Posts Tagged ‘Organization’

Expectations Friday, March 14th, 2008

Wow. The response to the notion of SxDS has been many things.

  • Awesome
  • Humbling
  • Scary
  • Encouraging
  • Diverse

Based on the diversity of the comments (and of the potential areas of interest), it’s become apparent that we’re looking at the same name (and logo) with different degrees and layers of expectations.

So — tell us:

  • What do you want to get out of SxDS?
  • What size groups are your ideal for interaction?

That will go a long way in determining how much help we’ll need in putting this together, how much sponsor help we might need to solicit…

My original vision was somewhere between Blogger Social and SxSW — WAY closer to the Blogger Social end of things.  What we might end up with are five “Blogger Social” style unconferences going on in the same city, with ample crossover opportunities.  The PR/Marketing people, the Web Development people, the Code People — we all can coexist, as long as we don’t assume that everyone wants to sit through the same sessions.

A Call for Speakers Thursday, March 13th, 2008

We’re off to a blazing start! So far, we have:

  • no date
  • no city
  • no venue
  • no budget
  • no sponsors
  • no speakers

Minor technicalities!  But we can start working on the last, at least.

There are a few people out there who I know would commit themselves to leading some type of unconference session.  There are others who would love to do it, if the time and place worked into their schedule.

So, treat this as a wish list.  In the comments below, drop a few names of people who you think would be a great addition.  Give us some ideas.  If enough of you “nominate” the same people, we might just have the momentum to make it happen.

Or else, you get to hear me yammer the entire weekend.

Now on Twitter Thursday, March 13th, 2008

SxDS logoWe now have a logo. And a Twitter Account.

Follow us at http://twitter.com/sxds

Initial Interest Thursday, March 13th, 2008

There’s no formal signup page. If you’re the least bit interested, shoot us an e-mail.

Or, share your comments below.

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