A reminder to myself more than anything, with explanations as to why. Items are not numbered for importance, but just for reference. See also:- When traveling to a conference, if it makes financial sense, arrive the night before the night before, so I can get a 3/4 day in the city before attending and at least one good sleep.
- even better, arrive a few days early to get some sightseeing in. After the conference I'm likely to be worn out.
- Start conversations with people well before the conference.
- If there are multiple tracks, attend sessions to learn something new or, even better, not apparently related to the overall subject of the conference
- why would someone speak at a conference about a subject not related to theirs? To encourage people to connect the dots and learn something completely new.
- As quickly as possible, identify the level of knowledge in the room. If people will cover the points I will make, leave immediately. See point #3.
- The law of two feet usually applies.
- Exception: when I can make the conversation or experience better. If my leaving worsens things, I've made things worse.
- small BoFs over large presentations. The presentations will be well-documented, usually with video at tech conferences. BoF's are smaller, more conversational.
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