Re: Best conference if you get only one?

[Lani Hardage <Lani -at- MDLI -dot- COM>]

I have looked at conference offerings and see topics that might be helpful.
What I don't know is, which conferences have the best speakers and the best
opportunities for networking. The last conference I attended had topics that
sounded good, and half of them were a waste of time due to poor speakders. I
suppose I should have asked a more specific question, so now I will.

Which is the best conference with good speakers on online help topics? Where
did you do the best networking?

Thanks,

Lani Hardage
Senior Technical Writer
MDL Information Systems, Inc.
San Leandro, CA 94577


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Garison [SMTP:jpg3 -at- mediaone -dot- net]
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 8:47 AM
> To:   Lani Hardage; TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Best conference if you get only one?
>
> As one if the owners of Help University, I do have a bias as to which
> conference I think is best. But the real answer to the original question
> depends on the person who is looking at conferences.
>
> As a potential conference goer, you should look first at your own
> situation. What do you need to get from a conference? What would you like
> to get? Are there specific topics you want to learn about? What other
> things - networking, meeting people, making contacts - are important to
> you?
>
> Once you know what your needs are, you should start looking at the
> offerings of the conferences available to you. Do they cover the topics
> you
> want/need? Are the speakers knowledgeable? Will you get the other
> amenities
> you want?
>
> Then you need to analyze what you need vs. what is available and make the
> best decision for you...
>
>


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