Conferences

[untold horizon]

There are non-dei conferences...

Also no you're not "cooked"

Also wdym by larping? Are you implying that you would lie about your identity to get into a conference?

[thorny timber]

where did i imply that?

i'm just saying some ppl do but i would not like to, which is why i'm asking for alternatives

what non-dei conferences would you suggest? the ones i've looked at seem to have a lot less sponsors/partners even though ticket prices are similar which is annoying

[untold horizon]

when you mentioned larping, then saying you were cooked

[untold horizon]

hackathons are a great option

also there is greylock

plus university recruiting events

also a lot of companies have virtual hiring panels which you should make use of

[thorny timber]

i still don't get how that would imply something i specifically said i wasn't gonna do

[thorny timber]

any notable ones worth flying out for?

also i'll look into greylock, thx

[untold horizon]

you never said it originally, but ok

[untold horizon]

i'm Canadian so I'm not too aware of American Hackathons

[thorny timber]

"without larping"

ah ok

[untold horizon]

But I'd assume any hackathon from a major school with a lot of sponsors would be good

[thorny timber]

yeah idk my school's major hackathon used to have good sponsors but it feels like it's getting worse

[untold horizon]

Same here

Although I did get a job offer from my schools hackathon

Granted, it wasnt a great company

but an offer is an offer

[thorny timber]

yeah fs that's cool

hopefully there's a rebound tho

i bet the layoffs hit the uni programs they send to these events pretty bad since ig it's "expendable"

[untold horizon]

maybe

my school is ass tho

[quiet axle]

It’s not larping if you’re involved with your schools SHPE chapter lol

@thorny timber

[green temple]

any conferences that are related to your field and aren't terrbily wallet busting is worth.

for ex there is an ml/ai conference in san jose this june (5-6 i think) that i'm attending for free

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