I have not blogged in March ... I had no time, because with the help of my friends, relatives and colleagues fulfilled a dream of mine - to make collar technical conference for software testing professionals ... and I think we got!
Second, it is hard and thankless job that takes a lot of time, energy and resources - even preparing my wedding typo was something easier: you do have rental hall, lighting, video and photography, guests, DJ and after party, but the wedding typo at least no sponsors, invoices, contracts and speakers ...
Thanks Boyan Kolev reached the final logo, but even if it did not turn out quite final - Denitsa Noeva make further illustrations as our favorite of them turned into stickers and coasters distributed to the conference:
And this is just one example! Now imagine so iterations and site design, brochures, badges, posters with the program, T-shirts, promotional bags for participants, typo their prepress and printing, but also provide room, Wi-Fi, speakers, tickets, invoices, coffee , tea, sugar (and, yes, mixers), honey, typo milk, mineral water, sandwiches (and vegan!), beer aftarpartito who took links badges, we paid you Interpred how barbarons will move from the office to the gym, Do you put promotional materials Elves Tours in bags, you included the presentation of the third lecture in the script leading, who will take the shirts of the advertising agency called that Ivan will come in its place will come Penka, but that can change XL male with female S for his package ...
... Barbarons round you will redim, where is the toilet, do not glue here abs you took you agitators in the end, where the invoice, how will transport 800 bottles of mineral water on a course, let the notice to Facebook, how come no draft beer for aftarpartito, where leading ... in the last days madness is indescribable I imagined casual event with a lot of beer and two or three lectures on flavor.
A quick example of making badges: original design remained there, but we all know how annoying when badge is printed on only one side ... Inevitably it happens that turns just on the other, the "white" side. So we decided it should be a two - of course, a few hours before the conference. Small detail, typo but it was a problem, very difficult to resolve. One A4 page out 8 names size A7, and the next must come the same eight names exchanged in order ... Imagine the following list:
And this - a list of 300 people, Excel-skiing formulas consider them at 6 hours sleep in the last 48 ... Then it turns out that badges were everywhere 9h5 cm, and ours is 10,5h7,5 cm (A7) and seek kalafcheta to fit already bought clips. And it turns out that a large chain like "Metro" in Sofia not available kalafcheta 300 such badge. Therefore, just hours before the conference runs to unknown wholesale warehouse located between with. Busmantsi and world famous typo streets with loud names "5002", "5007" and "5010" where there is more lunar craters than asphalt. But these are details
For QA: Challenge Accepted was no ordinary event - we had lectures for beginners and advanced - 6 (therefore everyone had at least one lecture, which he liked very great, but at least one that does not like so ). We brought all the way from London typo lecturer, but spoke some of the most talented and famous people in the country ...
We had many gifts from sponsors, workshops, comedy hall discussions, lightning talks, daaaalag lunch with huge sandwiches, heavy coffee breaks and even a cocktail Club Mate, gave away a trip to Santorini, and do not forget the beer aftarpartito belly. As for the conference, taking place for the first time was not bad at all ...
I personally learned a lot about graphic design, social marketing, prepress, billing and accounting, types of legal entities, contracts, documents, sponsorship packages, teamwork ... Do not forget another important factor - remained and resources that will go on charity and organizing future similar events ... when again gather strength for this.
Special thanks to Jana, Bojana and Borislav that as I sacrificed a lot of time, effort and energy to make it happen, the sponsors who supported us, friends, volunteers and family who are actively involved in all of this ... because satisfaction is also great! Author of the pictures: Nikolay Zaynelov, flare.bg logo and illustrations of QA: Challenge Accepted are copyrighted. Advertising: Google+ Related Posts RuseConf 2014 - Free IT conference in Ruse (11) Merce'09 festival in Barcelona (9) phone
