Technical Conference

Journey of a Lifetime

IT Konekt - Serbia (Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad)

David Pine

10 minute read

Intro

I am returning home from a long trip in Serbia for 

<a href="https://itkonekt.com/en/" target='_blank'>IT Konekt</a>

. This was literally a trip of a lifetime and I could not be more grateful for such an amazing opportunity. Serbia has such an incredible culture and powerful history. I have been overwhelmed by the care and attention to detail from the organizers of IT Konekt. This was my first time ever leaving the United States of America and I didn’t know what to expect. I was really nervous but equally excited. This was more of a journey of epic proportions than it was a conference trip.

How to organize an amazing technical conference

Behind the scenes of MKE DOT NET

David Pine

6 minute read

Story Time

This is my third year organizing 

<a href="https://www.mkedotnet.com/" target='_blank'>MKE DOT NET</a>

, so I’ve been accumulating plenty of interesting stories. Last year I was fortunate enough to have convinced Scott Hanselman to be our keynote speaker. Yes, “the

<a href="https://twitter.com/shanselman" target='_blank'>Scott Hanselman</a>

” - arguably the worlds most influential person in the tech industry. I was his ride to and from the airport and the conversations we had actually led to several key changes. As a result

<a href="https://www.mkedotnet.com/" target='_blank'>MKE DOT NET</a>

will be even better than ever before!