[LINK] Innovative Ideas Forum 2010 recordings available

[Tom Worthington]

George Bray wrote:
> ... The NLA did a great job using social media for the event. ...

It was a good event to be at in person at IIF2010. The speakers stayed 
for the breaks, so the audience could talk to them informally.

NLA makes their events blogger friendly, by providing power points in
one section of the seating (front left). Apart from being useful for 
those who need the power for their laptops, it seats the bloggers 
together: you can post a comment and see the reaction from those around.

There is still the value of face to face communication. At the forum Dr
Genevieve Bell talked about the importance of random encounters (using
the example of a cafe). A few days later I bumped into her at the cafe 
of the State Library of South Australia:
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2010/04/adelaide-north-terrace-cultural.html>.

ps: The refurbished lecture theatre at the ANU College of Engineering 
and Computer Science has a giant power board under each row of seats, 
with a power socket for each seat:
<http://information.anu.edu.au/daisy/infoservices/2137.html>.
Students can recharge their batteries, while having a nap. ;-)


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