Last Saturday I attended Quasi-Con, an "unconference" developed from the ground up by my classmates at the School of Information. It was so exciting to see my future colleagues in action - sharing information in an open, interesting way. (That's what libraries do, right?)
Quasi-Con began with small group brainstorming sessions to tease out topics which were both relevant and interesting to participants. The next part of the conference focused on sessions based off these brainstorming ideas. The conference developers really gave the conference participants a chance to discuss and dig into library-related issues about which they are passionate. What a great way to engage everyone!
In the afternoon, Quasi-Con featured presentations from speakers who'd signed up in advance. Some presentations were 15-minute talks about disaster planning or the Occupy Wall Street library, others were panels on thinking about how your prior jobs (like being a trail guide) could apply to being a librarian.
The entire conference was creative, innovative, informative, and inclusive. It was extremely fantastic to see my classmates produce such an awesome event. Check out the http://quasicon2012.wordpress.com/ website for more information!
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