posted on 2015-10-10

categories upfrontconf

UpFrontMini 2015

Following the success of @upfrontconf earlier this year and having so many great call for speaker replies we decided to run a smaller event called #upfrontmini.

UpFrontConf

On the 19th May 2015 @upfrontconf was born. With myself and help from Dan, Jack, Rachel and Katie we created a conference that sold out, received much praise and we ended up trending on Twitter in the UK. It was hard work, but with so much positive feedback we were able to create a side event.

UpFrontMini

Thanks again to everyone who came and supported #upfrontmini.

We believed in creating something more accessible for the community from both a speaker and attendee stand point. Perhaps not everyone attending had heard of all the speakers. Some might have had second thoughts about a talk regarding what it's like to be a young developer today. We're extremely glad that you joined us in allowing this to happen.

Here's some highlights from the day and below is further information including an excellent set of photos from @gazraa, slides and other blog posts.

All ready to go :) pic.twitter.com/V95OKp56uM
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

We’re at @upfrontconf mini today! Looking forward to some great talks 😄 #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/rImyRD66Ud
— Carbon Creative UK (@carbon_creative) October 6, 2015

First talk of the day @upfrontconf pic.twitter.com/m9b6ZCtZnl
— Alex Ashman (@little_pip) October 6, 2015

Achievement unlocked, managed to send @lily_dart a file via Bluetooth for the @upfrontconf intro slide.
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Lily Dart @lily_dart

Getting kicked off at #upfrontmini with @lily_dart talking about this thing called "user experience". @upfrontconf pic.twitter.com/ZYuatUhbSZ
— Phil Nash (@philnash) October 6, 2015

"When there is no empathy in your team, you get a lack of commitment to decisions" - @lily_dart @ #upfrontmini
— Tim Dobson (@tdobson) October 6, 2015

"A good UX designer is like good leader" - really interesting talk by @lily_dart #UpFrontMini pic.twitter.com/xQ6t1tQUud
— Katrina Patel (@katrina_patel) October 6, 2015

'everyone is doing ux design all the time, whether they realise it or not' - @lily_dart at #upfrontmini
— Paul Coupe (@Coupey) October 6, 2015

Sam Beckham @samdbeckham

Can't beat starting a talk with a Dr Seuss reference… @samdbeckham #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/ilMBYKo81Y
— Up Front Conf (@upfrontconf) October 6, 2015

.@samdbeckham demoing Polymer by creating a custom Bill Murray element #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/ptNg3CKfYW
— Up Front Conf (@upfrontconf) October 6, 2015

Have you ever wanted pictures of Bill Murray on your website? Fear not! #upfrontmini has you covered :-D pic.twitter.com/SC3iAbMxpI
— indiespring (@indiespring) October 6, 2015

Emma Jane @emmajanehw

.@emmajanehw dropping Git knowledge. Sometimes it's not about technology, start with communication #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/mDi7YavKM6
— Up Front Conf (@upfrontconf) October 6, 2015

Top tip from @emmajanehw at #upfrontmini. Check out `git rerere` to stop fixing the same conflicts as you rebase: https://t.co/hOEIphF5w3
— Phil Nash (@philnash) October 6, 2015

Excellent talk about git by @emmajanehw at #upfrontmini, her (very sensible) golden rules: pic.twitter.com/b7r9LV8CRe
— Lily Dart (@lily_dart) October 6, 2015

You asked about customising your prompt for git at #upfrontmini. https://t.co/69yA5YYE1F is a starting point. Ping me if you want/need more
— emma jane (@emmajanehw) October 6, 2015

All the flows - branching strategies @emmajanehw #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/9aC2a8khrp
— Mark Bucknell (@markbucknell) October 6, 2015

Michael Le @Lifeofmle

A healthy design process is one that can be challenged. @Lifeofmle #upfrontmini yes! This!
— emma jane (@emmajanehw) October 6, 2015

Big thanks to @Lifeofmle for his presentation on agile at #upfrontmini It was both enlightening and reassuring :-D pic.twitter.com/2UIRghYJWz
— indiespring (@indiespring) October 6, 2015

Test Driven Design from @Lifeofmle #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/C32XIC7JK9
— Up Front Conf (@upfrontconf) October 6, 2015

Benjamin Hollway @benjaminhollway

Great talk from @benjaminhollway on inclusion, inspiration and making sure young people have a place in our industry #upfrontmini
— KT Coope (@kilotango) October 6, 2015

Great points raised in QA sesh regarding age discrimination. I'm proud to see so much support in our industry for young coders #upfrontmini
— indiespring (@indiespring) October 6, 2015

"Creativity isn't enough. We need to inspire and encourage the younger generations" e.g. @CodeClub #upfrontmini
— Katrina Patel (@katrina_patel) October 6, 2015

So many fantastic responses from my talk earlier today @upfrontconf. I feel like a conversation has begun - let’s hope a change is made too
— Benjamin Hollway (@benjaminhollway) October 6, 2015

Amy Phillips @ItJustBroke

Yes! Mobile Testing with Confidence @ItJustBroke #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/ItCIdNSrfU
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

All the devices! Mobile testing with confidence by @ItJustBroke #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/6qIQZHPSY1
— Alex Ashman (@little_pip) October 6, 2015

What makes a good tester? @ItJustBroke #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/B8HBXuRG1v
— Alex Ashman (@little_pip) October 6, 2015

Love it! 'The Hot Test' @ItJustBroke hold your phone whilst you're testing, if it's hot, you probably have a bug to fix #upfrontmini
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Chris Mills @chrisdavidmills

Massive shout out to @chrisdavidmills for being awesome (even if his favourite band is Coldplay) #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/KraCvX57z6
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Absolutely love https://t.co/emODDUwl0T great work from @chrisdavidmills and the @mozilla team #upfrontmini
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

It's Mozilla and MDN writer @chrisdavidmills - Boy does he know his stuff. #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/qdv3htOM5m
— The Artlab (@TheArtlabMCR) October 6, 2015

It's @chrisdavidmills talking about Service Workers whatever that is +@brucel @jaffathecake #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/3cyc9rqWk6
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

@chrisdavidmills after your talk at #upfrontmini yesterday i've started a very basic PostCSS plugin for transforming CSS Logical Properties
— Barney Scott (@bmds) October 7, 2015

Phil Nash @philnash

Props to @philnash for doing a cracking job here as this was only a few hours ago: https://t.co/VLaY2Qiz5C #upfrontmini
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Awesome live demo! Txt a message and it appeared on the slide :) @philnash #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/Zd89E8w6tZ
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Last up is @philnash who has heroically made It to the end even with man flu. You the boss Phil. #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/5paY0hPJEK
— The Artlab (@TheArtlabMCR) October 6, 2015

Nice live coding example there! @philnash #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/5CN1s07jca
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015

Impressive live WEBRTC coding demo and @twilio by @philnash at #upfrontmini @upfrontconf pic.twitter.com/MutPx7mbJj
— Huddle Digital (@huddledigital) October 6, 2015

Inception crazy with @philnash #upfrontmini pic.twitter.com/uwkf4p3JCp
— Simon Owen (@s10wen) October 6, 2015