[TCMUG] Re: Update: MN GIS/LIS Birds of a Feather Sessions

[Steve Lime]

I doubt I'll be attending this year. I do think the local OSGeo chapter will be interested
in doing a BoF again though. I've CC'd that list in the hopes someone will want to take
the lead.

Steve

>>> On 9/16/2009 at 12:13 PM, in message <4AB11CCB.2070701 at d.umn.edu>, Stacey Stark
<slstark at d.umn.edu> wrote:
> Steve and Mark:
> 
> If you are still interested in hosting a Birds of a Feather session at 
> the conference, we will have the ballroom (where the beer tasting will 
> be) beginning at 6:00pm (beer event starts at 7:30) and can assign a 
> table or two off in the corner for your meeting.   We have one other 
> hydrography BoF session during that time (6:45-7:30).  We will type up a 
> description and start time to insert into the conference packets.   
> Please let me know, or pass this information on to someone who may be 
> interested in hosting.
> 
> I know you both had some different (and good) ideas about incorporating 
> these into sessions or demonstrations - and maybe you have already done 
> that (I don't have all the demo and session information).    Let me know 
> what you'd like to do on Thursday night, if anything, and we should be 
> able to accommodate your requests.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Stacey
> 
> Stacey Stark wrote:
>> Hello Steve and Mark:
>>
>> I am working as conference chair -elect this year for the MN GIS/LIS 
>> Conference in October.   We are re-evaluating  the schedule, and are 
>> wishing to get some feedback on the Birds of a Feather sessions.    
>> Last year the vendor reception, fun run, silent auction, beer tasting, 
>> and birds of a feather events all fell within quick succession of one 
>> another and there was some overlap.   In order to make sure everyone 
>> can attend the sessions they'd like to, we are trying to determine 
>> whether or not we could arrange these differently.
>>
>> A few questions for you:
>>
>> Are you interested in leading a "birds of a feather" session again at 
>> the Fall Conference?
>> How did the attendance at the session last year compare to previous 
>> years?
>> Do you want to continue the "birds of a feather" meetings (whether or 
>> not you lead it)?
>> What are your comments about having this at a different time other 
>> than Thursday night?  (Thursday or Friday morning at 7:45am, Wednesday 
>> evening, birds of a feather tables at Thursday and/or Friday lunch?)
>> Another idea is to move these to Thursday at 5:30, as we do not plan 
>> to have the silent auction this year.
>> Or we can keep it at 7:30 on Thursday night.
>>
>> Thanks for your input!  Please let me know if there are others I 
>> should contact, I am new to the MN GIS/LIS Consortium committees. 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Stacey
>>