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My organization runs KubeCon + CloudNativeCon [0] and we have events in 2018 in Copenhagen (May), Shanghai (November) and Seattle (December). Our Austin event l
by dankohn1 9y ago
My organization runs KubeCon + CloudNativeCon [0] and we have events in 2018 in Copenhagen (May), Shanghai (November) and Seattle (December). Our Austin event last month grew 300% from the year before to 4,200 people.
I believe that conferences are extraordinarily valuable for open source communities. They give an opportunity for new people to get involved and connect with the existing leaders. A common concern is which talk to attend when there's overlap. I always advise to choose the one where you want to talk the speaker or other attendees afterwards. Since all of the sessions are posted to YouTube [1], you can see the other talks later (and can watch them at 125% of normal speed, if you want [2]).
>But all of that media can’t really replace the socializing, networking, and simply fun that happened as part of (or sometimes despite) the conference formula.
The real reason to attend a conference is the hallway track.
(Disclosure: I am executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.)
[0] http://kubecon.io http://kubecon.io
[1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P-3-xqvmWaZbbI1sW-ulZb https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P-3-xqvmWa...
[2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-contro...
- rospaya 9y agoLove your organization. I was just recommending the Copenhagen conference to my colleagues yesterday, although it's a bit out of our budget. > The real reason to attend a conference is the hallway track. Exactly. Asking a question during a session acts like a mating call once you're out of the room, people with interests in what you've asked form a certain discussion group around you. That would be great to formalize in some way.
- dankohn1 9y agoWe schedule 35 minute sessions with 10 minute breaks in between to try to increase the time available for the hallway track. Please check out our diversity scholarships [0]. We awarded $250 K worth in Austin [1]. [0] https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2018/attend/scholarship-opportunities/ https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-cloudnativ... [1] https://www.cncf.io/blog/2018/01/17/look-back-kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2017-part-2/ https://www.cncf.io/blog/2018/01/17/look-back-kubecon-cloudn...
- rospaya 9y agoThanks, but I'm really out of any diversity scope. My company simply doesn't provide enough educational budget, even though we use a lot of your tools at work. I'll try to show up to the next European event.