Hey Brian. This is an interesting idea which I’ve thought about a bit. Here are a few considerations in favor of holding it simultaneously:
1) Stronger feeling of community: By hosting it simultaneously we can do things to make us feel like one community. For example, we can livestream what’s going on in other locations, have EAs ask questions of the speak live on Twitter etc.
2) Better movement PR: One of the things I noticed in coming up with the idea is that non-EAs instantly get the wow factor of holding multiple events simultaneously all over the world. It helps give EA a globa This would be lost by holding multiple events at different times. Since this event helps attract new EAs, I think the PR matters a good deal.
3) Less organizational attention devoted to EA Global: Holding the events in sequence means that EA Global steals attentional resources for longer. Since staff attention is one of our scarcest resources, I think it would be good to finish the event all in one weekend and then devote attention elsewhere.
That said, I’m not confident that simultaneously holding the events is the best option, so I’d be happy to have someone convince me otherwise.
Hey Brian. This is an interesting idea which I’ve thought about a bit. Here are a few considerations in favor of holding it simultaneously:
1) Stronger feeling of community: By hosting it simultaneously we can do things to make us feel like one community. For example, we can livestream what’s going on in other locations, have EAs ask questions of the speak live on Twitter etc.
2) Better movement PR: One of the things I noticed in coming up with the idea is that non-EAs instantly get the wow factor of holding multiple events simultaneously all over the world. It helps give EA a globa This would be lost by holding multiple events at different times. Since this event helps attract new EAs, I think the PR matters a good deal.
3) Less organizational attention devoted to EA Global: Holding the events in sequence means that EA Global steals attentional resources for longer. Since staff attention is one of our scarcest resources, I think it would be good to finish the event all in one weekend and then devote attention elsewhere.
That said, I’m not confident that simultaneously holding the events is the best option, so I’d be happy to have someone convince me otherwise.