Aussie Web 2.0 Unconference et BlogHer with Dave Winer
Update : Dave Winer is into the idea : "Ben Barren is organizing a Downunder Uncon, which sounds right on to this northern hemispherian. Let's go!" - Add your comments, ping me if you want to get involved.
Next Update : Amyloo has some common sense points for me re "Blogher" brand / name / usage / fit / and so on - which I take on board. Let me summarise my thoughts here - Over the last 12 months my team and I have probably looked at over 10,000 Aussie Blogs, which I'm guessing no one else has done or indexed at this point has. (its part of my gnoos day job) Whether it be Aussie food, religious, librarian, female bloggers - there are many unheard voices who deserve representation. Female is just one example. Fast forward to now : I was using the "Blogher" meme/name as a catch-all term to express there should be a dedicated forum/conference segment as part of a Downunder Web 2.0 Unconference - or whatever can be organised based on interest/participation. I'm all for cooption and mashing this up. Organically. Any support - local and global - is great. But I will not infringe on other people's brands/groups. From here I will refer to a neutral/substitute gender catch-all term. The challenge here is getting all the different groups of people interested here to feel they can participate. I'm also just trying to give this a push, if Leisa/Lucy someone takes control of this part I can happily fall on my sword :D
Original Post Starts Here : So Dave Winer says he can come downunder in July this year if we get our shi*e together; Leisa is interested, Lucy leaned towards defending, Macmanus will never make it here without a VIP Red Carpet which we r trying to prepare, Duncan has 50 people on his 'interested in' Aussie Blog Conference database, and I have to launch gnoos.com.au sooner rather than later. Let's do it fellow Aussie Blogg(h)ers !
All RSS, OPML and Web 2.0 user generated content is leading to one pathway : "Aussie Web 2.0 Unconference et BlogHer, with Dave Winer" (we still need to follow up with the official blogher brand name and ppl, pls ping me again kindly person with contact here) I'm no conference organiser, but I know people who technically can run them (once we lock in topline details, people framework etc) The key issue is demand, and I dont think the online industry in Australia thinks Blogging or Web 2.0 is anymore than a passing fad, so lets show bums on seats.
To make "Aussie Web 2.0 Unconference et BlogHer with Dave Winer" work we need to get a serious turn out, with a blend of paying (and sponsored) : Drawing from online media creatives, corporate web strategists, interactive agency heads, neo-feminist web content generators, blue chip online project managers, feed-junky mainline weirdos, convergent media strategists managing online spends, bloggers who reside in Australia, online advertisers overpaying for clicks and impressions, podcasters like Cam, search and display advertisers, ad server freaks, and angel/vc investors (so u can fund the bar afterwards !!!) - so everyone is happy.
First step will be to get a wiki happening which we'll do this week, once Easter calms down :) Which City the conference will be in is another decision to make. ($$$ will decide) I wonder where Dave wants to fly into ! And where the Foundation Sponsor wants it to be.... (this is the point where all the serious pimp players who have been pinging me jump on skype/gmail and say "maybe there is something we could do here, for the good of the web 2.0 community in australia")
Marc Canter on how Dave Winer wants to do an unconference right : "So that’s why I thought we’d all just how up at a bar and wing it. But Dave says “No!” Unconferences have to be meticulously planned out affairs with dedicated DLs (discussion leaders) who make sure that people don’t ramble on, the conversation keeps moving and that the topic is properly covered. That’s why having great DLs (like Jeff Jarvis) is key to the success of a unconference."
Next Update : Amyloo has some common sense points for me re "Blogher" brand / name / usage / fit / and so on - which I take on board. Let me summarise my thoughts here - Over the last 12 months my team and I have probably looked at over 10,000 Aussie Blogs, which I'm guessing no one else has done or indexed at this point has. (its part of my gnoos day job) Whether it be Aussie food, religious, librarian, female bloggers - there are many unheard voices who deserve representation. Female is just one example. Fast forward to now : I was using the "Blogher" meme/name as a catch-all term to express there should be a dedicated forum/conference segment as part of a Downunder Web 2.0 Unconference - or whatever can be organised based on interest/participation. I'm all for cooption and mashing this up. Organically. Any support - local and global - is great. But I will not infringe on other people's brands/groups. From here I will refer to a neutral/substitute gender catch-all term. The challenge here is getting all the different groups of people interested here to feel they can participate. I'm also just trying to give this a push, if Leisa/Lucy someone takes control of this part I can happily fall on my sword :D
Original Post Starts Here : So Dave Winer says he can come downunder in July this year if we get our shi*e together; Leisa is interested, Lucy leaned towards defending, Macmanus will never make it here without a VIP Red Carpet which we r trying to prepare, Duncan has 50 people on his 'interested in' Aussie Blog Conference database, and I have to launch gnoos.com.au sooner rather than later. Let's do it fellow Aussie Blogg(h)ers !
All RSS, OPML and Web 2.0 user generated content is leading to one pathway : "Aussie Web 2.0 Unconference et BlogHer, with Dave Winer" (we still need to follow up with the official blogher brand name and ppl, pls ping me again kindly person with contact here) I'm no conference organiser, but I know people who technically can run them (once we lock in topline details, people framework etc) The key issue is demand, and I dont think the online industry in Australia thinks Blogging or Web 2.0 is anymore than a passing fad, so lets show bums on seats.
To make "Aussie Web 2.0 Unconference et BlogHer with Dave Winer" work we need to get a serious turn out, with a blend of paying (and sponsored) : Drawing from online media creatives, corporate web strategists, interactive agency heads, neo-feminist web content generators, blue chip online project managers, feed-junky mainline weirdos, convergent media strategists managing online spends, bloggers who reside in Australia, online advertisers overpaying for clicks and impressions, podcasters like Cam, search and display advertisers, ad server freaks, and angel/vc investors (so u can fund the bar afterwards !!!) - so everyone is happy.
First step will be to get a wiki happening which we'll do this week, once Easter calms down :) Which City the conference will be in is another decision to make. ($$$ will decide) I wonder where Dave wants to fly into ! And where the Foundation Sponsor wants it to be.... (this is the point where all the serious pimp players who have been pinging me jump on skype/gmail and say "maybe there is something we could do here, for the good of the web 2.0 community in australia")
Marc Canter on how Dave Winer wants to do an unconference right : "So that’s why I thought we’d all just how up at a bar and wing it. But Dave says “No!” Unconferences have to be meticulously planned out affairs with dedicated DLs (discussion leaders) who make sure that people don’t ramble on, the conversation keeps moving and that the topic is properly covered. That’s why having great DLs (like Jeff Jarvis) is key to the success of a unconference."
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