A collection of tips on getting the most out of attending conferences, in particular, software development conference

1. Stan Jónsson - 2/22/2018
GET THE MOST OUT OF ATTENDING CONFERENCES
DTO Lightning Talk

2. BEFORE

3. STEP 1 - ASK!
Do some research. Find a conference. Put in a request to go.
Don’t wait for your manager to initiate it!

4. GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
Java Developer? Don’t just go to Java conferences or pick Java-only sessions!

5. EXPECT TO GAIN BREADTH NOT DEPTH
© Mark Richards
You wont get much depth out of a typical 1 hour session
But a good conference can greatly expand your technical breadth

6. DURING

7. TAKE NOTES
or

8. I PREFER

9. NOTE TAKING TIPS
Great for capturing whiteboards/screens at an angle

10. NOTE TAKING TIPS

11. NETWORK MAKE FRIENDS
Eat lunch with someone you don’t know.
Get to know them!
Attend Open Spaces. Pick peoples brains!

12. AFTER

13. COMMIT TO CHANGE
Think of one thing you are going to do differently once back at work

14. REVIEW YOUR NOTES

15. REVIEW YOUR NOTES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgetting_curve

16. GO DEEPER ON ONE TOPIC YOU LEARNED ABOUT

17. SPREAD THE WORD
Tell your co-workers what you learned!
Shiny
New
Technology

18. QUESTIONS?