connect i ng on t eh connect i ng on t eh i nt er net si nt er net s

c r ed i t Templ et on El l i o tc r ed i t Templ et on El l i o t

s oci al cr eat ur ess oci al cr eat ur es

c r ed i t Ben Buc hananc r edi t Ben Buc hanan

f ace t o f acef ace t o f ace

r andomnes sr andomnes s

c r ed i t Ben Buc hananc r edi t Ben Buc hanan

l ot s of peopl el ot s of peopl e

s har e i nt er es t s s har e i nt er es t s i n commoni n common

c r ed i t J J Hal ansc r ed i t J J Hal ans

hi t i t of fhi t i t of f

not s o muchnot s o much

c r ed i t J ef f Cr of tc r ed i t J ef f Cr of t

a pl ace f or t he a pl ace f or t he “s t ar s ”“s t ar s ”

c r ed i t P Hemps al lc r ed i t P Hemps al l

s t ar t s t ar t conver s at i onsconver s at i ons

c r ed i t J J Hal ansc r ed i t J J Hal ans

i ns pi r ei ns pi r e

c r ed i t J ef f Cr of tc r ed i t J ef f Cr of t

ent er t ai nent er t ai n

c r ed i t J ef f Cr of tc r ed i t J ef f Cr of t

and even s car e a and even s car e a bi tbi t

l i ke a gr eat l i ke a gr eat concer tconcer t

c r ed i t P Hemps al lc r ed i t P Hemps al l

or a r aveor a r ave

( or maybe a ( or maybe a ci r cus )ci r cus )

exci t ed, exci t ed, i ns pi r ed, i ns pi r ed, pas s i onat epas s i onat e

i nt er nat i onal i nt er nat i onal exper t s ar e exper t s ar e expens i veexpens i ve

we bring a dozen or more to our shores, pay them well, and look after them well

l ong t er m, event s l ong t er m, event s mus t be mus t be

s us t ai nabl es us t ai nabl e

passion gets you so far for so long - but how long will barcamps and so on last

t her e i s a t her e i s a bus i nes s bus i nes s

connect i ng l eader s connect i ng l eader s t o a communi t yt o a communi t y

af t er al l , how much af t er al l , how much money do U2 make?money do U2 make?

c r ed i t mi n i f i gc r ed i t mi n i f i g

s peaker s ar e s peaker s ar e cat al ys t scat al ys t s

c r ed i t J J Hal ansc r ed i t J J Hal ans

t hat ’ s our r ol e t hat ’ s our r ol e t oot oo

gr eat at mos pher egr eat at mos pher e

gr eat f oodgr eat f ood

gr eat f oodgr eat f ood

c r ed i t Ben Buc hananc r edi t Ben Buc hanan

badgesbadges

c r ed i t Mar k Pes c ec r edi t Mar k Pes c e

t wi t t er , f l i ckr , t wi t t er , f l i ckr , bl ogsbl ogs

exhi bi t or s t o do exhi bi t or s t o do cool s t uf fcool s t uf f

c r ed i t St ev en Tan Chi en Lengc r edi t St ev en Tan Chi en Leng

exhi bi t or s t o exhi bi t or s t o do cool s t uf fdo cool s t uf f

gr eat s oci al gr eat s oci al event sevent s

c r ed i t J ef f Cr of tc r ed i t J ef f Cr of t

s uppor t ot her gr eat event ss uppor t ot her gr eat event s

s uppor t ot her gr eat event ss uppor t ot her gr eat event s

hel p bui l d a communi t yhel p bui l d a communi t y

mar r i edmar r i edc r ed i t Ti m Luc asc r ed i t Ti m Luc as

don’ t “s er vi ce” don’ t “s er vi ce” your cus t omer syour cus t omer s

c r ed i t Mi c hael Kouk oul l i sc r ed i t Mi c hael Kouk oul l i s

c r ed i t Nat hani e l Bc r edi t Nat hani e l B

future of conferencesfuture of conferences

John AllsoppJohn Allsopp