A preconference conference
So, heady with the renown and job offers that came in after Library Camp NYC, I had another idea based on my experiences at Internet Librarian in 2007 (as well as various librarians’ blog posts). A librarian conference consisting solely of workshops - everything from project management to installing a wiki. If there were enough people interested in leading workshops, we might even be able to split the conference into beginner and expert tracks. Heck, maybe even regional conferences, sharing materials and workshop ideas on the Library Success wiki or some other wiki.
What do people think of the idea?
March 15, 2008 at 7:24 am
One way of describing this is as a different take on professional development.
Or: workshop camp.
I like it.
March 19, 2008 at 10:08 am
Brilliant! Sign me up. I’ve got a backlog of things to learn about if I have any hope of keeping my head above water as a librarian in the coming years.
March 22, 2008 at 3:19 am
Yes, yes! Brilliant. Awesome idea.
March 25, 2008 at 1:12 pm
If the workshops are online and free, count me in.