Thanks for the weekend! Got to put a face on a few names, and talk of interesting things …
Random notes:
The nametag thing was a good idea
The systematic schedule slip was a bit annoying (and predictable), and beginning/end times could have been enforced a bit more strictly.
I liked the learning workshop, and the one on mnemonics, and the one on Fermi estimates; but there were interesting ideas dispersed in all workshops.
Something to avoid for the next mnemonic workshop: an exercise where people can be asked to form a vivid mental link between “vomit” and (… though … I imagine that might sometimes be a useful hack to improve one’s diet by eliminating some particular unhealthy things from it …)
I was a bit surprised by how hard I found it to understand some people’s German accent …
I would probably have preferred less workshop and more interesting side discussions, though I’m not sure of a good way of ensuring that the side discussions stay of high quality.
Overall the organizers did a great job at finding a usable location in a nice part of town for so many people, finding places to eat for everybody, etc.
Thanks for the weekend! Got to put a face on a few names, and talk of interesting things …
Random notes:
The nametag thing was a good idea
The systematic schedule slip was a bit annoying (and predictable), and beginning/end times could have been enforced a bit more strictly.
I liked the learning workshop, and the one on mnemonics, and the one on Fermi estimates; but there were interesting ideas dispersed in all workshops.
Something to avoid for the next mnemonic workshop: an exercise where people can be asked to form a vivid mental link between “vomit” and (… though … I imagine that might sometimes be a useful hack to improve one’s diet by eliminating some particular unhealthy things from it …)
I was a bit surprised by how hard I found it to understand some people’s German accent …
I would probably have preferred less workshop and more interesting side discussions, though I’m not sure of a good way of ensuring that the side discussions stay of high quality.
Overall the organizers did a great job at finding a usable location in a nice part of town for so many people, finding places to eat for everybody, etc.