Some basic observations and principles
Mostly obvious, still, I have seen them ignored in conferences
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Resist Schoolyard Peer Pressure
Only because other conferences are doing it, you don’t have to – the benefit to your conference and its community…
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Don’t try to fix the symptom
Conferences are complex with breathtaking numbers of dependencies. Resolving a tiny symptom, with a possibly easy fix, can cause much…
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Conferences become good because of the boring stuff
We are tempted to think that conferences become good because of great ideas, novel concepts etc. While that is important,…
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Nothing happens on its own
Everything needs someone behind it making it happen, at least checking that it is on the way. Even if it…