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Blowing Up the Conference Format
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How to Organize a Large Multidisciplinary Tech Conference
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- 1 Starting That Conference
- 2 The Purpose of That Conference
- 3 The Importance of Human Connection
- 4 The Value of Attending Conferences
- 5 Agent Conf and the Importance of Tech
- 6 Organic Panel Discussion and Open Spaces
- 7 Exploring New Conference Formats
- 8 The Importance of Open Spaces
- 9 Blowing Up the Conference Format
- 10 The Challenge of Selling White Spaces
- 11 The Role of Hackathons
- 12 Building a Custom Conference Platform
- 13 Motivation Behind Building a Custom Platform
- 14 Using Google Sheets as the Front End
- 15 The Stack and Open Source Nature of the Platform
- 16 Refactoring and Rebuilding the Platform
- 17 The Challenges of Organizing a Conference
- 18 Encouraging Speakers to Put Effort into Submissions
- 19 The Financial Challenges of Organizing a Conference
- 20 Considering Dropping Food from the Conference
- 21 Exploring a Kickstarter-like Model for Ticket Sales
- 22 Challenges of Booking Venues
- 23 Long-Term Contracts and Financial Commitments
- 24 The Ugly Side of Contracts
- 25 The Entrapment of Venue Commitments
- 26 Financial Struggles and Commitments
- 27 The Role of Sponsors
- 28 Sales and Sponsorship Relationships
- 29 Starting a Conference: Find Your Why
- 30 Building a Tribe of Organizers
- 31 Engaging with Other Organizers
- 32 The Importance of Balance and Sustainability
- 33 Contributing and Getting Involved with the Conference
