Conferences
These entries are about conferences I’ve attended, spoken at, or helped organise.
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Some tips for conferences
Ideas for inclusive conferences and events
A collection of ideas and suggestions for running conferences which are more inclusive and accessible. Based on my experiences at AlterConf, PyCon UK, and similar events.
Notes from You Got This 2019
Notes from the inaugural ‘You Got This’ conference, a conference about creating a healthy and sustainable work life.
Signs of the time
A few lessons I learned while doing the signage for this year’s PyCon UK.
Making the venue maps for PyCon UK
A quick braindump of my thoughts from drawing some venue maps for PyCon UK.
Don’t tap the mic, and other tips for speakers
Tapping the microphone to test it can be bad for all sorts of reasons – and other advice from the Nine Worlds speaker guidelines.
Lightning talks
Why I like the lottery system used to select lightning talks at PyCon UK this year.
Silence is golden
PyCon had a dedicated quiet room for people to get some downtime, and I think it’s a great idea.
Live captioning at conferences
Live captioning of conference talks was an unexpected bonus at this year’s PyCon UK.