Conferences are about face-to-face interaction, not about sitting in sessions.
Last week the IEDC published the program for their 2022 Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 18-21.
I'll be there, will you?
Since for some of you this might be the first conference you've attended in person since 2019, I thought it might be an excellent opportunity to share my "rules for conferences":
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