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Originally posted by JR@May 6 2005, 10:02 AM
am i kidding?
no.
i have been watching people complain for years about the costs, decreasing attendence, expensive booth space/poor return on investment etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
if you don't know what webmasters want after so many years of experience and you are so out of touch with the very market you are trying to serve that you are posting on public forums to ask every idiot in this biz for an opinion... then why are you qualified to organize an event, charging premium prices and expecting people to spend 1000's of dollars each, to attend from all over the world?
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I have been watching that, too. That's why I saw an opportunity to address it.
I personally have very strong opinions about what Internext attendees would like to see addressed in seminars/ discussion panels and, judging by the responses I've received to my questions, I am far from out-of-touch with the market Internext is trying to serve.
It's indescribably arrogant of you to assume that asking for feedback from 'every idiot in this biz' is a display of ignorance on any level. I've received overwhelming support for the changes many of us know would add value to the seminar program, as well as some great ideas on how to jazz things up a bit.
What makes the people at Internext qualified to organize a premium event? That's what they do... They're a trade show company. They also organize AEE, Erotica LA and other massive events... They have the clout and budget to rent an entire hotel to ensure low rates and they have the experience to rather smoothly (for the most part) put thousands of people in the same place at the same time. They're not particularily in touch with the ins-and-outs of our industry, that's not what they do... That's what I do, and I would never assume that the opinions of my audience aren't worthy of my attention or request.