Would you go to a conference this winter?

[Mike@TheWhippinpost]

Been asked to organise a conference this November for up to (a possible) 6,000 attendees.

Given all the media attention and warnings of a theoretical 100,000 new cases of swine flu, per day, in the winter, I'm begining to have major doubts.

I have to consider the possibility that staff at the venue might go off sick; exhibitors not turning up; transport issues (trains whatever), plus; attendance numbers possibly dipping.

So I'm just wondering if you would attend such a public affair, assuming you still hadn't contracted the virus by then?

[Shirker]

So I'm just wondering if you would attend such a public affair, assuming you still hadn't contracted the virus by then?

It wouldn't cross my mind not to go.

[samhs]

if it were pertinent to my business or professional skills, or if it were something I found interesting - yes.

[sickpuppy]

Unless I had a major illness already or the transport system was in meltdown I'd go.

[Chris H]

I'd go too.

[Mr Anderson]

The only reason I'd stay away would be if it was me that was ill to start.

[net-curtains]

I've got an 8 month old, so to be honest I'd probably give it a miss.

[Mike@TheWhippinpost]

Um, thanks all - I've advised we call it off.

Perhaps if I turned the question round and asked: Would you throw your money at holding a conference in winter?

Academic now, I know, but I suspect the answer would be different, no?

[sickpuppy]

Perhaps if I turned the question round and asked: Would you throw your money at holding a conference in winter?

Now that is a different question. It would be risky stumping up the cash this far away. Maybe closer to the time but that's not usually how these things work.

It wasn't a tamiflu conference was it?

[Mike@TheWhippinpost]

LOLs, not quite so exciting, no.