Kalamazoo X – Inspiring Change
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For the past 9 years, my dear friend Michael Eaton has been holding an amazing conference in Kalamazoo, MI called Kalamazoo X. In 2018, he will be putting on the…
Conference Life
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with Svaha Apparel. It all started with a Facebook ad, and then I noticed them – geeky dresses WITH POCKETS. So what’s…
The Work/Life/Community Tightrope Walk…
With work/life balance being a questionable topic for some, I figured I would share what it’s like here. If you haven’t seen me in the community in awhile, there’s a…
Thoughts on Speaker Selection Tactics
After reading Justin Searls of Test Double’s post on Calls for Transparency, it got me thinking. I’m on a variety of conference and event planning committees, and no two events…
My Love for Local & Regional Conferences
Recently, I was talking with a local guy who wanted to get more involved with the community, as he wants to eventually go the MVP route with hopes of one…
Why to Submit Talks to PyCon and CodeMash
The deadlines for the calls for proposals and speakers for PyCon and CodeMash are coming up – October 1st (this Thursday) is the closing date. Have you submitted your talks…
Introducing Cleveland Tech Events
I’d like to introduce Cleveland Tech Events. Cleveland has a very widespread technical community, but I’ve found that a lot of people haven’t heard of the other groups in the…
Raising my Agility Stats… Agile Summer Camp 2008
I got at least a +1 to my agility stats this weekend, while I attended Agile Summer Camp. When I heard about the camp, I was a little nervous, as…
devLink 2008 Rocked!
As I listen to the .NET Rocks! recorded at devLink, I realized that I haven’t recapped my experience. So here we go… Over August 21-24th, I was down in Tennessee,…
Reach out and touch someone
The following IRC discussion is real. There are no actors in this scene – just real .NET devs chatting on random geeky stuff, which got me thinking… 21:45 <@mjeaton> ok,…