Organizer thoughts: Beyond Codes of Conduct
The super short version: A Code of Conduct (CoC) isn’t enough. It’s just one tool that helps shape the culture of a community. I’ve been involved in running…
Tag: conferences
Monthnotes for August 2017
August came and went quickly: It was a comparatively short month here at The Waving Cat once you subtract vacation time, and so we spent it largely distraction…
Monthnotes for June 2017
One day you plant the seeds, and later you harvest. An old freelance friend used to say this to remind herself and me at the time of the…
ThingsCon in London, Shanghai, Shenzhen & Amsterdam
Note: cross-posting this from the ThingsCon blog We have an exciting few weeks coming up for ThingsCon with four great events in (just about) as many weeks: London…
Interview with The Blueprint
The lovely folks at Shoplocket interviewed me for their (excellent!) publication The Blueprint. We chatted about the Internet of Things, my work, conferences, and (questionable?) life choices.…
On freebies, externalized costs and carrying your own weight
There’s one slightly awkward dark side in the conference business: Over the last few weeks many, many people asked me for freebies of one sort or another. That’s…
You’d like to sponsor, but don’t know what? Get in touch!
If your company would like to support the Berlin tech ecosystem by sponsoring an event, get in touch, I might have a good opportunity for you (at almost…