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Hopes for BookCampTO (Toronto)

On Exhaling | 4 June 2009 tagged #bcto, BookCampTO with 2 comments

BookCamp is two days away. In this space there has been radio silence about the unconference since my initial aspirational post back in December — mainly because any and all extra time and attention  has been directed towards the BookCampTO wiki — that is to say I haven’t had much extra time at all.

But with the details pretty much in the can, I started thinking yesterday about measuring success. What metrics should be used for an event that by definition is a moving target?

Here are my modest wished-for outcomes for the event:

1. I hope for rich meaningful & discussion that is positive and constructive
2. I hope everyone that participates meets at least one new person
3. I hope that everyone that participates is introduced to one idea or perspective they hadn’t considered before
4. I hope that industry veterans mingle with the those new and those from outside traditional book publishing
5. I want to have fun and I want to talk with as many participants as possible — especially afterward over drinks at The Bedford Academy.

I guess the best success metric of all is if participants share their BookCamp experiences with others (please tag your posts, tweets, or photos with #bcto).

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