What was the first tech conference you attended?What are things you get from a conference that you cannot learn other ways?How can I maximize my value out of attending a conference?If I’m going to a conference where I don’t know anyone, how can I still have a good time?You both have planned conferences. What are some of the things that go into organizing that people might not be aware of?What is your favorite conference story?How do you learn about new events to attend?How do you pick which events you know about to go to? There are a lot, and it can be hard to narrow down when you only have a 1-2 conference limit from an employer, or your own resources.What was the coolest piece of “swag” you got from a conference?Does the swag at a conference weigh in for you at all? I hear a lot of noise around the big Google events because everyone knows they are walking away with hardware.Lets talk about conference etiquette, and discuss some of the points in Bridget's articleNotes:
Introversion and Tech Conferences by Tom Duffield
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Jason
Some of my favorite talks, first a couple from John Rauser:Look at Your DataInvestigating AnomaliesAnd another recent one from Kyle Kingsbury at Strangeloop:Jepsen II: Linearizable BoogalooBridget
Local meetups on http://meetup.com (and this is the Minneapolis startup I mentioned: http://congruence.io)MonkeyLectric Bike Lights: http://www.monkeylectric.comPete
FPM - http://github.com/jordansissel/fpmDeb-S3 - http://github.com/krobertson/deb-s3STM Aero Backpacks - http://www.stmbags.com/catalog/laptop-backpacks/aero-small-laptop-backpack/Trevor
Borderlands the PreSequel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpgMBivKR-w trailer video is hysterical. Whether you’re going to play or not.Jetbrains free for students *(.edu)Netflix spoilers http://spoilers.netflix.com/spoil-yourselfMatt
Tech Douchebags podcast - http://5by5.tv/tdbSpoonium (containers for Windows) - http://spoonium.net/Columbia Treadlite 10L Backbpack - http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Treadlite-Backpack-Black-Size/dp/B0058XJXZW (hattip to Ryn Daniels @beerops)
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