This year I ended up sitting on a panel on Saturday, day one of the conference to discuss “getting a job in Blockchain Development”. The talk went well and I was accompained by an amazing panel. I am not sure if it was video captured but if it was I will put the link up. Some of the key take aways: Your never to early Discord is your friend, join a channel it is still…
I was humbed to be asked to present a talk at the Women in Emerging Tech event put on by Karen Cohen and hosted by Deloitte in Melbourne on the 31st of August 2022. The event was fantastic and I really enjoyed meeting so many Women founders in one space. My talk was well recived and I thank everyone for their kinds words and glad it could help some people along their journey. There was…
“So this was the long-awaited trip to Libre Planet. My best friend Erle and I had spoken of this day for many years, and finally, luck would have it that we both had the time to be able to attend Libre Planet and visit Boston. The conference organisation and updates where great, there was a last minute change in the keynotes which was communicated to all attendees and the wider audience. This change whilst upsetting…
This was my first time attending Web Directions Summit, and considering how I was going to be based in Australia at the time it seemed like an opportunity not to miss. The lineup was spectacular and I was very excited to see Kyle Simpsons name on the list. The keynotes I must say also grabbed my attention, though they are often not a draw card I did not want to miss the opportunity to see…
“So I finally did it and applied to give a talk at Code, the awesome front-end focused conference run by John Allsop and the Web Directions crew. From the beginning of the CFP application, the process was smooth, once accepted Web Directions had a human hand hold you with information, flights, and accommodation. That was a nice bonus as I had been in America volunteering so the offer to cover costs came at a great…
And the second year of OSCON Austin, as always was a great conference but certainly and noticeably smaller then any OSCON I had attended before, this was a sentiment I heard shared by many. I am not sure exactly if you could say it was one contributing factor, because there was many at play. It seems the Austin location has done wonders at promoting Open Source through the wider Austin tech scene, however there is…