As of the time of typing we've sold 144 tickets for Interesting 2007. The first 50 get the nice red badges above for being so supportive. The next lot will get blue ones for being early too. I'm really delighted about the response, both the ticket sales and the offers of help and support I'm getting, you're a splendid lot.
But I'm also conscious that you've booked all these tickets without the least idea what's going to be happening at the event and that's worrying me slightly. Because, although it's been billed in some quarters as TED-lite, there's not going to be any former vice-presidents, billionaires or Noble Prize winners speaking. I'm talking to some really interesting people about speaking, but they're not really famous interesting people. Just so you know. I'm going to try and get the speaker/performer list up in the next week or so and if you want to wait until then to make your mind up until then, that seems perfectly reasonable. (And I believe eventbrite are very efficient at refunds if you were banking on a vice-president.)
The other thing that I'm excited by is the idea of 'rich reporting' the whole thing. I think we've got people lined up to film it, record it and photograph it, and hopefully wifi will be sorted out soon so there'll be some blogging, twittering and IMing. And I'm hoping to find people who might report/record in other ways too. In my head I can imagine a trickle of content leading up to June 16th, then a steadily thickening stream on the day and beyond, words, pictures, audio, video, everything. Has anyone seen this done in an interesting way before? Anyone got good ideas on how to do it? I'm not really sure what I'm asking here but maybe someone has.
nice. on the video/audio front, how about a live video feed on the day?
also, another slightly harder to impliment idea, how about some kind of 2 way link up where 'virtual attendees' can log in and then using webcams be projected in a grid onto the wall inside the space, whilst they watch the live feed.
as more users login to watch the live feed, they are shown on the wall, the grid getting denser with more users online...
logistical nightmare, but maybe an interesting idea worth pursuing here? some way of connecting the 'virtual' and real attendees...
Posted by: george | March 25, 2007 at 11:54 PM
One thing I've always thought sounded cool is something from the more tech-focussed conferences; a semi-official backchannel. Maybe an on-site IRC server or something like that. Less fashionable than twitter, though.
I'm really looking forward to the conference - twenty quid is less than I'd spend going to an average gig, so for a day of interestingness it's a total bargain! All I'm hoping is that I (as a moonlighting scientist who does web/music stuff on the side) won't be too dull for the event...
Posted by: Andrew | March 26, 2007 at 12:19 AM
Fantastic that you'll be managing a way to telecast this to those of us who live in lands far, far away. I should have known you would.
Also, great pleasure to meet you at coffee - it was crazy busy, which is just amazing. Breakfast Club also a nice little place; will keep it in mind for future jaunts to London.
Excited to see how Interesting '07 works out.
Posted by: Sarah | March 26, 2007 at 05:17 PM
This idea may have already been put in place but just in case - the way I found and indulged in the TED experience is through their archived video speeches. They have been drip fed onto their sight and has become a wondeful resource for all of us who can only live in hope of getting a ticket to the Glastonbury of Good Ideas, Interesting 2007, 08, 09 will create the same legacy
Posted by: Robert Bermingham | March 28, 2007 at 09:29 AM