---
title: "A quick rant about PodCamp co-organizers"
author: "Christopher S Penn"
date: 2007-10-15
url: https://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/a-quick-rant-about-podcamp-co-organizers/
categories:
  - "PodCamp"
---

# A quick rant about PodCamp co-organizers

A quick rant about PodCamp co-organizers Just a quickie, two things I want to get off of my plate. 1. Just because it doesn't come from Chris Penn or [Chris Brogan](https://www.chrisbrogan.com) doesn't mean you should ignore it. [Chris Brogan](https://www.chrisbrogan.com) and I founded PodCamp, true. However, our co-organizers are every bit as important, if not **MORE important**, than we are, because an event like [PodCamp Boston](https://www.podcampboston.org) is a HUGE team effort. If you get messages from other organizers like [Steve Garfield](https://www.stevegarfield.com), [someone](https://www.chelpixie.com), [Whitney Hoffman](https://www.ldpodcast.com), etc., please give them as much attention and importance as a message from Mr. Brogan or me. **Our co-organizers are legitimately our equals, not our lieutenants.**2. If one organizer says no, do not ask others to say yes. We're a team. Yes, we can be uncoordinated at times, and yes, we can occasionally get mixed up, but by and large, if an organizer has stepped up and taken responsibility for a part of [PodCamp](https://www.podcampboston.org), they own that piece. If someone is unhappy with a PR piece, you need to talk to [Doug Haslam](https://www.gischeleman.com). [Chris Brogan](https://www.chrisbrogan.com) and I will NOT override the authority and responsibility that our co-organizers have willingly taken on. If someone is unhappy with the music arrangements, [someone](https://www.chelpixie.com) is the final word on that. If someone doesn't like that registration is a certain way, that's [Susan Kaup's](https://www.sooz.com) authority to change or not. I wholly and fully endorse our co-organizers, and gratefully acknowledge that despite day jobs, families, and to-do lists that are legendary, they can still find the time to make [PodCamp Boston 2](https://www.podcampboston.org) a great event. Please do not ask [Chris Brogan](https://www.chrisbrogan.com) or me to **treat them with disrespect or dishonor their commitment** to the new media community by overriding decisions in areas of responsibility they have willingly shouldered. Thanks.