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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.