Posts in the conferences & meetups category

by flipperpa on May 23, 2012, 1:06 p.m.

I helped host the first Philadelphia Women in Technology Summit during Philly Tech Week 2012. Being the only man at a tech conference gave me enormous appreciation for women in tech, and the extra steep hills they have to climb.

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by flipperpa on Feb. 23, 2012, 2:38 p.m.

SOPA and PIPA were recently shelved, but not defeated, and their international cousin ACTA is still gaining momentum. Find out why the fight is not yet over, as well as a back in intellectual property and how they apply to technology.

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by flipperpa on Nov. 17, 2011, 2:40 p.m.

Cory Doctorow held a lecture and Q&A Session on November 17th, 2011 at The Wharton School in Jon M. Huntsman Hall. It was open to the general public.

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by flipperpa on July 19, 2018, 6:32 p.m.

I've been helping run conferences for 15 wonderful years. It is time to step back.

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by flipperpa on Aug. 3, 2018, 7:13 p.m.

We were lucky enough to host PGConf Philly 2018, the third year we've hosted the conference for PostgreSQL at The Wharton School. The event brought PostgreSQL enthusiasts from the east coast together for an afternoon of learning, sharing, and fun. Jim Mlodgenski started the event showing some trends in PostgreSQL growth; Philadelphia is the third largest local PG group, behind only New York and San Francisco. Yes, we're bigger than Chicago, Seattle, and Austin!

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by flipperpa on Oct. 20, 2019, 5:08 p.m.

My talk from DjangoCon US 2019 is now up on YouTube. My "thank you" at the start runs a bit long; I was the first speaker on the first day after the keynote and wanted to help set a positive tone for the conference.

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by flipperpa on May 19, 2020, 12:24 a.m.

Presented with Tom Dyson of Torchbox, creators of Wagtail.

Most of us have had the experience of loving a CMS at first, but souring over time, as the limitations and shortcomings come to light. We have had this experience too many times during our careers, as both users and developers of content management systems. What if something better could be built, which would withstand the test of time, and still be loved after years?

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by flipperpa on June 24, 2022, 2:15 p.m.

We have an open position on our team where I'll be involved in the hiring process. I watch this video as a reminder.

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