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Attendees came away energized, refreshed and ready to tackle new challenges. As I was leaving, I commented to the organizers that it had been a useful activity, but I wondered what the impact would be if we had an entire Foo camp devoted specifically to education.

Why not have a concentrated weekend for thinking about innovation and how to create a nation of lifelong learners? Department of Education. Our first Ed Foo was attended by approximately educators, administrators, technologists, funders, researchers, media, and toy manufacturers. These binoculars have a min. Attendees are encouraged to bounce between sessions and check their egos at the door as to not feel discouraged if people leave their own talk early, Magoulas said.

More than sessions take place over the weekend event, and attendees are asked to stop by some talks that are out of their comfort zone. The open exchange of ideas, Magoulas said, has led to partnerships and change far beyond the confines of Googleplex.

They were able to hook up [at a Foo Camp] with someone who was doing a similar type of work, but on the statistics side. Casey Gale is an associate editor at Convene.