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nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:43 to the discussion "Membership fees" in Netroots Nation:

I think the cost of NN is prohibitive in a lot of ways. NCMR is only $95 for a blogger to attend and it includes more with more 'celebs' and attendance is much larger (3,500). Freepress was a sponsor of NN this year

Ask them how they do it

I noticed this upcoming year the price at the low end of $175 was only for 100 attendees and that got filled and now it is at the next level. If 2000 people are attending at an average of $300, that is $600,000 right there plus several hundreds of thousands I imagine in what sponsors are picking up. I would like to see the focus on more sponsors and lower price for attendees too, which is part of why we are considering sponsoring.

The DFA program of scholarships was a wonderful thing and I met several of the winners. Very diverse group in every sense and one of then most positive things of the conference.

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nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:36 to the problem "Ustream is horrid" in Netroots Nation:

I agree. Hate Ustream on any computer I try it on. Good to know you are getting it from the original and will have it up later.

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nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:34 to the discussion "What is wrong with you people?!!!....So many places to begin..." in Netroots Nation:

OMG! Linda, we are really worse than the KKK and the Nazis according to Bill. Didn't you know that about the big orange Satan? ;P

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Less panelists per panel is one way. I have seen the best ones with 3 or less. Some could have up to 5 depending on the subject and length of the session, but if it is only an hour, 3 or less is best. – nonconreformer, on July 28, 2008 05:30

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nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:27 to the question "preparation, preparation, preparation" in Netroots Nation:

Good idea Stephen and Mary. I have the same feedback and they could use some training. Speakers could use training too. Looking at your notes more than the audience is a big no-no and makes taking photos of said speaker impossible (my lovely Gina ;)

nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:25 to the idea "Transcriptionists & Lurkers Caucus" in Netroots Nation:

I am mostly a lurker on Kos too as I don't comment or diary much. Didn't go to the lurker's caucus because I was at another but you make some good suggestions.

nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:23 to the question "Why were there only 9.3% women authors included in the book signings?" in Netroots Nation:

Yes, actively recruit them (women panelists) starting early and be persistent with backup choices if necessary. I have been to conferences that are at least 50% female so it can be done. You may just need to think outside of the usual suspects and even start a series of diaries on DailyKos asking for suggestions for female speakers. The community may be more aligned than you realize and provide really good suggestions. Plus, not many are setting up accounts here to give feedback so that is another avenue.

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nonconreformer replied on July 28, 2008 05:08 to the discussion "A few thoughts and ideas for next NN" in Netroots Nation:

I like the map idea and food idea. Making it a place where people have to come through...aslo good.

Commonweal did it right by having it well manned and lots of goodies.

The vendor who had jars of salsa but no chips and was not at their own booth every time I went, missed a big opportunity. I didn't know if I could take the salsa or they were selling it and didn't want to steal. Only one vendor left a note on the table letting us know what was going on.

Part of the problem was location and lack of traffic but I think a bigger issue was the exhibitors were away from their booths so much we couldn't find out about their products!

Then many who manned them couldn't operate their laptops properly and if you are demoing software, for example, you need to have someone who knows how to demo it properly.

They need to follow the 3 points in 9 seconds or less and 28/29 words or less in getting their message across or the potential client is off to the next booth. Some vendors were rude too. That transcriptionist lady in back would not even talk about what she was there for. She just pointed to something on the table. WTF? I didn't get that at all.

I appreciated the Progressive Book Club food that one day.

I made it a point to visit each booth even if I was already a client of that vendor, just to let them know that we appreciate the sponsorship.

My favorite was LiePie.com.

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