The Grand Experiment of Distributed Conferences with Paul Campbell and Angela Andrews
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Published: 2021-02-17 17:41:44

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> **Don't miss S4E2 of DevDiscuss 🎧**

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Like so many communities, Forem had to pivot at the last second to make [CodeLand:Distributed 2020](https://dev.to/codeland) a reality in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. By the end of the experience, our team felt that we learned a lot about producing multifaceted virtual events. A few days after the "conference high" had worn off, we remembered that this is an incredibly new field — and experiment, really — and like everyone else, we can learn a lot about distributed conferences. That's why @Jess and I were particularly excited to tackle this topic for DevDiscuss.

**We were joined by two guests to help us dissect the grand experiment of distributed conferences**: 
- [Paul Campbell](https://www.twitter.com/paulca): Founder of Tito and creator of Ull Conf
- [Angela Andrews](https://dev.to/scooterphoenix): Associate Solutions Architect at Red Hat, and Avid Conference Attendee.


Pandemic or no pandemic, distributed conferences or hybrid conferences are likely here to stay. I hope our conversation with Paul and Angela sheds some light on the future we're looking towards, misconceptions about virtual events, and lots more. 

Finally, thanks to @margo_hdb, @scrabill, @mitchpommers, @_bkern, and @andrewdmay
for sharing [what they like and hate about virtual conferences the most](https://dev.to/devteam/what-do-you-like-and-or-hate-most-about-distributed-conferences-answer-for-the-chance-to-be-featured-on-our-podcast-146g)! Their comments were featured in this episode. 

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