Comments on: PodCampDC 2008 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/podcampdc-2008/ The Blog of Russell Heimlich Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SocialDevCamp East Was All About The Future Of The Web » Conference » Russell Heimlich http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/podcampdc-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-868 SocialDevCamp East Was All About The Future Of The Web » Conference » Russell Heimlich Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:11:43 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=769#comment-868 [...] DC area is exploding with meetups and unconferences. First it was BarCamp DC in August, then PodCampDC at the end of April, and just this past weekend was SocialDevCamp East which took place in [...] [...] DC area is exploding with meetups and unconferences. First it was BarCamp DC in August, then PodCampDC at the end of April, and just this past weekend was SocialDevCamp East which took place in [...]

]]> By: Russell Heimlich http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/podcampdc-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Russell Heimlich Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:14:17 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=769#comment-674 I really think there were people there over 70! I don't mean it as an insult, but if you are over 65 you are a senior citizen. I really think there were people there over 70! I don’t mean it as an insult, but if you are over 65 you are a senior citizen.

]]> By: Helen Thompson Mosher http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/podcampdc-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Helen Thompson Mosher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:02:22 +0000 http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/?p=769#comment-673 Senior citizens? I wouldn't use that term for anyone under 70, personally and certainly not for anyone still in the professional world. The early-50-somethings I work with are really the movers in using social media to achieve professional goals for organizations, and since they're most likely to be C-level executives the fact that they are interested and engaged means more jobs in social media for the under-45ish set. :) Conferences tend to be a mix of knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. Given the number of presentations I've sat through in the past year where I've realized belatedly I should have been giving the presentation, at least in this one I had a chance to engage presenters with (I hope) thought-provoking questions. Certainly the dialog that seems to spin out of these events is wonderful, and I hope we can continue. Senior citizens? I wouldn’t use that term for anyone under 70, personally and certainly not for anyone still in the professional world. The early-50-somethings I work with are really the movers in using social media to achieve professional goals for organizations, and since they’re most likely to be C-level executives the fact that they are interested and engaged means more jobs in social media for the under-45ish set. :)

Conferences tend to be a mix of knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. Given the number of presentations I’ve sat through in the past year where I’ve realized belatedly I should have been giving the presentation, at least in this one I had a chance to engage presenters with (I hope) thought-provoking questions. Certainly the dialog that seems to spin out of these events is wonderful, and I hope we can continue.

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