tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post1190275398093072815..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: The Virtual International Day of the Midwife 2012: Final reportSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-22589685424757887162012-06-25T17:36:00.361+10:002012-06-25T17:36:00.361+10:00Hello Gloria and Chris, thank you both for your fe...Hello Gloria and Chris, thank you both for your feedback which I fed back to the committee meeting last night. I'll send you the final report from that meeting once I've written it up. thanks SarahSarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-6075191373160869892012-06-19T17:08:35.651+10:002012-06-19T17:08:35.651+10:00Thanks so much for this all-encompassing report, S...Thanks so much for this all-encompassing report, Sarah. Agree with Chris' comments above. Would hate to see ICM take over the VIDM as I think it would change the flavour completely. Can not imagine anyone but YOU master minding VIDM, quite frankly. As you know, I'm a big fan of WizIq and they are really co-operative and flexible. I think my classes there can hold 900 students. I have a professional membership there and it's ridiculously cheap. I would be glad to pay for VIDM to have that capability. It's so gratifying to see the numbers grow each year. Much love and appreciation to you. Gloria in Vancouver BCGloria Lemayhttp://www.glorialemay.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-13174388299010077952012-06-19T07:40:42.736+10:002012-06-19T07:40:42.736+10:00Good report Sarah.
I agree with being strict with...Good report Sarah. <br />I agree with being strict with speakers on pre-conference arrangements and on using headsets.<br />I think facilitators need to be facilitators first. It would be great to have all our facilitators to be midwives, whether current or ex. But where we have to choose, it's more important, IMO, to be a skilled facilitator.<br />I think we should stay with 5th May. There's always a chance of coinciding with the sacred day of a faith, but if we acknowledge this each year, I think that's OK. Let's keep in step with the UN's Day of the Midwife.<br />We should start succession planning now. It's conceivable something might prevent you from organising VIDM 2013, so being ready for that would be highly professional.<br /> I think we should encourage speakers to make their presentations available, and we should sort out a sharing mechanism - something like SlideShare.<br />Not sure about getting participants to pre-register. We could end up with quite an admin burden.<br />Cheers,<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com