Congregation in Cong [Video]

I met Eoin Kennedy at the Realex Fire Irish Web Awards and he told me all about CongRegation – the social media unconference he’s organising in Cong, Co. Mayo on 30 November. “You can’t get tickets for this”, he warned. “You have to blog your way in.”

Sounds like a novel approach. The basic idea of the unconference, he says, is that the participants have as much to teach each other as any designated “speaker” could. But even an unconference needs a little planning, and they ran into “an algorithm problem” trying to figure out all the details of who would speak when and where.

Luckily, as Eoin explains it, John Breslin of DERI came up with a spreadsheet which saved the day!

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Conn Ó Muíneacháin works at Blacknight, Ireland's largest provider of domains and hosting. He's an award-winning radio producer, podcaster and blogger. He's an engineer as well (not the award-winning kind). Conn produces video for Blacknight and edits Technology.ie. Labhair Gaeilge leis!

18 Comments

conn November 11, 2013 at 5:43 pm - Reply

RT @blacknight: Congregation in Cong! Video interview with @eoink of @congregation13 http://t.co/uUWMpwk2Jd
Mayo2Day November 11, 2013 at 6:34 pm - Reply

Social Media Gathering in Mayo: RT @blacknight: Congregation in Cong! Video interview with @eoink of @congregation13 http://t.co/kqqJTotrLH
conn November 11, 2013 at 7:33 pm - Reply

I had a great chat with @eoink about @congregation13 in Cong, Co.Mayo. It’s on video here: http://t.co/9V0l33sG2q
jasonroe November 11, 2013 at 7:34 pm - Reply

RT @conn: I had a great chat with @eoink about @congregation13 in Cong, Co.Mayo. It’s on video here: http://t.co/9V0l33sG2q
mneylon November 11, 2013 at 7:40 pm - Reply

RT @conn: I had a great chat with @eoink about @congregation13 in Cong, Co.Mayo. It’s on video here: http://t.co/9V0l33sG2q
congregation13 November 11, 2013 at 8:19 pm - Reply

RT @conn: I had a great chat with @eoink about @congregation13 in Cong, Co.Mayo. It’s on video here: http://t.co/9V0l33sG2q
cdonnery November 11, 2013 at 8:20 pm - Reply

RT @conn: I had a great chat with @eoink about @congregation13 in Cong, Co.Mayo. It’s on video here: http://t.co/9V0l33sG2q
blacknight November 11, 2013 at 9:10 pm - Reply

Congregation in Cong [Video] http://t.co/uyD0pq3tPD
eoink November 12, 2013 at 9:30 am - Reply

Bumpy start to the video but tks to @blacknight for the chance to talk about @congregation13 http://t.co/xrariKfXn5 #cringeseeingmyself
thepersuaders November 12, 2013 at 9:33 am - Reply

RT @eoink: Bumpy start to the video but tks to @blacknight for the chance to talk about @congregation13 http://t.co/xrariKfXn5 #cringeseein…
Eoin Kennedy November 12, 2013 at 10:21 am - Reply

Thanks Conn for the chance to talk about the unconference and well done on a really nice edit. Would love to hear from people who have a social media story to tell on the day.
- Conn Ó Muíneacháin November 12, 2013 at 11:44 am - Reply
  
  Thanks Eoin! Good luck with the event!
Eoin Kennedy November 13, 2013 at 10:45 am - Reply

Just rereading my comment. I meant to say my intro to Congregation was the bumpy part. Must have been star struck
- Conn Ó Muíneacháin November 13, 2013 at 11:14 am - Reply
  
  All bumps smoothed out! :) Hope to see you in Cong!
Celinemmc November 14, 2013 at 3:55 pm - Reply

RT @blacknight: Congregation in Cong [Video] http://t.co/tsjZJoNqq2
Peter Donegan November 19, 2013 at 4:32 pm - Reply

Great video Conn and Eoin.
Best with it at the Congregation gig.

peter
- Conn Ó Muíneacháin November 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks Peter! :) Are you going to be there?
  - Peter Donegan November 20, 2013 at 3:17 pm - Reply
    
    Hey Conn,
    
    unfortunately I can’t.
    Fortunately, I have a family gig I must attend.
    
    I will miss you both.
    Would have been good to catch up with ye.
    
    hope all is groovy
    peter