Links
- Codecrafters (partner): https://tej.as/codecrafters
- React Africa: https://react-africa.com/
- React Paris: https://react.paris/
- Aymen on X: https://x.com/aymen_ben_amor
- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejaskumar_
Summary
Aymen Ben Amor, founder of BeJS Conferences, shares his journey of starting and organizing successful tech conferences. He discusses the origin of BeJS Conferences and the inspiration he drew from attending his first conference. Aymen emphasizes the importance of creating a community and fostering connections among attendees. He also highlights the challenges of marketing and selling conference tickets, particularly in the post-COVID era.
Aymen's commitment to diversity is evident in his efforts to ensure a balanced speaker lineup and provide opportunities for first-time speakers. He shares his vision of expanding conferences to underrepresented regions and cultures. Aymen's dedication to creating a memorable experience for speakers is reflected in the personalized gifts and activities he organizes.
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:15 Founding BeJS
00:13:39 The Speaker Experience
00:19:57 Conferences in the Middle East
00:27:28 Solving Diversity & Inclusion
00:34:07 Repeated Speakers and New Opportunities
00:41:55 Marketing: The Biggest Challenge
00:50:09 How to be Confident on Conference Day
00:57:55 Interesting Technology Aymen is Using
01:05:13 Learning at Conferences
01:12:45 Rethinking Conference Format
01:18:33 Inspiration from other Conferences (GitNation)
01:23:16 React Brussels
01:27:42 Conclusion
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