We go to different community meetups and conferences during the year. Places to learn, to share and more importantly to meet people and discuss a common topic.

It's clear the benefit that we can take from them ( or not? ), but are we taking the most out of them? Can those events boost our developer careers or even change us?

Do we know what's involved in organizing these events and how to be involved?

In this talk, I will share my own experiences being part of one Java User Group organization for more than 10 years and as a conference founder & organizer for more than 8, and also as a Speaker for more than 3 years.

I will give my own hints to take the most out of those events, putting my perspective of being a “consumer” of them, going through the role of being a speaker and also to the organizer role with all their pains and benefits.

Slides: https://bit.ly/vilojona-comandconf-lt
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXZSkNohVyI