1. What went well? Why?
- I thought that logistically it all turned out very well. The
volunteers all showed up and helped out in what was definitely an
unlead group.
- Sponsors stepped in and covered everything from food to location to
wi-fi to shirts, etc. They were all great to help.
- Attendees did a great job in stepping up and offering discussion
topics and participating.
- Having eventbrite and pathable up and running was great, and
hopefully available for next time.
- The staff at City Hall were very accommodating
- City Hall provides a nice symbolic location for the event.
2. What could have been improved? and How would you do things
differently next time?
- The acoustics in the hall were bad, might have to make better use of
the chambers next time, or select a new venue
- If all of the people showed up that were expected the noise would
have been very bad
- Need paper recycling option - all of the cups and plates went in the
garbage
- Food drive was not really successful - maybe 50lbs of food :(
- Schedule time between sessions, having them back-to-back meant that
some started the sessions immediately while many strolled in - you
then miss some of the conversation.
- Long weekend did hurt attendance I think
- Get some senior Municipal and Fed. administration in attendance, and
would have been encouraging to see some Councilors or their staff at
the event - might need more proactive approaches next time.
> Hello,
>
> 1. What went well? Why?
>
>
>
> - Very well structure organization and very good communications.
> - Very good diversity of attendees (because of communications serious).
> - Very good event location.
> - Some very good sessions.
> - Perfect weather for such an event (indoor).
> - Very good photographer (some Flichr
> pitctures<
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=cco09&s=int>are so good!).
> - Very nice Website.
> - Great food organization.
> - Registration was perfect (
eventbrite.com).
> - Pathable is also a very interesting tool (
>
http://changecamp-ca.pathable.com/)
> - T-Shirst, Logo, Video are wonderful!
> - Organizers and Volunteer teams.
> - ... and probably lots more.
>
> 2. What could have been improved? and How would you do things differently
>
> > next time?
>
> - More registration places (overbooking). It is a free event and
> apparently only 50% (75 on 150) of peoples having registered came to the
> event (even the fact it was a rainy day). It would have been good to accept
> something like 250 registrations.
> - I would have loved a 2 (or may-be 3) days event. With 2 days, we would
> have had the time to work on projects or presentations that need time.
> Personally, I would have done another presentation on the second day because
> on the first day I didn't know that much attendees interests. Also, some
> people would like to come on the first day, other the second day and some
> like me during the 2 (or 3) days.
> - Green ChangeCamp event! ChangeCamp is somehow about creating a better
> world. I would have love to see sustainable practices regarding waste
> reduction, energy savings, transportation, food and beverages. The worst
> part was to see that huge amount of dishes droped in the bin.
> - Veggy/Vegan food. There was not many egg sandwishes and not every
> vegeterian eat egg and no vegan eat egg. It would have been great to have
> vegan food (like that you are sure that eveyone can eat it).
> - A better wiki and a way to share ideas of change with other events and
> the public (I'm working on it...)
> - It would be great that someone create an online