Collaboration University 2008 - Workshops half full, early reg for 5 more days
Category Collaboration UniversityThe first three weeks of Collaboration University's new website and registration for the 2008 events have been quite eye-opening. The community is crazy for Quickr, Sametime and Connections this year...I suppose when you release two versions of everything, folks can use a little technical training. A few days into the "soft launch" of CU registration - which is what I call blogging and letting Alumni know about it - we had registrants calling saying "did you get my registration 10 minutes ago...want to be sure I get into the workshop..." Big thanks to the Alumni who signed up right away - you get the best deal as we extended a discount to you in appreciation of your prior attendance. That discount is good regardless of any early registration deadlines. Huge thanks to those who are coming for a third year - Juniors, we'll call you.
Just a few minutes ago, out went the newsletter email notice about Collaboration University - if you read my blog you'll probably get one - with more info on the workshop concept we've cooked up this year. In short, we've designed a workshop for admins and developers to work together on a deployment (cats and dogs, living together!), and then again on a set of changes to an application. Critical changes! Must haves! Unreasonable business sponsor! (Me). All this in three hours...for about a month of experience.
A surprising percentage of registrants are choosing the do the workshop - so much that they are halfway subscribed in BOTH Chicago and London. We may have to figure ways to expand them if this keeps up.
So while I'm on the topic, it's probably good to mention that the super-duper-earlybirdy registration for June ends, well, when July starts. That's next Tuesday.
