Final HMS '24 newsletter

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+title: "Handmade Seattle 2024 Kicks Off Tomorrow!"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Here's what to expect from our 10-year anniversary"
+date: 2024-11-19T05:00:00Z
+image: "/images/hms/landing-2024.png"
+categories: ["Press Release"]
+author: "Abner Coimbre"
+tags: ["conference", "hms"]
+draft: false
+---
+
+Check out the schedule on the [conference website](https://handmadecities.com) to see what sparks your interest.
+
+## Hey Handmade folks,
+
+We have incredible presentations waiting for you: talks, demos, fireside chats, and even an exclusive podcast premiere. Tickets are still available if you’d like to support indie conferences like ours.
+
+### Hybrid, Always
+
+Whether you’re in person or online, we’re all sharing the same track. The entire conference is livestreamed for free.
+
+- **In-person tickets** get you access to the building, private chat server, and official Friday hangouts.  
+- **Online tickets** include the private chat server, where you can ask live questions to speakers.
+
+### Check-in Details
+
+Registration opens at **9:00 a.m. (Seattle Time)** at the **Nesholm Family Lecture Hall**—not a minute sooner! This location can be found on your favorite Maps app. Please pull up your “General Admission” email with the QR code to check in.
+
+I’ll personally welcome and scan you in until I’m on stage—then my staff will take over. You’ll get a **VIP bracelet** and, if it’s your first time, a **Handmade Seattle wristband** (bring yours if you’re a veteran!). The bracelet means no repeated scans, which keeps things smooth.
+
+### Job Booths
+
+Virtually every company I reached out to asked me to try again in 2025, but we secured **two job booths** with many open roles worth checking out (see the companies on the private chat server)!
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+Even if you don’t match a position perfectly, please apply anyway.
+
+If you’re a thoughtful programmer who values quality, you’re ahead of the game. If you don't get hired, you'll make important connections or get serious advice for your next steps.
+
+### No Trade Show, But…
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+To keep our event financially viable in 2024, there’s **no in-person trade show** this year. Instead, we’ll have dedicated channels in the private chat server for job booths and demos.
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+Every company or demoer that's attending in-person will make appearances on stage so you'll know who they are during lunch breaks and hangouts!
+
+Handmade Seattle isn’t just surviving; it’ll thrive again—storms and all. Some doubted we’d make it this far, but here we are.
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+We’ve weathered COVID, and we’ll weather this economy too. (*Also seriously buy an umbrella.*)
+
+Your organizer,  
+**– Abner**
+