Just a brief note on this.
We don't have any kind of formal structure as yet with roles and
responsibilities and accountabilities. We are reliant on people
volunteering to put on conferences, and this has worked pretty well, with
the process evolving. Conferences are never going to be perfect, and the
discussion here and at the events themselves helps their improvement.
Given that conferences are put on by volunteers with no formal structure
of accountability, I think we have to leave the main decision making to
whichever group has volunteered to get on with it in any particular year.
Wendy's suggestions look good to me, and follow on from the suggestions
that others have made. I'd suggest a deadline of say return to work after
the winter holiday (i.e. 3 Jan) for any further major suggestions, to
leave the organising group the space and time to get on with making the
event happen.
Maybe if a more formal structure were to be established, then conference
organisation could be integrated into that - although I'm not sure that
this will necessarily produce better outcomes than we already have!
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From Mark Burton
Manchester UK
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