Comments on: Extra-curricular in Budapest http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/08/01/extra-curricular-in-budapest/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cllr. Gavin Ayling http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/08/01/extra-curricular-in-budapest/#comment-14343 Cllr. Gavin Ayling Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:29:42 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/08/01/extra-curricular-in-budapest/#comment-14343 <i>I think this was one of those conferences where the conversations you have in the bar and at the dinner table are more illuminating than the formal conference.</i> I think that's true but it shouldn't be taken as a criticism of the conference -- the key thing with internet-related conferences is that these people are often able to read/take part etc in this sort of thing online -- the reason for a conference is just for the interaction afterwards. That said, the conference speakers were very interesting and, in many cases, people that you wouldn't necessarily come across in forums etc. I think this was one of those conferences where the conversations you have in the bar and at the dinner table are more illuminating than the formal conference.

I think that’s true but it shouldn’t be taken as a criticism of the conference — the key thing with internet-related conferences is that these people are often able to read/take part etc in this sort of thing online — the reason for a conference is just for the interaction afterwards.

That said, the conference speakers were very interesting and, in many cases, people that you wouldn’t necessarily come across in forums etc.

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