Hi phillmv, thanks for taking the time to respond to my admittedly glib though 100% honest comment! Your statement I quoted above directly reflects the sentiment I was attempting to direct towards 'the Twittershphere'.
> 1. You never know who has actually organized a conference,
You may have indadvertently overstated your case here. For example, the organizers of this conference are listed at the bottom of the page linked above!
> 2. That's not a relevant counter argument
I recognize that most of my original comment is basically an ad-hominem attack on anyone critical of conference organizers. I failed to clearly state what I would consider to be an appropriate response: sharing constructive criticism via private channels such as email, phone calls, etc. with a particular emphasis on providing immediately workable solutions. Twitter has repeatedly failed as an initial channel for constructive feedback on serious issues, but is certainly recommended as a fallback should the time come to 'name and shame'.