25th Apr 2007
Speed Geeking: a brilliant idea!
Earlier this month, Simmons ASIS&T Chapter Chair Alison Cody contacting me to participate in an even they call Speed Geeking. The idea is that each library geek gives a quick schpiel about who they are, where they work, what they do, so you meet a new geek every 10 minutes. After the intros and such, there’s grouping, mingling, and whatnot, where people can ask you specific questions one-on-one. It’s like speed dating, but with geeky stuff.
This, my friends, is brilliant. I don’t know who came up with it at ASIS&T Simmons, but I’m officially a fan. This fits in with my dream of doing PodCamp-style LibCamp unconferences all over the state (or even all over New England). I like it so much, I recommended it to Andrea Thorpe (who I spoke to Monday), about using it in the continuing education workshops as a way get to the specific questions, as well as reduce the impact of that one person who holds up the entire Q&A with their super-specific, attention-heavy question that really should be asked after the session is over.
I think this would be a nice add to regional conferences, or even as a regional reference roundtable meeting special fun thing. It brings the info up front while it’s still relevant, it’s generally free (I’m not getting paid, but the parking is being covered, and I’m glad to do it), and it’s something that can be done locally at a low cost to networks without having to wait until the next big conference.
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