Comments on: The Backlash Begins http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/ Lessons From the Launch of Tradeshows & Internet Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Scot Duke http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/#comment-38320 Scot Duke Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:52:25 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=143#comment-38320 I know you posted this a few months ago, but this issue is really becoming a HUGE problem with conferences and especially seminars and workshops. It seems that this problem is not going to go away since I recently found that many of the people walking around live broadcasting or live blogging during a conference are getting paid to do so by the advertisers that are posted allover their web-site. If pressure is put on these people to leave the Lap-tops, or now iPhones, in the briefcase when entering a seminar or lecture these conference goers will quit coming since they can't make anything off them being there. On the other end of the stick, I had two speakers I was looking to book for my upcoming conference who have in their contracts that they are to be provided an environment free participants in the audience using laptops for any reason outside of running an overhead presentation. I have two testimonials from the references for one speaker who told me that she cut her 45 minute lecture on business development to 15 minutes and walked off the stage in discuss since the entire audiences was watching the streaming video of the speaker on micro-blogging in the next meeting room. I am looking to moving towards putting in more controls in my conferences and let the chips fall where they may. I feel conferences are for the living and not for those who see no benefit for real live human interaction. I look forward to hearing (or in this case, reading)others opinions of this issue and what other solutions can be put in place to issue everyone that comes to a conference is there for the purpose of the conference. I know you posted this a few months ago, but this issue is really becoming a HUGE problem with conferences and especially seminars and workshops. It seems that this problem is not going to go away since I recently found that many of the people walking around live broadcasting or live blogging during a conference are getting paid to do so by the advertisers that are posted allover their web-site. If pressure is put on these people to leave the Lap-tops, or now iPhones, in the briefcase when entering a seminar or lecture these conference goers will quit coming since they can’t make anything off them being there.
On the other end of the stick, I had two speakers I was looking to book for my upcoming conference who have in their contracts that they are to be provided an environment free participants in the audience using laptops for any reason outside of running an overhead presentation. I have two testimonials from the references for one speaker who told me that she cut her 45 minute lecture on business development to 15 minutes and walked off the stage in discuss since the entire audiences was watching the streaming video of the speaker on micro-blogging in the next meeting room.
I am looking to moving towards putting in more controls in my conferences and let the chips fall where they may. I feel conferences are for the living and not for those who see no benefit for real live human interaction.
I look forward to hearing (or in this case, reading)others opinions of this issue and what other solutions can be put in place to issue everyone that comes to a conference is there for the purpose of the conference.

]]> By: mike mcallen http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/#comment-34634 mike mcallen Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:25:04 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=143#comment-34634 Thanks for the link Tim. I was thinking this same thing when I attended the last few events. Sitting in the general session watching the speaker but looking around and everyone else has their heads down hitting the keys on computers, blackberrys and iphones. Twittering, blogging qiking etc.... I never see this at the internal sales events we produce because of course the boss is usually up in front talking so if the audience isnt interested they are sure pretending to be! LOL See you at the New Media Expo! Mike www.grassshackroad.com www.meetingspodcast.com “The meeting planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry” Thanks for the link Tim. I was thinking this same thing when I attended the last few events. Sitting in the general session watching the speaker but looking around and everyone else has their heads down hitting the keys on computers, blackberrys and iphones. Twittering, blogging qiking etc….

I never see this at the internal sales events we produce because of course the boss is usually up in front talking so if the audience isnt interested they are sure pretending to be!

LOL

See you at the New Media Expo!

Mike
http://www.grassshackroad.com
http://www.meetingspodcast.com
“The meeting planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry”

]]> By: How Rude! at My Own Reality http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/#comment-34605 How Rude! at My Own Reality Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:10:30 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=143#comment-34605 [...] Bourquin, one of the founders of the New Media Expo, has just made a great blog post - The Backlash Begins about the lunacy that some people are going too in trying to cover conference events using [...] [...] Bourquin, one of the founders of the New Media Expo, has just made a great blog post - The Backlash Begins about the lunacy that some people are going too in trying to cover conference events using [...]

]]> By: Brian Crouch http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/#comment-34595 Brian Crouch Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:14:25 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=143#comment-34595 Heck, people go to natural wonders and never see them without the filter of a camera between them and the wondrous reality. It makes one think they might be defaulting to the mode of most frequent communication, as a source of comfort? Fear of public speaking... so they use the means that's at their disposal daily as an escape route? It is a faux pas on their part and hope they find a way to relate to the live audience and still creatively utilize the new media tools. Heck, people go to natural wonders and never see them without the filter of a camera between them and the wondrous reality.

It makes one think they might be defaulting to the mode of most frequent communication, as a source of comfort? Fear of public speaking… so they use the means that’s at their disposal daily as an escape route?

It is a faux pas on their part and hope they find a way to relate to the live audience and still creatively utilize the new media tools.

]]> By: allen http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2008/06/24/the-backlash-begins/#comment-34581 allen Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:59:50 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=143#comment-34581 thanks for the link - I agree - sometimes it's nice to talk to another human or listen to another human without having the whole world be a part of it. thanks for the link - I agree - sometimes it’s nice to talk to another human or listen to another human without having the whole world be a part of it.

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