GopherCon is this week! Kris, Matt, Dylan, and Angelica are talking about conferences: their favorite experiences, how they approach them, and advice for first time conference attendees. For our supporters, the panel has an in-depth discussion of what would make for better conferences and where current conferences are failing.

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Table of Contents:

• Hello. And Welcome To. Fallthrough? (00:00:00 )
• Prologue (00:01:55 )
• Interlude: How are we doing? (00:04:15 )
• Chapter 1: What Are Your Favorite Conference Experiences? (00:07:48 )
• Chapter 2: How Do You Approach Attending A Conference? (00:26:13 )
• Chapter 3: Talks & Workshops (00:32:33 )
• Chapter 4: First Time Speakers & The Speaker Pipeline [Supporter Only] (00:40:45 )
• Chapter 5: The Ideal Conference [Supporter Only] (00:41:55 )
• Chapter 6: Should Conferences Provide Mentorship For Speakers? [Supporter Only] (00:43:23 )
• Chapter 7: Advice for First Time Conference Attendees (00:45:41 )
• Epilogue (00:50:26 )

Hosts

• Kris Brandow - Host


• Dylan Bourque - Host


• Matthew Sanabria - Host


• Angelica Hill - Producer

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• (00:00 ) - Hello. And Welcome To. Fallthrough?
  


• (01:55 ) - Prologue
  


• (04:15 ) - Interlude: How are we doing?
  


• (07:48 ) - Chapter 1: What Are Your Favorite Conference Experiences?
  


• (26:13 ) - Chapter 2: How Do You Approach Attending A Conference?
  


• (32:33 ) - Chapter 3: Talks & Workshops
  


• (40:45 ) - Chapter 4: First Time Speakers & The Speaker Pipeline [Supporter Only]
  


• (41:55 ) - Chapter 5: The Ideal Conference [Supporter Only]
  


• (43:23 ) - Chapter 6: Should Conferences Provide Mentorship For Speakers? [Supporter Only]
  


• (45:41 ) - Chapter 7: Advice for First Time Conference Attendees
  


• (50:26 ) - Epilogue