I sometimes help the conference team out when words need writing or editing, and sometimes when the legality of balloons is called into question. I’m already looking forward to our inaugural run in Austin in 2020, although it may be a bit of a warm one! This is becoming quite a fixture, with several attendees and speakers running and chatting for half an hour before breakfast. One of my favorite things to do at the conferences is to lead the Smashing Run which we normally manage to do on both conference days. Our movie posters in Toronto (Photo credit Marc Thiele) The signage in the theater in New York (Photo credit Drew McLellan) Artwork created by the very talented Ricardo Gimenes is everywhere - such as the movie posters from Toronto, and the artwork in the theater we use as a venue in New York. I’m always blown away when I walk into the venue and see what has been achieved - even before the event starts. They seem to achieve the impossible and (as Charis told me) still have time to enjoy the surroundings of the places they visit. The SmashingConf team of Amanda Annandale, Charis Rooda and Mariona Jones are a force of nature. However, if we keep talking and keep the Smashing community at the heart of everything we do, the past year demonstrates that we can achieve amazing things! The Conferences There are many challenges in doing all of the things we do as a small (mainly part-time and remote) team. There have been many changes in the Smashing Team this year, and that meeting in Freiburg was a chance for us all to come together I believe that it was one of the most valuable things we have done this year. The home of Smashing is in Freiburg, Germany, and before SmashingConf Freiburg, we held a big team meeting, with almost everyone who is involved with Smashing able to take part.
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