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title: "Conferences in Tech: Steve O'Grady and Kelly Fitzpatrick on Oxide and Friends"
date: 2024-12-16T13:59:44Z
modified: 2024-12-16T13:59:44Z
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featured_image_alt: Adam Leventhal stands with a laptop at a podium presenting during the 2005 JavaOne keynote
timestamp: 2024-12-16T13:59:44Z
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Hosts Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal were joined by Theo Schlossnagle, KellyAnn Fitzpatrick, and Steve O’Grady to talk about conferences in tech. A lot has changed in the past couple of decades about the impetus for conferences and what makes it worthwhile to attend.

[Recording and show notes](https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends/2233927)

This podcast aired live on December 9, 2024.