Conferences are under no obligation to represent the community as it is. Conference organisers get to choose to represent the community they want to see. If your conference attendees are repugnant, you bear responsibility for that.
How do you get a rock guitar player to turn down?
Put sheet music in front of them.
How do you get a rock guitar player to quit the instrument?
Take them to see a good country band.
We’re in need of speakers in August and September for the Columbus JavaScript Users Group. If you’re interested, mention us or send an email to guy@guyroyse.com.
Mitchell Deli, Dino's, Henrietta Red, Jack Brown's, El Jaliciense, 5 Points Pizza, Wild Cow/Graze for veggie/vegan, Edley's BBQ, Folk, The Treehouse, Hugh Baby's, Arnold's, Monell's, Woolworth on 5th, any of the Vietnamese places I can't spell.
Check prices. Some are expensive. twitter.com/lucyyramone/st…
Elon Musk's expensive, high tech submarine that no one actually wants to use is the best metaphor for the software industry I've ever seen, so it does have *some* value.