The biggest items that jump out at me that I think I “somewhat” disagree with is his desire to make conferences in general more open and available to the general public, the globe around. Doesn’t that simply take away from the concept of “going to a conference”?

Now, I’m not in that camp of thinkers that espouse going away from work is the reason for attending a conference (though I admit that I’ve been there in the past, but hey, we grow, right ). No, more for the intense synchronicity and energy exchange that really does seem to come only from being near others.

I’ve no doubt that adding the massive collaborative capabilities that Dave talks about would be very cool, just don’t forget that “someone” has to attend the conference for it to exist!