tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892708975440570426.post4444616237643806744..comments2023-11-05T02:14:45.193-08:00Comments on CFP: Technology Policy '08: Discussion/dissent thread for the open letter to the presidential candidatesCFP 2008 bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017822697067093305noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892708975440570426.post-78695369550507036212008-05-26T11:06:00.000-07:002008-05-26T11:06:00.000-07:00Great feedback, Kent, and thanks much for taking t...Great feedback, Kent, and thanks much for taking the time. I set up another thread here on the blog for <A HREF="http://cfp08.blogspot.com/2008/05/cfp08-feedbackcfp09-thoughts.html" REL="nofollow">feedback on CFP08 and thoughts about CFP09</A> to continue this discussion.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree that the written record doesn't come close to reflecting discussions we had, let alone what could have been. [We do have audio or video for many of the sessions, and will be working to get those up.] On the other hand, some of these initial experiments were quite successful -- for example capturing the results from almost all the tables at the Wednesday evening session. The communication was imperfect, but it existed, which is a big step forward.<BR/><BR/>Agreed, though: more to do, and lots of good stuff to keep in mind for next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892708975440570426.post-6540501960870583582008-05-26T10:51:00.000-07:002008-05-26T10:51:00.000-07:00I appreciate the interest, energy, goodwill, frien...I appreciate the interest, energy, goodwill, friendliness, etc. of the organizers this year. I and my family had a great time at CFP, even though I was there for only the tutorials and first conference day.<BR/><BR/>It might seem that my short stay at the conference doesn't give me a right to claim a proper view, but I'll turn that around and suggest just the opposite: that one view of the conference's output is what can be seen from outside, and since I was watching part of it from the outside, I have a unique perspective on that. (And yes, certainly, some of the output will be the individual effects of people inspired by it, and I don't discount that. I just mean to say that there can and should be more than that--the technology part that we all seem to believe in.)<BR/><BR/>I have definite and specific reservations about the effectiveness of the process as it worked out. My main concern is that I really don't think the outcome in terms of the written record (the wikia site, the Dar Potus letter, the essay contest, and probably other parts I wasn't there to see) reflects the depth of understanding and potential contribution that could have been brought to bear by people of the caliber who attended the conference. I would like to see certain things done differently in the future. <BR/><BR/>At <A HREF="http://cfp.wikia.com/wiki/User:Netsettler" REL="nofollow">my user page of the CFP wikia site</A>, I have posted some comments about things I would like to see done better in this process for subsequent years.<BR/><BR/>The aforementioned thoughts are not intended for inclusion in the final report; I wrote my remarks for inclusion in the report on the signature thread of this blog. Rather, things I hope future conference planners will take seriously as suggestions for improvement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com