Tickets are no on sale for vNARCON 2023 to be held Fri. Jan. 27 to Sun. Jan. 29. Kip Daugirdas will be giving a talk on Project MESOS. I just bought my ticket.
https://www.accelevents.com/e/NARCON2023
https://www.accelevents.com/e/NARCON2023
I sent your post to Todd to investigate.I have tried to register but the family registration is not working.
My understanding is that there is a desire to go back to in-person NARCONs. However, the vNARCONs have been (by attendence/viewership metrics) vastly more successful than the in-person ones. Doing a combined in-person/virtual NARCON is a logistical challenge since hotel/conference center internet connectivity is generally shoddy at best.So is the idea of an in person NARCON a thing of the past? The tech info is interesting, however the loss of 1:1 interaction with other like minded people would be saddening.
I've loved the creation of vNARCON. I can't really justify the time and money to travel across the country just to talk about rockets, when that money could instead cover the cost of some large HPR projects. Spending $45 to catch the most interesting talks is much more enticing for me.So is the idea of an in person NARCON a thing of the past? The tech info is interesting, however the loss of 1:1 interaction with other like minded people would be saddening.
vNARCON is "more successful" in terms of the number of registrants. IMHO, it's less successful in building connections between members.My understanding is that there is a desire to go back to in-person NARCONs. However, the vNARCONs have been (by attendence/viewership metrics) vastly more successful than the in-person ones. Doing a combined in-person/virtual NARCON is a logistical challenge since hotel/conference center internet connectivity is generally shoddy at best.
This is especially true for me at the "Beer Loft" . At a real bar I would probably seek out just one or two people and have a private conversation. This does not work in a Zoom session. The one thing I like about the Beer Loft is someone usually at the beginning gives a toast to the our fellow rocketeers who are no longer with us.vNARCON is "more successful" in terms of the number of registrants. IMHO, it's less successful in building connections between members.
There’s already a thread at(not sure if this is the correct forum?)
Hey folks, haven't seen any posts about next weekend's vNARCON. Anyone else planning to "attend"? I guess that means tune in for a day of Zoom.
I greatly enjoyed the last 2 years' events, so I am looking forward to this year's.
I'd like to attend, but they sure don't make it easy. First, the link in the email gets blocked because it's a marketing tracker link. OK, no problem, I'll go in through the front door, on www.nar,org. Hmm, the link there (https://www.nar.org/virtual-narcon-2023/) gives a 404 error. Wow, NAR can't get their front page links to work? OK, let's try the direct link to vNARCON registration, below: https://www.nar.org/narcon-2023/
Now I'm getting somewhere. Well, after selecting my ticket, the "accelevents" site starts a 10 minute timer, gotta BUY NOW. ok, no problem. Just gotta login. Err, umm, I wonder what email I used last year? OK, figured it out, password... no idea. OK, password recovery... push this button to send password recovery instructions to that email. ok. nothing. try it again several times. more than 10 minutes go by. Ticket times out. no password recovery.
Screw it.
vNARCON is "more successful" in terms of the number of registrants. IMHO, it's less successful in building connections between members.
I also find it hard to believe that the internet connectivity issue hasn't been solved. Surely, other organizations have set up and run "hybrid" meetings where both in-person and remote attendance are supported.
The lack of personal factor is a big negative to me and one reason why I will not purchase a ticket for the event.This is especially true for me at the "Beer Loft" . At a real bar I would probably seek out just one or two people and have a private conversation. This does not work in a Zoom session. The one thing I like about the Beer Loft is someone usually at the beginning gives a toast to the our fellow rocketeers who are no longer with us.
vNARCON is "more successful" in terms of the number of registrants. IMHO, it's less successful in building connections between members.
Thanks for the note on the link on the front page of the NAR.org site, the link has been fixed.(not sure if this is the correct forum?)
Hey folks, haven't seen any posts about next weekend's vNARCON. Anyone else planning to "attend"? I guess that means tune in for a day of Zoom.
I greatly enjoyed the last 2 years' events, so I am looking forward to this year's.
I'd like to attend, but they sure don't make it easy. First, the link in the email gets blocked because it's a marketing tracker link. OK, no problem, I'll go in through the front door, on www.nar,org. Hmm, the link there (https://www.nar.org/virtual-narcon-2023/) gives a 404 error. Wow, NAR can't get their front page links to work? OK, let's try the direct link to vNARCON registration, below: https://www.nar.org/narcon-2023/
Now I'm getting somewhere. Well, after selecting my ticket, the "accelevents" site starts a 10 minute timer, gotta BUY NOW. ok, no problem. Just gotta login. Err, umm, I wonder what email I used last year? OK, figured it out, password... no idea. OK, password recovery... push this button to send password recovery instructions to that email. ok. nothing. try it again several times. more than 10 minutes go by. Ticket times out. no password recovery.
Screw it.
Todd, thanks so much. Did you read what I wrote? I hit forgot several times. No email. Been 48 hours. Something borken!If you have forgotten your password from last year, just go to the Signin page and then click on the Forgot password, pretty simple after that
No NARCON presentation or tour, live or virtual, can pass Rich's item C) criterion, at least for me. But I'll attend anyway. I disagree with the other two to some extent, but that's OK.
After you hit the Forgot Password link, are you seeing a web browser screen where you have to enter the email address? The system is working perfectly, I just tested it. Please contact me and we will get you signed up, [email protected]Todd, thanks so much. Did you read what I wrote? I hit forgot several times. No email. Been 48 hours. Something borken!
Yeah I could make a whole new email account that I forget about later, but look, that's just extra friction for commerce on the information superhighway.
Yes, your ticket is basically good for 90 days. You can go in and watch or rewatch the presentations at any time. After 90 days, the presentations are going to be released into the NAR Members Only forum. We don't have a timeline for Youtube yet.I know that in a few months the presentations will be put on Youtube. In the meantime, if I buy a ticket but cannot watch everything live, will there be a way to view streams before everything is made free to the public?
(whoops, looks like my question was answered while I was typing. )
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