Comments on: Suggestions for Conference Organizers http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/suggestions_for.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:17:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: jr. prof. http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/suggestions_for.html/comment-page-1#comment-55404 jr. prof. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:03:29 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/02/suggestions-for-conference-organizers.html#comment-55404 Agree with all of your ideas, as well as the comment on wireless. One additional comment, not only be clear on what you are reimbursing but also don't be arbitrary about who you are reimbursing. At a recent conference, my expenses weren't reimbursed but another jr. prof on my same panel (i.e., not a luminary, not a keynote speaker) had his expenses paid - imagine our amusement when we compared notes at the airport and realized this...and both of us thought more poorly of the conference organizer. Agree with all of your ideas, as well as the comment on wireless.

One additional comment, not only be clear on what you are reimbursing but also don’t be arbitrary about who you are reimbursing. At a recent conference, my expenses weren’t reimbursed but another jr. prof on my same panel (i.e., not a luminary, not a keynote speaker) had his expenses paid – imagine our amusement when we compared notes at the airport and realized this…and both of us thought more poorly of the conference organizer.

]]> By: Frank http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/suggestions_for.html/comment-page-1#comment-55403 Frank Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:09:52 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/02/suggestions-for-conference-organizers.html#comment-55403 Very good ideas. I want to add: make wireless available! There were at least 3 conferences this year I wanted to live-blog, but no wireless was avaialable. If it were, I could have publicized the conference. Also, I and other participants couldn't keep tabs on what was going on at work. Conference organizers: wireless is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity. Very good ideas. I want to add: make wireless available! There were at least 3 conferences this year I wanted to live-blog, but no wireless was avaialable. If it were, I could have publicized the conference. Also, I and other participants couldn’t keep tabs on what was going on at work.

Conference organizers: wireless is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity.

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