Change is a Good Thing
By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
The first official morning just concluded. Formats and offerings have changed and that’s good.
I talked with Mark Sklarow from the periphery of the Speed Meeting sessions to get his take on the conference and the new approaches.
In a word, there’s more meat. The conference has tightened its focus on professional experiences and information. There’s still networking to be sure, but serious education and professional development are in the fore here in Charlotte. As Mark said, the conference priorities have shifted from “a little education with a lot of networking to a lot of education with a little networking.”
Mark found that schools and consultants were looking for more content- more return on their conference experience.
The pre and post conference workshops now book-end the conference with intense detailed presentations covering serious topics and current research.
Check back soon to see video conversation recorded at the Speed Meetings. We’ll work hard to post them as soon as we can (we recorded 17 so it may take a bit, but be patient).
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