Reporting from OnRec Global Expo 2006
I have been to a lot of recruitment conferences. Most are great and a few are, well, not quite as great. But few have approached the quality of the just completed OnRec Global Expo 2006 put on by David Hurst and team. About 200 attendees were treated to some phenomenal speakers. There was a great mixture of speakers and attendees from the U.S. and overseas.
What struck me about this conference was that every single presentation was well attended. Very few attendees skipped out to go to the beach (there is a wonderful beach in Chicago), shopping, etc. I've been to a lot of conferences that are supposedly attended by hundreds of people yet you look around the room and you could share a cab to the airport with everyone there. So why was the attendance so great? Quite simply, the content was compelling. People felt that they HAD to attend the presentations even if those presentations were not directly related to their work because the speakers were so thought provoking and the questions from the attendees so well thought out.
I can't wait for September 2007 and San Francisco.
OnRec was a great success because of outgoing speakers like you, Steven, and many others who not only gave great presentations, but also shared their time afterwards to connnect 'one-on-one' with attendees. Thanks for being a part of an awesome experience for all...