Tag Archives: Conferences

Getting the Most Out of the Conference Experience

Posted in December 15, 2010 by Charles in Conferences | 9 comments

Attending or participating in a conference is definitely a unique human experience. The crowds, lights, production, inspiration, processing of thoughts, and networking can become quite overwhelming to most. Regardless of whether or not you like to go to conferences, the reality is that you will probably find yourself at one or more during the year. I personally find myself attending...

Life Scribbles: Is Content King for Conferences?

Posted in March 1, 2010 by Charles in Conferences, Networking | 17 comments

In 2009, I participated in over 15 conferences! Yes, that's a lot. In most cases, I participated either as a presenter/speaker or event organizer. It appears thus far that this number will increase this year. Someone recently asked me [during a conference :) ] why I thought conferences were still attractive to so many people. He asked if people were still attending primarily because...

The Future of Idea Camp

Posted in October 27, 2009 by Charles in The Idea Camp | 15 comments

About a year ago, I had a dream of developing a conference that would serve to inspire, network, and mobilize people towards idea-making. I decided to call this conference "The Idea Camp". The hope was to create a conference that specialized in the platform of networking instead of a specific topic. The real strength of this approach,...