DEBRIEF NOTES FROM THE CONFERENCE
DEBRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE
AWESOMENESS
1.SKILLS TRAINING.
a. FACILITAION TAUGHT A LOT, VERY USEFUL AND PRACTICAL TO TAKE BACK TO CAMPUSES
b. BRINGING THE SPROGGERS IN FOR WORKSHOPS AND SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY LEARNED
c. HEARING FROM AWESOME YOUNG SPEAKERS GAVE MOTIVATION TO THE CONFERECE GOERS
d. KATY MIKE’S PRESENTATION- EXPERIENCE DRIVEN, NOT FOCUSED ON SUBSTINENCE. RELATES TO REAL LIFE
e. HAVING FLOW CHARTS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE WITH THEM AND USE.
f. BRINGING ENERGY INTO THE WORKSHOPS GIVES THE PARTICIPANTS ENERGY
2. KEYNOTE HAVING A VARIED BACKGROUND SO THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO MANY
3. HAVING NON-MAJOR UNIVERSITIES ATTENDING
4. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
5. HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL PRESENTER GIVES A GREAT PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE GLOBE
6. STREAM CLEAN ACTIVITY. IT LETS PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE ROOM AND KEEP THEM ACTIVE. CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE.
7. LOGISTICS FOR NEEDS WERE COVERED (FOOD ETC.)
8. HAVING A RELAXED TIMELINE, HAVING THE DOWNTIME TO TALK, NETWORK, AND DEBRIEF
9. KEEPING THE LAYOUT SIMPLE. LIKED THE A, B, C STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOPS
10. POSSIBLY MORE OF A ENGINEER FOR WORKSHOPS.
a. EXPAND THAT IDEA TO MORE MAJOR SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL
11. MSEC WAS MORE INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN THE CONFERNECE.
12. THE EXPO WAS GREAT
a. HAD VARIED VENDORS
b. HAVING THOSE COMPANIES WHO YOU MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE KNOW ABOUT THEIR SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN AWESOMENESS
1. NEEDED EXPO TABLE FOR CLEAN ENERGY
2. GIVING MORE INFO ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS SO THE PARTICIPNTS CAN CHOOSE BETTER. THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN BOTH ON THE WEBSITE AND THE PROGRAM AT THE CONFERENCE.
3. MORE FLOOR SLEEPING, STAYING WITH CONFERENCE GOERS. ADVERTISE SPECIFICALLY WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN AS FAR PRIOR TO THE EVENT AS POSSIBLE. MAYBE HAVE AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE FROM THE AREA WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE CONFERENCE TO CHECK IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THIS WHEN THEY REGISTER
4. HAVING MORE OF A SOCIAL EVENTS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM LEAVING AT NIGHT
5. STARTING A LITTLE LATER
a. PUSH WORKSHOPS BACK INTO THE NIGHT POSSIBLY
b. PUT SOCIAL/NIGHT ACTIVITIES AND MEALS TOGETHER
6. CONDENSING WORKSHOPS. POSSIBLY SHORTER WORKSHOPS BUT MORE OF THEM
7. GIVING THE SAME WORKSHOPS MULTIPLE TIMES
8. FOOD SITUATION NEEDS TO BE THOUROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH. MAKING THE PROCESS A CLOSED CIRCUIT
a. POSSIBLE SPOTLIGHT MEAL, POSSIBLY GOING OFF CAMPUS
b. ADVERTISING FARMERS OF THE FOOD
9. ADVERTISING THE BRING YOUR OWN UTINSILS
10. REMINDERS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE REGISTERED ABOUT THE EVENT SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY ATTEND.
a. LOOK INTO CARPOOLING
11. AGENDA ON THE WEBSITE MORE OBVIOUS
12. HAVING AN OVER-ARCHING THEME AND ADVERTISING IT CLEARLY
13. HAVING MORE SMALL ACTIVITIES AND ICEBREAKERS I.E. THE BAKING EXPERIENCE
a. GROUP ACTIVITIES ARE GREAT ICEBREAKERS
b. ICEBREAKERS IN THE WORKSHOPS
14. WEBSITE UPDATES, EMAIL UPDATES, HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATION
15. KEEP THE KEYNOTE LOCAL POSSIBLY. KEEPS IT RELATABLE
OTHER ITEMS
1. WHERE TO HAVE THE NEXT CONFERENCE
a. KC WOULD BE GREAT. TRY TO KEEP THE CONFERENCE TO INVOLVE AS MANY CAMPUSES AS POSSIBLE
2. HAVING A SMS REGIONAL RETREAT ON MORE LOCAL SCALES ONCE A YEAR. THEN HAVE THE LARGER CONFERENCE LATER IN THE YEAR.
3. CONTACT CAMPUS NEWSPAPERS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
4. CONTACT LISTS OUT BY NEXT WEEK
You should keep Springfield in mind as a conference location-Drury, MSU and OTC could all collaborate to put it on. If not this year, then the year after for sure!
-Erin
Erin Murray
October 19, 2010