I was able to pop in for two brief periods later in the day. I basically posted an intro and looked around. Unfortunately, I got really busy and couldn't give it the time I wanted.
I think both a plus and minus of the asynchronous conference is that you can come and go as you please. Like a message board, you can fit it around your schedule, take the time to reflect on topics, and approach the event at your own speed. On the other hand, I think the nature of a conference sort of calls for a somewhat captive audience. For example, I _planned_ to participate more during the actual event, but knowing the info would be there for me _later_ allowed me to mentally push the event off my plate when my day got full.
All that aside, it looks like some great stuff came out of the conference. I plan to return and read more over the next couple weeks. I recommend anyone interested in this online community stuff (all of us?) should
check it out!
