diff --git a/content/english/news/hms-2024-tomorrow.md b/content/english/news/hms-2024-tomorrow.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..88d5b67 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/hms-2024-tomorrow.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +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)! + +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… + +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. + +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. + +We’ve weathered COVID, and we’ll weather this economy too. (*Also seriously buy an umbrella.*) + +Your organizer, +**– Abner** +