Add Dent:Space and Abstractions.io

RichardLitt commented 8 years ago

Because they look awesome!

Stubbing this issue because I am focusing on other things right now.

RichardLitt commented 7 years ago

Pinged some people I know who went to these.

RemyPorter commented 7 years ago

I was an attendee of Abstractions. It was a polished, inclusive conference with a great speaker-list. Going through the points:

A code of conduct that is explicitly mentioned and upheld: It definitely had one, page 18 in the program. I can't speak to its enforcement, but knowing the organizers, I like to think it was. They have a similar code at their Code & Supply meetings (the org that sponsored Abstractions), and it is enforced
A great line up of talks : Again, I draw your attention to the program. I think the Larry Wall talk was my favorite, just to see Vim used as a presentation tool. That's just me.
A recurring schedule: This is not the case, and it is an explicitly "as needed" conference. I believe they are planning one for 2018, and they're sponsoring several one-track conferences over the next year.
Diversity; both in the talks and in the community who attend: They did great here. Again, skim the program for the speakers, but as an attendee, I saw a wonderfully varied crowd in attendance.
Grants for students and minorities: Yep. I don't know how large or how many there were, but there definitely were some.
Accessibility for disabled persons: wheelchair access, interpreters or captioning, etc: They used the David L. Lawrence convention center, which is fully handicap accessible, and they provided live captioning of the larger talks.
Alcohol-free drink options: I don't believe that there was any alcohol on site, period.
Quiet rooms and safe space. Yes.

I'm a huge fan of the work Code & Supply does for the Pittsburgh technology scene, and I definitely think Abstractions was an awesome conference.

RichardLitt commented 7 years ago

@RemyPorter That is an incredible write up! Thank you!

Would you mind adding that to a PR? If not, I am happy to do it. :)

RemyPorter commented 7 years ago

I can do that.

RichardLitt commented 7 years ago

RichardLitt / awesome-conferences