Tips from Seasoned Foo Campers
From NewsFoo10
Veterans of other Foo Camps, share your Foo-maximization strategies.
From past years:
Remember that you can propose a session that you have interest in, even if you don't feel you can lead it. - Danese Cooper
I've said it before, I'll say it again: Find people whose work you have no supposed interest in and go to their talks. Foo Camp is the time to learn and meet the things and people you are not normally exposed to. Be sure to give a talk if you can, you were invited for a reason! Then play werewolf! Then go to sleep. Bring wine. And ride the segway. - Chris DiBona
Pre-packaged slide shows are dull, dull, dull. Please facilitate a conversation instead of rehashing a conference talk! - chromatic
Watch the session board for topics that intersect with your interests, and then find the person who proposed the talk--maybe you'll want to collaborate on a session! - Cat Allman
Come with ideas for what you'd like to discuss or hear more about, but don't expect to leave with The Answer(s). A great part of Foo Camp is the conversations that get started (and continue after Camp has ended) and the unexpected insights that arise to spur new questions. - Julie Steele
Bring tangibles. Words work over the web. Touching, making and learning skills don't (yet) - Adrian Freed
Sleep well for a couple days before you come, so you can stay up late with your Foo Campers! (Best conversations are at night - not to mention Werewolf) - Jane McGonigal
