Indie Conference: May 2016
This month we've got updates from MicroConf Europe, HybridConf, Assembly Summer and Small Is Beautiful, including a video from Small Is Beautiful 2015.
As always, if you know of new conferences for the list, send me a message at www.indieconference.com/contact and I'll check it out!
New Conference Updates
Small Is Beautiful
(14 - 15 June, Edinburgh, Scotland)
This one looks really intriguing! Aimed at all kinds of one-person
businesses, from freelancers & coders to artists, coaches,
makers and filmmakers. Past speakers have included Tara Gentile
& Sherry Walling, and Brennan Dunn is one of the speakers
listed for this year.
MicroConf Europe
(31 July - 2 August, Barcelona, Spain)
European version of the conference for self-funded & single
founder software companies. If Patrick McKenzie's live tweets from
MicroConf USA are anything to go by, MicroConf is not to be
missed.
Assembly
Summer (4 - 7 August, Helsinki, Finland)
Summer edition of the longest running Demoscene event in the
world. Besides the eSports & LAN party, Assembly focuses on
the intersection of art & technology, primarily through
'Demos' (short electronic programming artworks).
HybridConf (18
- 19 August 2016, Berlin, Germany)
The conference for creatives of all kinds: techies, photographers,
clothing designers, typographers, film makers and baristas. Yup,
baristas! If I was living in Berlin this year I'd definitely check
this out. Tickets are
on sale now.
Know a conference that you think other indies, digital nomads & bootstrappers would like? Let me know at: www.indieconference.com/contact
Conference Videos
James Greig: Why You Should Write (Even If No-One Is Reading Yet)
This month I thought I'd highlight a video from Small Is Beautiful 2015. It's just 10 minutes, but some of it hit home - especially the blog with the apology post for not blogging more often. His ideas are simple: write small things, write for yourself, make it a habit and see how it snowballs and what people react to. But his most compelling reason for writing is that it builds authority, whether you intend to or not. Write enough about a niche topic - say, an obscure European songwriting contest - and suddenly people will regard you as an expert on it.
Most importantly, it features a picture of a cat. Can't go wrong with cat photos.
Update October 2020: The video is no longer available, but you can read James Greig's blog post here: Why You Should Write (Even If No-One Is Reading Yet).
What's On Next Month:
- WWDC: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (13 - 16 June 2016, San Francisco CA, USA) The conference for Mac & iOS Developers. Tickets are now only available via random drawing.
- AltConf (13 - 16 June 2016, San Francisco CA, USA) The alternative WWDC. A free community-run conference for Mac & iOS developers during WWDC week.
- Small Is Beautiful (14 - 15 June 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland) A conference for microbusinesses & one-person-ventures. Freelancers, artists, makers, coaches, therapists, coders & designers.
- New Media Europe (18 - 19 June 2016, London, UK) A two-day conference for individuals starting out their entrepreneurial journey using new technologies, whether bloggers, podcasters, content creators or marketers.
- Double Your Freelancing Conference Europe (22 - 25 June 2016, Stockholm, Sweden) From Brennan Dunn, a conference about freelancing with a focus on web designers and developers. Held at Yasuragi Hasseludden, a Japanese-inspired spa. In Sweden. Of course.
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