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Ms. Lisa Thumann writes a very interesting blog on her site, Thumann Resources

In "Let's Talk about Attrition Rates at Unconferences," Ms. Lisa Thumann discusses how she and colleague have been organizing different conferences since 2009. She talks about how organizing these conferences are "not rocket science" but a lot of time and effort is necessary. She enjoys being able to have the opportunity to share information and ideas in a informal setting. She states her concern is whether 50% attrition is acceptable? She ask the question, "Why do we accept only half of registrants on a free event showing up acceptable?"

"Honestly, the time and efforts donated by the organizers is the same whether it's 200 people or 400, but I hate to see the wasted food that could have fed some local hungry families. She goes on to explaining how vendors could have the money for the conference on equipment or supplies for a local classroom in need. Ms. Thumann states how attrition rates have been increasing every year. When concluding her blog she ask for her readers to weigh in on how to improve the current process.

In her second blog she opens up discussing how she works with a great team of people. Since it was the closing of the academic year, they were coing together to re-invision how they would like to approach the Common Core. "Since we view learning and teaching as a special process of collaboration, creativity and sharing, our team has decided to form Common Core Communities of Practice. They would focus on improving the practice and provide collaborative workspace for teachers. She stated their would be a conference held a month and a half after writing this post. Unfortunately, Ms. Thumann has not blogged in nearly a year so I am unable to discuss the outcome of their conference.