Suddenly convention behavior is too much?

[kath]

Originally posted by Sharpie@Nov 26 2003, 08:18 AM
Good behaviour, I think starts 'at the top. The people in charge set the tone, and they are on hand and visable. Over time, attendees find out what management will put up with.

I don't personally know Kayla, but in all fairness she WAS very visible, was present for all of the seminars/workshops/registrations - which is more than I can say for some people who have run shows over the years. From where I sat (out in the lobby and in on the workshops), it looked like she was overseeing everything and in control. I didn't stay for the party honestly - because I know the reputation that GFYers have for conduct. Anyone who was surprised by their behavior is truly out of touch. lol Plus - it's hard to control the actions of others AFTER the day's events - and it sounds like most of the problems happened after the scheduled activities.

And... playing devil's advocate here - this was the first Webmaster Access. It's a learning process. And as Fay has said here too, it takes time. Over time people will realize that those behaviors might have been *OK* for a boat party in Florida, but are not *OK* for an entire weekend-long regional conference.

It will be hard for GFY to teach these folks - well, anything. lol But... the conference series does have potential. Good speakers, good panels, good locations... now just up the ante for some on-site security and let management crack down on the partiers a little and you might have something there.

Again.... I don't really know any of these folks and wasn't involved in the August discussion about behavior so I'm not taking any sides. I just know first-hand how hard it is to run one of these things and for her first try I think Kayla did a pretty good job considering all she had to work against.