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title: Hark – Episode 6, “So You Want to Throw a Conference”
date: 2016-12-12T20:02:52Z
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A podcast by RedMonk
Portland, ME, United States

https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-6-so-you-want-to-throw

In which we sit down with Kate O’Grady to discuss conferences and event planning. We talk about what your first two considerations should be, speaker diversity, strategies for optimizing ticket sales and what tools to use to help keep you organized. If you’re thinking about a show, want to understand what your organizers have to think about or are just curious about the behind the scenes details of conference planning? This podcast is for you.

Host:
[Stephen O’Grady](https://twitter.com/sogrady), RedMonk

Guest:
[Kate O’Grady](https://twitter.com/girltuesday), RedMonk/Bowdoin College

Podcast Information:
Available on Google Play, iTunes, Pocketcasts and Stitcher. Visit on Soundcloud by going to [hark.tech](http://hark.tech).

Feedback: hark@redmonk.com

Sponsorship: sales@redmonk.com

- [Episode 0, “The Teaser”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-0-the-teaser-2)
- [Episode 1, “Election Night”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-1-election-night)
- [Episode 2, “The Software Paradox”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-2-the-software-paradox)
- [Episode 3, “Getting Medieval on You”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-3-getting-medieval-on)
- [Episode 4, “Work, Life, Balance”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-4-work-life-balance)
- [Episode 5, “Beer Money”](https://soundcloud.com/hark-podcast/episode-5-beer-money)