Thanks for your concerned comment
I do remember you and yeah we shall connect!!

I agree to the point that managing such an event takes guts and its always a big deal. We do an annual event, last year we did World’s First Online Marketing Careers conference in Delhi, (OMCAR – http://www.omcareers.org) which we are again doing this May in association with TiE and some of the best speakers in the internet domain are joining hands.

But all I felt was, there is lots of strategic planning and execution that goes in pre-event, and that there’s lots at stake!

I heartly appreciate the WCI team and their effort, and I think some people have taken me on the wrong foot, by thinking that I wrote this post coz I didn’t get to speak (not to boast, but only to support, that I have spoken on multiple platforms and times, much bigger than this), hence all I mean from the post is to share my feedback, which should help the community really get together and build a success story, next time around!

Cheers,
Paritosh Sharma

Personally, I enjoyed at the event and know the efforts that goes into organising such events, it’s big, trust me. It’s always good to talk in person to sort out issues, if any. Again, this is just one of the things I’ve learnt in the process and not necessarily everyone would want to do it this way. You are doing a good job with your work and am sure there will be more opportunities along the way.

Priyanka, Mayank and all the organisers have done a great job of getting the WP lovers at one place. Just my two cents.

If I remember correctly, you were sitting in the row behind us and helped with the wi-fi settings. Thanks for that, we should have met up later.

I appreciate your clarification to the WCI as the Co.Organizer of the event. I think I would really agree on the fact that the entire community should come together, and create a grand and better success the next time.

I would call the other community members to pitch in with their comments, and help in creating better possibilities for WCI.

All I know is that, its my country’s name (India) related to the event, hence whatever it was like, we should come together and create amazing success.

Cheers,
Paritosh

Again the point of writing about anything where one doesn’t know the full story will not serve the purpose. You have to understand that it wasn’t easy organizing such an event and again if you say kudos on face and then write something else, it doesn’t look genuine. Its never an individual effort and its always the team work that makes thing possible. The reason of not giving the session to paritosh was that there were two people who had already spoken on “Blog & business” and I believe third session on the same topic wouldn’t have suited everyone.

I have spoken to few more people who were upset for one reason or other, one must take criticism sportingly.

How about this? You suck! Now try to take this sportingly. What should I expect after this? see, there is a very thin line between constructive criticism and negative talk. I think this post would have meant much more sense and would have added the value to the community if the tone would have been in this way – “I think that orgainzer’s should have taken this approach instead of that and that would have done better”.

I don’t think she has the ability to qualify anybody or anybody’s work.. she just had biased preferences, that also reflected on how she organized the gigaom & wordpress dinner meet up

So are you pissed off because of the fact that you were not invited for the event? Why in the world, did you leave this comment aditi?? When I did clear the things to you and with Ravish himself. The list was already done and till that time we had no clue about what exactly your company is into – so how the hell can someone invite you.

I appreciate that you have written some good words about me, but that really doesn’t help. You guys are thinking that WordCamp became success because of me but that not the truth – It happened because of immense amount of efforts put in by the whole team. Do you even have a clue that how much efforts Priyanka has put in to this whole event?

She was the one who emailed Matt & Om and invited them, she was the one who spoke to adobe and got the sponsorship. Without these things, the event wouldn’t have been a success and you wouldn’t have got any chance to meet those guys. Again, when you don’t know about things – don’t comment on them too!

Apart from all this, I can say one thing as the “co-organizer” of “WordCamp India 2009″ as that we’ve done our level best to manage this event in the best possible manner and that we can only do better if the whole community comes and gives their support in organizing next year’s wordcamp and yes this blog post definitely acts as a platform to do so.

And thanks for your part, I really enjoyed connecting with you!! Especially your tips on how to rake in revenue through blogs. And the fact that you are working 12 hours a day and still taking out time for these events, I appreciate!!

I got no qualms if there was not any speaking opportunity, I just wish the event could have been better managed. That’s my message of the post:)

Thanks for your support, keep in touch!

Cheers,
Paritosh

organizing such big event not easy – but such events happens and manages by the people around the world.

I’m happy the way it was organized, Sad that we miss the opportunity to hear you.

I agree to you that a conference must serve one and all. But all I meant was, the sessions should have been placed such that people from all genres can take the fullest from all that they have planned their schedule according to the program given by the conference organizers

Would be great connecting with you!!

Cheers,
Paritosh Sharma

I’m also assuming you’d have gone into greater details of HOW you guys publicized that event than the slides go into. If not, then I really don’t see why I’d have watched this session. Just my 2 cents.

Yep, kudos to the organizers for such an event, takes guts to do all of it!! Also, I agree to you on the fact that feedback in any form is always good, till the time it taken in a sporting manner, which am sure, the WCI community would be open in sharing and really making this event better placed in the future.

Cheers,
Paritosh Sharma