I had been to Seattle a few times before, but of course I’d be seeing a lot more of it over the next few years.
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Dockercon 2017
This was the last event I attended for Ericsson, and honestly I didn’t have a good reason (from Ericsson’s point of view) to be there – by that time I was well on the path to my next gig. But Brendan was speaking, and it was held in Austin. I heard some good music, ate some good food, and saw old friends, including one who was about to be a new colleague.
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Stockholm, June 2014
My first trip to Stockholm for Ericsson. I ended up making that journey about four times a year, except during cancer treatment.
LISA 2014
I did go to LISA 2014, even though I had a fresh cancer diagnosis and was awaiting surgery. I knew I’d see a bunch of friends there, and it would likely be the last conference I’d be able to attend for a while.
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OpenStack Summit 2014
This edition was held in Paris and, among other things, featured the best food I’ve ever had in a conference hall. Yes, OpenStack was quite a boondoggle for many people, for years. I hung out with some friends, participated in a hair-raising session about the OpenStack community (20+ contributing companies, each with its own fork of the software – it was clearly doomed), enjoyed spending time with my friend Robyn who had come for a visit from Switzerland, but I also very distracted by an imminent diagnosis of breast cancer.
This was also the conference where I heard for the nth time the complaint from women in engineering about how insulting it is to be mistaken for “the marketing chick.” I got to the mic during Q&A and, with my voice shaking with rage, pointed out how sexist and demeaning this attitude is. As I exited the room, a man came to thank me for speaking up on behalf of marketers.
