What worked? What didn't? What did you love? What did you merely like? How was the food? Please, tell us what you thought of the event so we can make the next one even better.
Antonella:
- The food was good and abundant. But next time find a sponsor for water!! Bottled water was desperately needed, especially at the end.
- I wished we had a common session at the end, some "group closure" of the event. Perhaps the "Future of BarCampNYC" would have been a good candidate for a unified final session.
- The presentations that left time at the end for discussions were the best. Perhaps we should ask to have very short presentations to introduce the topic, but use at least half of the session for the discussion.
- None of the 25 minutes presentations I attended seemed to be long enough for true participation or satisfying discussion.
- Loved the no-shoes policy. There is no way you can take a speaker too seriously if he/she doesn't wear shoes. I never realized this before.
- The "aggregation spaces" (for example the table by the program board) were great. Perhaps we should designate formal spaces for socialization and aggregation.
Laura:
*I enjoyed the "Future of BarCampNYC" discussion and agree that would have been a nice 'wrap-up' for the event.
*Would like a monthly event, if space was easy enough to find and it wasn't a big headache for someone to have to plan
*Great points about trying to include the right kinds of participants. BarCamp should be inclusive, however, it's probably not for everyone and that's okay by me.
*I really appreciated the fact that since there were only a few women in some of the sessions that the folks leading the discussion really seemed to make a point of taking the time to be sure we were heard.
*Like the idea of letting people know they could LEAD a discussion instead of having a more formal presentation.
*Really LOVE the no shoes policy.
*I also loved the fact it was at Microsoft. It was fun to get to peel back the curtain and check it out. Also loved Peter's handmade 'bulls eye' shirt.
*I really had a great time. Thanks to all who made it possible.
