{"id":2690,"date":"2016-05-09T11:32:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ee.yelkdev.site\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2023-09-22T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:40:05","slug":"equal-experts-associates-conference-2016-best-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equalexperts.com\/blog\/ee-life\/equal-experts-associates-conference-2016-best-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Equal Experts Associates Conference 2016: our best yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

It doesn\u2019t seem all that long ago we were enjoying our last annual conference in 2015<\/a><\/strong>, but this year\u2019s event overshadowed it in all respects.<\/p>\n

Our headline speaker this year was Dr. Ben Goldacre<\/a><\/strong>, the award-winning writer, broadcaster, and doctor who specialises in unpicking (and occasionally ridiculing) scientific claims.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

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Always an engaging speaker, Dr. Goldacre proved a great choice for an audience made up of Equal Experts Associates; evidence-based pragmatism is our natural mode of operation too.<\/p>\n

Talking of our Associates, two of them stepped up with engaging talks of their own. Mairead O\u2019Connor compared the rearing of a successful prototype to the growing pains of an awkward teenager, while Simon Bostock painted a picture of how UX could borrow some ideas from DevOps practices and mindset (could this herald the arrival of ExOps?).<\/p>\n

All the talks were excellent \u2013 thank you to our speakers, and who knows, maybe there\u2019ll be an opportunity to see those last two elsewhere at future Expert Talks…<\/p>\n

And we have a winner!<\/h3>\n

EE Conferences aren\u2019t just about listening, they\u2019re about taking part, and this year we had a new opportunity for our Associate community to do just that. Over the last few weeks we\u2019ve held a competition internally, inviting our people to submit their ideas for a new Slack app to a judging panel \u2013\u00a0and finally, the scrutiny of the assembled Equal Experts throng.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

The finalists\u2019 ideas were all excellent. And the prize? We\u2019re investing in the winning idea to get it made \u2013 look out for FaceGame (a Slack game to help you get to know your colleagues), coming soon.<\/p>\n

The evening ran on into the night, as these things do \u2013 it was a great reminder that not only are we working with some of the best in the business, they are fun to be around too. Thanks to all who made it such a great evening! \u00a0If you\u2019d like to be a part of it all next year, keep an eye on our LinkedIn page<\/a><\/strong> for opportunities to join us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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