Go to the talks that you expect to raise questions, or the ones about technology you're probably never going to use but you'll never get better chance to see. I've never used Erlang, but I still think about the Webmachine talk I saw years ago.
Network. Say hi. Everyone else is too scared to say hi so they'll be thankful you made the first move, even some of the experienced speakers.
Find a note style that works for you. Practice on videos from previous conferences. Sure, you've taken notes before, but you might be out of practice. Try sketch notes.
Go to the talks that you expect to raise questions, or the ones about technology you're probably never going to use but you'll never get better chance to see. I've never used Erlang, but I still think about the Webmachine talk I saw years ago.
Network. Say hi. Everyone else is too scared to say hi so they'll be thankful you made the first move, even some of the experienced speakers.
Find a note style that works for you. Practice on videos from previous conferences. Sure, you've taken notes before, but you might be out of practice. Try sketch notes.
Relax and enjoy it.
Thanks for this Craig! :)