As in where there are talks, people get to chat with the presenters, hackathons, etc. but not necessarily hands-on hardware demos
As in where there are talks, people get to chat with the presenters, hackathons, etc. but not necessarily hands-on hardware demos
I think they are great if it’s about 40% talk and 60% socialize. The point of talks should be to stimulate a conversation that happens in the hallway. If it’s just one way content absorption, that could’ve been done remotely. 
I desperately miss the networking and socializing and the people I met and the interesting conversations that I could not have planned for. I hope eventually my company starts sending us again.