http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/category/8020.aspx Conferences en-US Scott Spradlin scottgs@aol.com Subtext Version 0.0.0.0 http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/archive/2008/04/20/altdotnet.aspx <p><a href="http://altdotnet.org/home/hello"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px" alt="ALT.NET" src="http://altdotnet.org/images/logo.png?1208278656" align="right" border="0" /></a>So after the User Group Management Summit was over, a bunch of us also attended <a href="http://altdotnet.org/events/seattle/">ALT.NET</a>.  It's a free conference by developers held in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology">Open Spaces</a> format.  I never would have believed how successful that format actually is unless I experienced it myself.  I was pretty impressed and enjoyed several of the sessions I was able to attend.  Touched bases with tons of friends, and even met some new ones.</p> <p>I especially enjoyed <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/">Scott Hanselman's</a> session <strong><em>"Are we innovating or just porting?"</em></strong> Check out my buddy <a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/dlussier/archive/2008/04/20/121418.aspx">D'Arcy's blog post</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=6cda6ad746d942b9a1110d0715a4fa12&u=121431"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=6cda6ad746d942b9a1110d0715a4fa12&u=121431" border="0"/></a></p><iframe src="http://ads.geekswithblogs.net/a.aspx?ZoneID=5&amp;Task=Get&amp;PageID=31016&amp;SiteID=1" width=1 height=1 Marginwidth=0 Marginheight=0 Hspace=0 Vspace=0 Frameborder=0 Scrolling=No> <script language='javascript1.1' src="http://ads.geekswithblogs.net/a.aspx?ZoneID=5&amp;Task=Get&amp;Browser=NETSCAPE4&amp;NoCache=True&PageID=31016&amp;SiteID=1"></script> <noscript><a href="http://ads.geekswithblogs.net/a.aspx?ZoneID=5&amp;Task=Click&amp;Mode=HTML&amp;SiteID=1&amp;PageID=31016" target="_blank"> <img src="http://ads.geekswithblogs.net/a.aspx?ZoneID=5&amp;Task=Get&amp;Mode=HTML&amp;SiteID=1&amp;PageID=31016" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></a> </noscript> </iframe> <img src="http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/aggbug/121431.aspx" width="1" height="1" /> Scott Spradlin http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/archive/2008/04/20/altdotnet.aspx Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:18:09 GMT http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/comments/121431.aspx http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/archive/2008/04/20/altdotnet.aspx#feedback http://geekswithblogs.net/SSpradlin/comments/commentRss/121431.aspx