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I've had the exact opposite experience with single-track conferences. There was little "just right" content. Either it was too basic, too advanced, or great but
by ecspike 15y ago
I've had the exact opposite experience with single-track conferences. There was little "just right" content. Either it was too basic, too advanced, or great but lacked the time to properly dive in.
As a speaker, though a single track would expose my topic to people who might not have seen it before, I'll take 6 engaged people over a room of bored people any day of the week. For me, speaking is a symbiotic relationship, you get some energy from the audience.
Single track confs seem a bit forced. Otherwise very cool insights on setting up a conf. Congrats.
- andycroll 15y agoI think I mainly object to conferences that sprawl across large numbers of tracks for no reason for great chunks of the event. A partial dual-track _can_ be fine, if the tracks are very well defined, but it's tough to create that shared experience. I'm pretty pro-barcamp, if you're looking for that highly engaged audience. I just find it's best not to try and do too much at one event. Plus when you're doing your first, one track is plenty!