Send your proposal to become a speaker at I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2019. This year we are interested in specific topics, and choosing one of them might get you closer to becoming a speaker.
To increase your chances to become accepted, here are some tips:
#1. Get into the attendees shoes
If you have a very clear idea of who your audience is going to be, make the exercise to think from their point of view. They choose to attend your session, and they expect the best value from their investment.
#2. Customize, customize, customize
Every audience is unique, so craft your proposal according to what you know about your audience and about the event. Try to bring an original approach for each session you submit.
#3. Pay attention to details
When you apply, make sure you have an excellent title, a clear description of what you want to present and a strong personal bio.
#4. Invest time in your application
Although it might seem at hand, making a proposal takes time. Make sure you follow the guidelines offered by the organizers and when in doubt, ask for more details. Make sure you offer the details requested in the application.
#5. And a little extra thing
You’ve seen the call, you got your information in order and you are pretty sure you want to make a submission.
You can read more in detail about our tips here.
Have any questions about the call for papers or the Unconference? Let us know in the comments.
Meet the speakers – Part I. Registration on!
Live coding. Architecture & Software Design. Quality practices. DevOps. Technical Leadership. And more…
These are just a few of the topics you will hear about at the 4th edition of I T.A.K.E Unconference 2016, taking place in the heart of Bucharest, 19-20 May! We are going to welcome you with an intense program and an amazing line-up of speakers!
We are honored to welcome a great number of top-notch speakers, from 16 countries, to share their stories about the latest technologies and trends. In this blog post, we will share more about 5 speakers and more will come later.
Alastair Smith, Software Developer at Redgate Software Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Test-Drive your Database (Live coding)
Learn how to make database development fun again, by applying all your favourite modern development practices to your SQL code!
Andreas Leidig, Developer, Agile Mentor at msgGillardon AG, Bretten, Deutschland
Are your Mocks mocking at you ? (Live Coding)
How reliable are your mocks when it comes to integration?
Thomas Sundberg, Developer at Think Code AB, Stockholm, Sweden
You find bugs, even with 100% test coverage. Why? Let me show you. And how to address it using TDD
Sandro Mancuso, Software Craftsman, founder of Codurance at Codurance, London, UK
Session to be announced
Clément Bouillier, Software Craftsman at DevLyon, Lyon, France
CQRS & EventSourcing (Workshop)
Learn by yourself the basics about these concepts, through coding with prepared koans
Want to challenge the current programming practices as these software craftsmen are doing? Want to experience new techniques, debate on the existing ones or even pair program in the I T.A.K.E Unconference space?
Get your Super Early Bird ticket today!
Stay tuned. We will continue publishing more about the program, speakers and the dynamic learning practices awaiting you.
Thrilled to see you in May!
Brutal Building Constraints
Enjoy the following series of interviews with the speakers, top-notch software crafters from across Europe, joining I T.A.K.E Unconference, Bucharest, 11-12 May. Discover the lessons learned and what drives them to challenge the known path in their field.
Peter Kofler is a software developer since 17 years and still enthusiastic about writing code. At I T.A.K.E Unconference, he will share more about Brutal Coding Constraints.
#1. Please share with us 5 things you did that helped you grow & become the professional you are today
1. The biggest thing I did that changed me was a Journeyman Tour. For three months I visited different companies in Vienna and paired with their developers. See here for more information. (Three Month Journeyman Tour)
2. This included a lot of pair programming with strangers. I like pair programming and make use of it to learn from others. (Pair Programming)
3. I did (and still do) a lot of Code Katas to practice and experiment with code, patterns, and design. (Code Katas)
4. Try to continuously improve.
5. Read technical books.
#2. What challenges will the participants find solutions to during your session at I T.A.K.E Unconference 2017?
Yes, my session, the Brutal Coding Constraints, is a real challenge. It challenges our perception of Object Orientation and aims to deepen our understanding.
#3. Recommend for the participants 3 sources you find inspiration from and would help them better understand you
* Michael Feathers – The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design
* Bryan Liles – TATFT – Test All the F…in Time
* J.B. Rainsberger – The Worlds Best Introduction to TDD
Want to join Peter and ~300 software crafters from around Europe?
Register now for I T.A.K.E Unconference 2017!
I T.A.K.E Unconference 2016 – Ist day videos & slides
The first day of I T.A.K.E Unconference 2016 was a great success: 18 speakers from 8 different countries shared insights and latest trends on 5 different stages.
Live coding sessions, the talks & workshops received an excellent feedback. Also, everyone got involved during the Open Space, Lightning Talks, Product Development Track & Kata Lounge. In the evening, the event continued informally at Dinner & Coding with a stranger.
You can watch the videos from the event here. Find below the slides from day one. Slides from day 2 are here.
Developer’s Life
Franziska Sauwerwin – Raising the Bar
Houssam Fakih & Borris Gonnot – Metrics for Good Developers
Claudia Rosu – Developer experience to Testing
Alastair Smith – Express Yourself!
Monica Obogeanu – How We Use BDD to Keep our Developers Smiling
Software Design
Ionut G. Stan – Let’s write a Parser!
Microservices
Tim Perry – Microservice Pipeline Architecture
Yegor Bugayenko – Microservices as Chat Bots
Cristiana Voicu & Cristian Andrei – Openstack in the Enterprise and you get your money from it
Condoiu Iuliana – Microservices-what tools do we use
Continous Deployment
Philipp Krenn – Automate all things AWS with Ansible
DevOps
Phillipp Krenn – Painfree object-document mapping with Elasticresearch
Autotesting & Design
Nicolas Frankel – Mutation Testing to the rescue of your tests
Alastair Smith – Test-Driving Your Database
Andreas Leidig & Robin Danzinger – Who is testing the mocks
A few thoughts from the participants
- First of all, I want to congratulate you for the organisation (…) You can be proud of your work. I spent an amazing time and the return on the invested time is 5/5
- Open talks were excellent for networking and ideas exchange
- The Product Development track was a useful and pleasant experience
