Organizing Colorado Gold Rust: An interview with conference founder J Haigh

August 25, 201928m 6s

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Show Notes

We interview J Haigh about their experience organizing this year’s first-ever Colorado Gold Rust conference, what brought them to Rust, and what inspired them to give back to Rust’s community.

Timestamps & referenced resources

[@00:41] - Colorado Gold Rust
[@01:48] - What got you into Rust?
[@03:01] - Getting involved with the Rust community
- Rust Boulder/Denver Meetup
- @focusaurus (Peter Lyons)
[@07:50] - What is the Recurse Center?
[@09:21] - Organizing a conference
[@17:27] - What have you learned for next time?
[@19:36] - Who is helping with the conference?
- Nicholas Young
[@22:05] - Community Inclusivity
[@24:44] - CFP software
[@25:34] - Finding a venue for a conference

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Reece McMillin

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Jeremy Jung

Hosts: Ben Striegel

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