After Action Review Meeting

FUTURE

December 19, 2007

Information link: http://www.defragohio.pbwiki.com

Near-Time.com collaborative site forthcoming

Defrag Ohio / FUTURE AAR & April 2007 Defrag Conference / Lorain County Community College

Defrag Ohio / FUTURE After Action Review

Success Factors for the Defrag Conference / FUTURE: Center for Design & Technology Transfer @ The Cleveland Institute of Art

o Moved quickly

o High quality; interactive content

o Diverse

o Lunch session

o Good proximity

Things that could be improved or desired for the April conference

o Double the attendance

o On-site catering is available

o Joint sessions: Tech Trak and Economic Development Trak

o Sidebar: Defrag wiki

o Language

o Dates

o Update Defrag JPG’s: David Moss

o Clear communications regarding intent

1. Marketing & PR

o Company’s to demo innovative technology; how can we merge the entertainment innovations with the .inc environments?

o Advertising and PR: NOCA: connect these communities in NEO

o Target market to the associations in OH

o Clear connectivity; theme in early February

o Target emails

o Provide tools for PR for higher integration: press pack

2. Conference topics

o Workshops 101 Blogs and Wiki building

o Jim Gilmore and the Experience Economy

3. Logistics

o Check on the calendar: is there availability for an end of April date as many attendees are out on spring break?

o Friday PM: social evening

(add) 4. Communications

Next Steps

1. Sponsorship: Barbara Oney/Monica Moss/Gloria Ferris

2. Near-Time invite out

3. D Moss/D Grampa put together a clear destination for Defrag web presence

4. Mid-January begin meetings