing events that have enabled people involved with new media to put together an event local to them to welcome newcomers and connect everyone with good resources. This is where we started as well. However, as our event was evolving we realized that we were:
1) Creating a conference and not an un-conference.
2) Expanding the focus beyond the dual mission to include a film festival, tracks focused on simply expanding the visibility of new media, a focus on web 2.0 and even a place for some discussion of old media.
A Podcamp can include more, but we realized that the better decision was to go ahead and make this a conference – in a new media style.
This blog will continue to be updated with our planning and news of upcoming meetings. Also the promotion of the event will include the gamut of new media, web 2.0 and old fashioned press.
I personally am very excited about this transition, and I look forward to seeing you at the Summit – The Thin Air Summit.
