Not such a great idea: Power outages
I was sorry to hear today that ASAE and the Center’s Great Ideas Conference is having some power issues. According to reports (here, here, and here—thanks, Ben, for the updates!), an electrical fire is wreaking havok with both guest rooms and meeting space. It sounds like a planner’s nightmare, but at least this first-hand report says they dealt with it admirably:
- The ASAE staff has been extraordinary in helping attendees find their meeting rooms and making sure the show goes on. They have proven their mettle through this difficult ordeal which was far beyond their control.
Do you know what you’d do if something similar happened at your meeting?
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February 1st, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I was a speaker at the Great Ideas conference. I arrived in the morning after the fire to learn that my presentation was moved to the lobby bar. I was told there was no mic or power (excepting one lamp).
Over 80 people moved their very comfortable bar chairs in a group. Some even sat on the floor. It changed the session but people worked very hard to listen and participate. My topic was: Seven Rules for Designing More Innovative Conferences.
How ironic. Perhaps the creativity forced by the power outage ended up making it more meaningful.
Ed Bernacki
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