PODCAST

Synopsis

• History of Prairie Dev Con
• Tee shirts, empanadas, and luchadors
• Speaker tip: Be specific in session titles
• Conference organizer tip: Treat your speakers well
• Conference organizer tip: Create a positive vibe
• Presentation review: Docker
• Presentation review: Staying relevant in the industry
• Feedback stats
• The broadening technology landscape
• The challenge of determining what the market wants to hear
• Benefits of covering costs for speakers
• Conference organizer tip: Focus on all of: Attendees, Sponsors, Organizer, Speakers
• Speaking topic: When not to push to production
• Topic trends: Mobile is dead (at least in Winnipeg)
• Presentation review: Dealing with difficult people
• Law of two feet: It's okay to leave if you don't want to stay in the session
• Presentation review: Sweet ES6
• Record the &*%$# sessions, D'Arcy!
• The finances of attending and running a conference