TAM9 -- Is it happening?

bumlet5 said:
That's what I suggest to people who can't afford to buy entry to TAM itself. Just go and hang out at the Del Mar all weekend. No one has taken my advice yet.
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I know at least a couple people have done just that, for at least a couple of TAMs.
 
hcmom said:
I know at least a couple people have done just that, for at least a couple of TAMs.
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So do I, but they were doing it long before I showed up on the JREF scene. No new people have done it based on my suggestion. :)
 
As long as it happens, I'm able to register, and they put on a great meeting, I will be happy.
 
I'm a newbie and have never been to a TAM. I viewed a video of a panel discussion on-line. I think it was TAM 3. In this session the audience was allowed to ask questions of panel members. A man with military garb on (sorry forget his name, rank & didn't get his serial number) acted as moderator. He repeatedly said that one's question shouldn't be longer than answers. I wondered whether there are any part of a session within a typical TAM when attendees can actually participate in discussions and not simply be limited to asking questions? I think it would be good to have at least an hour of give & take. I realize that most people go to such meetings to hear the keynote speakers and therefore there has to be limits but sometimes you want to challenge or contribute to ideas.
 
Kenkoskinen: There are workshops that can involve discussions or audience participation. Those are on Thursday and Sunday.
 
Cethis said:
Kenkoskinen: There are workshops that can involve discussions or audience participation. Those are on Thursday and Sunday.
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And quite a few of the people involved show up at the various evening get-togethers, and are usually very approachable.
 
kenkoskinen said:
A man with military garb on (sorry forget his name, rank & didn't get his serial number) acted as moderator.
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That was Hal Bidlack, and he was trying to preempt people who make a long speech and then finish with their question, "Don't you agree".

As Cethis and Horatius wrote, the workshops are more interactive, and there are always impromptu discussions going on before and after. Also at lunch, but it's tough to find one person out of 1200 in a room. The reception before TAM is also a wonderful place to talk.
 
There is also the aforementioned Del Mar Bar, where plenty of discussion takes place (and where most of the main speakers put in an appearance at some time).


Seriously, though, what sort of open discussion do you think you could have with nearly 1,500 people in the room, without most of the people present getting bored or frustrated?
 
SkepticScott said:
As Cethis and Horatius wrote, the workshops are more interactive, and there are always impromptu discussions going on before and after. Also at lunch, but it's tough to find one person out of 1200 in a room.
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Yes, this is the big advantage of a venue like the South Point, where most people are staying and so are around before and after the official sessions are on, and where there is plenty of room for groups to gather and hang out. You also don't get stuck waiting to just get from A to B, as happens at smaller venues like places where TAM London has been held. I also had some very interesting discussions at lunch with the people I sat with, who I hadn't met before.


SkepticScott said:
The reception before TAM is also a wonderful place to talk.
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Assuming they've learnt the lesson from TAM8.
 
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kenkoskinen said:
I'm a newbie and have never been to a TAM. I viewed a video of a panel discussion on-line. I think it was TAM 3. In this session the audience was allowed to ask questions of panel members. A man with military garb on (sorry forget his name, rank & didn't get his serial number) acted as moderator. He repeatedly said that one's question shouldn't be longer than answers. I wondered whether there are any part of a session within a typical TAM when attendees can actually participate in discussions and not simply be limited to asking questions? I think it would be good to have at least an hour of give & take. I realize that most people go to such meetings to hear the keynote speakers and therefore there has to be limits but sometimes you want to challenge or contribute to ideas.
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A lot of the speakers show up to the Del Mar Lounge. You can also approach any of them in the hallway outside the meeting room.
 
I don't know what to think, any more. Different "sources" keep saying different, conflicting things.

Source: "This year's Amazing Meeting will be entirely devoted to the music and short films of Tim Minchin, and will henceforth be renamed Tim TAM."

Source: "This year The Amazing Meeting will be merging with Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival Festival. The combined event will be referred to as River TAM."

Source: "This year, JREF Forum Member Tamazon will be organizing the whole event, so we have not decided which of the many available puns to use as its official name, at this point. Should we go with TAMazon, or Tamazing Meeting, or what?! An emergency staff meeting will be held, this weekend, to resolve the issue, before we can make the public announcement."

So, which is the truth?!!!!
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
A lot of the speakers show up to the Del Mar Lounge. You can also approach any of them in the hallway outside the meeting room.
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Or, if you slip a twenty to someone on the cleaning staff, they'll let you into their room and you can just hide under the bed.
 
Dicon said:
Or, if you slip a twenty to someone on the cleaning staff, they'll let you into their room and you can just hide under the bed.
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I tried that, but I found myself wondering why I was hiding under the bed of one of the cleaning staff, especially when they knew I was there...
 
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