Reboot10
The concept of “free” was, in retrospect, a little incongruous with Copenhagen. Although, according to the locals, Denmark is the cheapest of the Scandinavian nations, £6.50 for a pint is still something of a sting. Plus, of course, there was the irony of the Free Beer, released under a Creative Commons licence but which, at £9 a bottle, was particularly hard to swallow.
Price of beer aside, Reboot10 was enjoyable; relaxing yet stimulating, and a great chance to meet old friends and new.
Most of the presentations seemed to have been written specifically for the conference, focusing as they did on the concept of freedom, openness and collaboration. I didn’t have the energy for that, so I reheated my old BarCamp presentation “Beauty in Web Design”. It seemed to go well. Standing room only in a sweltering upstairs room, and several vague, rambling follow ups from keen audience members. We are told videos will be up shortly, although I have some doubts given that last year’s aren’t yet up either.
At the risk of nepotism, I have to say I did enjoy my fellow Clearlefters‘ talks the most. Reboot is undoubtedly an intellectual conference and there are some undoubtedly clever people there. However, the presentations varied wildly - some swimming in philosophical rhetoric and way above my head, some pitched rather too low, and others quite entertaining.
I can’t say it’s a conference I learned much of practical value from, but it has given my brain some new questions, which makes it the perfect antidote from the entry-level stuff I’ve been fed at recent conferences. So I do hope to go again next year, by which time perhaps the exchange rate will have swung in our favour.
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