The people who make this happen, mostly in evenings and weekends.
Grouped by contribution
Placeholder Organizer
Lead Organizer
Placeholder — says yes to over-ambitious ideas, then works out how to pull them off.
Quick question
What brings you back every year?
Watching someone leave with an idea they didn't walk in with.
True story
Ordered 200 badges with the wrong year on them. We kept them.
Placeholder Organizer
Design
Placeholder — spots the misaligned pixel before you do, every single time.
Quick question
Your favourite tool?
Paper. Always paper before pixels.
True story
Redid the logo at 3am. Nobody spotted the difference.
Placeholder Organizer
Logistics
Placeholder — keeps the Wi-Fi (and the vibes) running.
Quick question
Secret to an event that runs smoothly?
Bring twice as many extension cords as you think you need.
True story
Carried a projector across town on a motorbike, in the rain.
Placeholder Organizer
DevRel & Partnerships
Placeholder — knows someone who knows someone, reliably.
Quick question
How do you win a sponsor over?
Show them the community, not the pitch deck.
Placeholder Organizer
Community
Placeholder — genuinely remembers everyone's name.
Quick question
What do you say to someone arriving alone?
'Come on, let me introduce you to someone.' That's usually all it takes.
True story
Welcomed a speaker thinking they were a lost attendee.
Placeholder Organizer
Content & Programme
Placeholder — read every single submission twice before deciding.
Quick question
How do you choose between two good talks?
Keep the one you couldn't hear anywhere else.
The people who ran the editions before this one. This community has history.
Placeholder Alumni
Organising · 2023
Placeholder — started all of this and showed the rest of us how.
Delegate earlier than you think you need to.
Placeholder Alumni
Logistics · 2023 · 2024
Placeholder — never once let a session start late.
The room applauding a demo that had just crashed.