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Aral Balkan

Can’t believe it’s been 16 years since I organised the world’s first virtual web conference (it was called <head>, it took place over 3 days, had 4 simultaneous tracks, over 70 speakers, and local in-world conference hubs in London, Manchester, Brigthon, Fribourg, and San Francisco, as well as as pre-conference party and a separate virtual hub in Second Life).

web.archive.org/web/2012042002

#headConference #virtualConference #webConference #web #conference #history

2 April at 10:57 | Open on mastodon.ar.al
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dansup

@aral Crazy how time flys by!

You're such an inspiration to many, I know I've said it before, but your work on small web and related tools is iconic!

The fediverse is so lucky to have such dedicated and wise developers like you, who have no problem using your following to question other devs and I think that's an amazing quality.

You give a voice to the voiceless, and build for the people.

Much love and success, you def deserve it ❤️

2 April at 11:04 | Open on mastodon.social
Aral Balkan

@dansup That’s so kind of you to say, Dan. I don’t know about wise, I’m just a person trying my best to unlearn the toxic patriarchy we’re raised in and, in my own small way, build tools for the kind of world where I wouldn’t have had the privileges I had (because we’d all have them and they wouldn’t be privileges).

Similarly, though, your work is a huge inspiration and source of hope for me.

Here’s to decentring ourselves and creating a fairer, kinder, and more equitable world for us all 💕

2 April at 11:17 | Open on mastodon.ar.al
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