Hello JTA.
This is the Mission Statement of Warpstock.
Warpstock Corporation is an organization of volunteers dedicated to promoting education, information, and social opportunities to those persons interested in computer operating systems and related software through the production of at least an annual technology conference.
JTA, What are your ideas?
1) Having a "
Paid Virtual Presence Attendee" is a good idea, but we require the software, machine and labor to make it work.
Even if we can work out something with open source software, I still require the labor of someone operating the virtual conference to give turns to the people to speak from "remote" to the "local" event.
But I think it is good idea and maybe something can be work out, like some live and shorter meetings, outside the main Warpstock event, to try to learn and understand how to set up and manage that kind of thing.
2)
Promoting the Presentations.
Yes, that's a weak point and I take that for the board.
3)
Improving the WebsiteI also think that the site is complex. But I'm more worried right now for the stability of the Warpstock site.
Yes, I had seen that other conferences sites are very simple. Date, Location, List of Presentations and "Pay here", with nice graphics of beautiful people speaking

Any other ideas?
But to the general public, I want to focus on the presentations (the content). What you would like to see? What topics do you think are interesting for OS/2-ArcaOS Today?
Regards