Face time

[threemonkeys]

A couple of discussions from tonight...
Topic for the next Phoenix meeting - "Why are we here (instead of online)". How various electronic communications change how we interact. Asks the question whether getting together for face to face interactions will be necessary in the future.

Planning for Conclave in June - "lets have an lj party on the Friday night". The idea is to get to meet some people in rl.

It is interesting to consider these together. The second sort of answers the first. There is a desire for face to face interaction at least some of the time. But how often? Is that a question where the average answer will change over time. ("average" because individual people obviously vary a lot).

Comments

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

If the committee are not getting something out of running Phoenix beyond sitting around worrying about how to make it relevant to the ever increasing complexity of today's society. Then they should stop.

I personally plan to. I stood down from the committee a couple of years ago because I was too jaded. Then coming back from the fun the was a Swancon, I got motivated to give it another go. It was a mistake. I do hope somebody with more energy and enthusiasm than me takes my place.

[thoatherder.livejournal.com]

A membership with more energy and enthusiasm would help a lot. Maybe we need to bring back the feuds of yesteryear. Where is Greg Hills when you need him?

http://www.geocities.com/trevorgudsell

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

*shudder*