Freelance Week 1 of... For 2018 I'm going to try and blog at least once every week. There may be some typos and some awful grammer however, it should help get an every growing list of stuff started and things finished.
WDC Speak at WDC2017 A little late but now is the time for you to submit your talk for WDC2017! This year there are 2 different opportunities for you to speak at the conference. A full 30 minute talk, or a shorter lightening talk. Lightening talks Do you
WDC WDC Lightning Talks WDC2016 has lost a speaker at short notice and I need to fill the gap with a weeks notice. To do this I'm looking for 3 people who are in Bristol OR already attending WDC next week to give a lightning talk. The talk
WDC The Future of WDC There has been a bit of noise recently about the crowded conference offerings WDC is part of and if anyone is interested here are my ideas of where WDC is heading in the future… Event #10 WDC2016 sees WDC reach a massive milestone, its
WDC Speak at WDC2016! Plans for WDC2016 are well under way and the idea is to launch the site in late April or early May. As has been the case for a number of years now I am on the look out for new speakers who have never
WDC Your chance to speak at WDC2015 I always get asked about speaking at WDC, normally at the after party by people who have never spoken before but would love the opportunity to do so. Because of this, every year since 2009 I have made sure to give people the chance
WDC Speaking at WDC, what to expect This is here as a reference more than a blog post and is provided to give any speaker an idea of what to expect when being asked to speak at WDC. Fees I can't afford to pay speakers fees, the event doesn't make enough
WDC I'm paying to put on a conference This is based on Remy Sharp's blog post (http://remysharp.com/2014/03/07/youre-paying-to-speak/) and as a conference organiser of 7 years I have some thoughts of the topic of Paying Speakers. TL:DR If the money was there in WDC I'd pay
WDC Speak at WDC2014! It is already February which means its time to give you the chance to speak at WDC2014 this October. It's simple. Have you got an idea for a talk? Or have you done a talk at a barcamp or similar event that you think
WDC WDC2014 Ticket Prices? As plans for WDC start ramping up for 2014, I posted on the conference twitter account an idea for the prices of tickets for this year: How do you feel about ticket prices for 2014? Super Early Birds: £45 Early Birds: £55 Normal Tickets:
WDC Get Involved with WDC2014 Time has flown by since October! I can't believe that 2014 is already upon us. As I mentioned so long ago there are a number of ways you can get involved with WDC2014 and it would be great to get as many people involved
WDC Costs of WDC A lot of people seem to think those that organise and run conferences are swimming like Scrooge McDuck in a pool of money. I'm here to say it just isn't the case, I know a lot of organisers that do it for the love
WDC Building up to WDC Its that time of year where I start to panic about WDC and making sure everything goes to plan so that on the day things run smoothly. This year however I've been lucky enough to get some help from some great people to help
