We could set up a web app that uses data mining algorithms to analyze people's interests, experience with Clojure, industries they work in, Myers-Briggs type, and other information to put together compatible small groups of people.
I just had a "How big of a nerd can I be?" moment. But that doesn't mean its not a good idea. On Nov 3, 4:56 pm, Sean Corfield <seancorfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another possibility is to have something online, based on > registration, that let's people write a little bit about themselves > and offers tags or some such so attendees can find interesting / > similar (or different!) people to meet. I've used such networking apps > at a couple of conferences but I don't know if they're free... > > As attendee numbers grow, face-to-face interaction with _everyone_ > becomes really hard to manage and even an ice breaker evening doesn't > let you get to meet everyone... > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM, <buckmeist...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree about the "speed dating" concept or something to have each of us > > talk at least once with everyone else (as long as the group size is > > feasible). We mostly all groan at these ice breaker type activities but > > they do tend to work ok at getting people in larger groups to interact at > > least on that initial surface level. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en