Tweakfest - Random Observations

Things to do at a conference:

There shall be drinks and food. Preferably free. Preferably drinkable (coffee in the shape of dark water is not enough - especially if it costs CHF 1.50). I don’t mind paying for a beer or something solid to eat. But water/coffee/fruits have to be available.
There shall be Wireless LAN and electricity. Collaboration at a conference is not possible without. (it seems though, that there should be wireless access - it’s just not working)
There shall be an area where people can sit down and talk to each other - like a lounge
It’s a good idea to have multiple tracks running in parallel. That way there’s always something to go to (even passing through the lounge, bumping into others)
All audience members shall be treated equal: Breaking up the schedule into a corporate (CHF 580), a professional (CHF 75) and a media (CHF 25) part is a bad idea. Firstly because you don’t piss off those people who can’t or won’t afford 580 bucks to see Bruce Sterling. Secondly because you don’t have to do specials (get a corporate ticket for the professional price because you signed up on our mailing list one year ago). Thirdly because the interesting sessions would have more than 30 participants.
There shall be more interaction between the audience and the conference speakers.

Oh - Tweakfest is not getting a lot of these things….

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Tweakfest - Future Life