Organizing events is not rocket science, but putting on successful events that are also sustainable is much harder than it seems. Some key practices apply to all types of events, but you also need to keep in mind what kind of conference you're organizing. Business events and community-focused conferences are more different than you might think.

I recently talked to Rick Turoczy and learned that he's an introvert like I am. While neither of us really likes going to conferences, we both find tremendous amount of value in attending them regardless. On the latest My Open Source Experience podcast episode, Rick told me that he's not just attending events, but is also organizing them both professionally and as a volunteer.

I learned these 4 things:

- Even if you're an introvert, attending events is to your benefit

- If you're only focusing on attendance numbers, you probably haven't fully thought it through what the value of your event really is

- Optimize for over communicating

- An event isn't just the dates it's scheduled for

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