Oxide is also going to bring a simplified configuration experience. So to help everyone make the most of their time here, we set up a Discord server for the event so people traveling in could make plans with each other, and rented out the patio at the Foundry Tavern next door to the event space for the afternoon to give people a reason to meet up early and make some new friends.

We originally expected it to be a “drive there after work” local-heavy event, but almost half of the people who attended traveled by plane to get here. We ran the event in the evening and kept it to just one presentation, leaving as much time as possible for people to just hang out and connect over pizza and beer. Tailwind Connect started out as an idea for throwing a little local meetup while the team was in town, but naturally ballooned into us renting a massive hall, hiring a crew of four videographers, and racking up a catering bill that put my own wedding to shame.īut even though we got a little carried away with the production, we really tried to make it feel more like a meetup than a full-blown conference.

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