after attending the joint mathematics meetings in san francisco, i want to share two points you should not try to copy when you’re organizing a conference.
- in case you have a lot of parallel sessions, try to schedule sessions with similar topics in parallel. this minimizes the number of days people from these areas have to attend the conference.
- promise wireless internet, but do not provide a backbone which can handle this. after noticing it is too slow, simply turn it off for the rest of the conference.
- this applies more to conference center owners. do not install power plugs anywhere near to areas where tables and seats are placed. and by any means, never install power plugs in rooms where talks are held.
people will really appreciate this and regard your conference as one of the best ever.
