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Flickr Foundation at iPres 2024

In September, I went to Belgium for a digital preservation conference. I wrote about what I learnt and what I saw for the Flickr.org blog.

Preserving pixels in Paris

I went to France for a conference about archiving the web, and I came back with thoughts and photos.

Some tips for conferences

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.

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.

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.

Accessibility at AlterConf

For accessibility and inclusion, AlterConf sets a high bar to beat.

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.