Post ASAE-07 "Report"
Like many conference attendees, I scribble notes into a notepad during sessions. As these notes are easily lost/forgotten, I've more recently developed the habit of transferring them into digital form. (Feel free to grab the pdf of my session notes from the 2007 ASAE annual conference.)
In part, this helps to further digest and learn the material. It also provides a better historical/searchable record for when your brain faintly remembers that there was a great book reference during a lecture session last year...
Also, this style of report helps with internal learning and sharing between those who did (and did not!) attend the conference. In fact, we make it contingent that anyone who goes needs to write up a report.
Finally, I send a copy to my board of directors. I don't expect them to actually read it, but hope that they at least open the file and scroll down to the bottom making a quick visual scan of titles, keywords, etc, and make the mental note that their executive director is out there trying to gain new knowledge and insight to run the association better.
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Jason,
Thanks for this helpful post - not only the suggestion on solidifying your knowledge - but also for sharing your learning points from the many sessions I didn't get to attend. I don't know about your board, but I read the document and came away with several valuable nuggets. Maybe your generosity (and diligent recording talents!) is an example of how Web 2.0 should work.
Posted by: Wayne Carley | September 4, 2007 3:42 PM