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I've noticed that once the wheels of conversation have been greased (via beer and a few presentations), during the interval people really seem to mingle and cha
by xedarius 14y ago
I've noticed that once the wheels of conversation have been greased (via beer and a few presentations), during the interval people really seem to mingle and chat. To my mind this is the golden 10-15 minutes of the hacker news meetup.
Here's the rub, there's usually only a 10-15 minute break. I'd argue that these conversation are largely the point of the whole meetup. Dmitris' introduction quiz was a good idea, and I think worked well. However ultimately people need time to develop and evolve a conversation.
My suggestion would be to cut one of the talks in the second half and let the mid-session break stretch on for 30 minutes .
- Peroni 14y agoThe break this month is scheduled for 20 minutes but I have been keen to extend it. I'll have a chat with Dmitri and I'll see what we can do.
- revorad 14y agoalso, an after-event pub announced before and in between the talks so that people can hang out later on.
- lhnz 14y agoI completely agree. I normally skip many of the presentations in order to talk with people outside. The whole point on these events for me is to find good hackers or business guys to work with, I can sit coding or watching biz/tech presentations the other nights in the week. :)