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    "title": "O’Reilly Conferences: And the Clique Will Inherit the Room",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/05/15/oreilly-conferences-and-the-clique-will-inherit-the-room/",
    "datePublished": "2005-05-15",
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    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "Dave Winer and Dare Obasanjo both go after the relevance of O'Reilly Conferences. I went to OSCON 2000 in Monterey, CA and thought it was an ok conference. But I…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
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```

# O’Reilly Conferences: And the Clique Will Inherit the Room

[Dave Winer](http://archive.scripting.com/2005/05/15#platforms) and [Dare Obasanjo](http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=7246e8d5-a16f-4731-9c2c-6f9caba16c3e) both go after the relevance of O'Reilly Conferences.
I went to OSCON 2000 in Monterey, CA and thought it was an ok conference. But I was struck by the cliques that were there. And now, it appears that O'Reilly only invites "stars" to its conferences. Too bad.