Death by Powerpoint

2007-09-30T02:59:15Z

We're about half-way through the submission period and some really interesting entries are coming in. As I was looking through them I started thinking about some of the really great ideas i've heard that have been compromised by a poor presentation or delivery (some of them done by me!) so I thought it would be a good time to mention that over the next few months (and in the hours before the summit when it seems most presenters finalize their slides!) we'll be providing some ideas and techniques to guide those new to giving presentations and to refresh the memories of those "old hands" (who will claim they knew everything anyway but will still read/watch and take mental notes)

So to start, here is a fantastic "presentation about presentations" that I found on Christina Wodtke's blog which is, as she eloquently states, "required".

The 2008 IA Summit Venue - comments & photos

2007-08-31T03:04:44Z

Since we received so many comments about the 2007 venue in Vegas (almost all of them negative, in fact it incited "hotel rage" in some!) I thought i'd share some thoughts and pictures about the 2008 hotel. Dick Hill (ASIS&S Executive Director) and I visited for a day in April and to sum up ... I liked what I saw! The hotel itself is much smaller than the Flamingo (about 600 guest rooms) and we should have the entire conference facilities to ourselves (much like Austin, Montreal and Vancouver). There are ample open spaces which we plan to use for informal seating and chatting areas and we'll even try to find a way to use the outside space next to the river! Next up in the news - i'll try to find someone who knows Miami (as opposed to myself who spent 23 hours there) to write about the area the hotel is in and what there is to do (i.e. where we can eat and drink!).

Upper hallway near conference meeting rooms. Possible use for this area is for the tea/coffee and snacks.

Lower hallway near conference meeting rooms, upper hallway is on the right. Likely use for this area is the reception desk and informal seating for between session discussions.

Typical meeting room.

Outside space accessed by doors from the upper hall.

IA Summit 2008

Death by Powerpoint

The 2008 IA Summit Venue - comments & photos