RiseCamp Update - Date Change and IIT Mumbai

[adityakaul]

The date for Risecamp has been changed to April 11. This gives us some
more time to organize things better. Let me know if anyone of you have
any issues with the date.

Also I am seriously thinking about organizing the event at IIT Mumbai.
If anyone of you have contacts, friends who could help with getting us
in touch with them.

[Manish Malik]

While more time to organize things sounds good, I hope we are aware of a couple of date/near/far effects:

1. The farther the date is, the less are the chances of enthused people getting involved right now.

2. You might want to consider 2 days of event, than a single one. You get more participation that way -- people slightly far away from the city/venue might be inclined to travel if they see more than a single day where they can contribute and get value-add in terms of plans, thoughts, and action. Secondly, topics discussed on day 1 give people a chance to regroup and come back the next day with fresh ideas. April 11 sounds okay. How about April 11 and 12?

3. Frequent change of dates may put participants off. Would recommend finalizing date(s) and sticking to them, no matter what.

Best,
Manish

[Aditya Kaul]

Got your point Manish. This should be the frozen date and will stick to it.

I think for the first event, we should keep it manageable and so a one day event might be more sensible. I feel it would be better for everyone to be at the event on the same day. We can't expect people to come on both days and we can always regroup, continue our discussions on the Internet, Google group etc.

This hopefully is not the only Risecamp, but the first of many, hopefully followed up in other cities and on a larger scale, which is when we can have a two day event.

[Manish Malik]

11 April it is, then. :)

Best,
Manish