OggCamp '19
18 - 20 Oct 2019
at Manchester Conference Centre
What did you like about this event, and what do you think could be better for the next time? Leave your feedback to help the organizers know what you liked, and what could be improved on.
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Really enjoyed my first oggcamp. It was accessible and well-organised but the most important thing for me was the vibe. I felt welcomed and included and being a bit of a fish out of water didn't matter because everyone treats each other the same. I learnt some interesting stuff too. Many thanks to the organisers and all the hard working volunteers.
Once again, a sterling turn out from organisers, crew, speakers and attendees. I attended some great talks, and having the "Ideas for talks" board was a great idea - I think the Meetups talk wouldn't have happened without it!
Although I didn't bring my children, I spent a couple of minutes with my head in the kids track, and it looked really interesting. I hope this is a key and critical part for OggCamps to come! Likewise, there were other talks that I wanted to attend in every slot on the Sunday, so I missed the FlawCon, but again, this brought a vibe to OggCamp that we've not seen for some time and I'm glad they were there!
The exhibition space was much larger this year, and I was glad to see it was used for more than just the exhibitors (in particular, the D&D game, run by @BinaryKitten was great to see, and I'm glad that Fab and Dave were playing Magic... both of which I had to observe from a distance, to preserve my poor battered bank account).
Year-on-year, the event feels more inclusive and supportive. There were more ladies this year, and while there wasn't a large non-white contingent, I'm glad to see that we did have some!
I only have two "negative" comments, that didn't cause me many issues, but are worth mentioning;
* I found it a bit disorientating that the rooms moved between Saturday and Sunday, but I missed the welcome talk on Sunday because I was working on my talk, and so that might have been addressed there and I missed it.
* I found the accoustics in the bar and for the band playing on Saturday night were really uncomfortable. I couldn't hear very well, and ended up leaving early because it was starting to give me a headache. This is something that you can't judge without having people there, and, well, I saw others there who weren't struggling with it, so again, perhaps it was just me.
So, in summary, this was a great event, and I'm glad to have been part of it again this year. Much love to Dan and Les who have retired, and I look forward to offering myself as a mentor (if they want me) to anyone who comes in and wants to organise OggCamp 2020!