Earlier this year I was in Düsseldorf for a triple bill of events:
At Accessibility Club, I had the pleasure of seeing a great presentation from Manuel Matuzovic. Afterwards, a gaggle of us geeks went out for currywurst and beer. I got chatting with Manuel, who mentioned that he’s based in Vienna, where he organises a web meetup. I told him I’d love to come and speak at it sometime. He seemed very keen on the idea!
A few weeks later, I dropped him a line so he knew I was serious with my offer:
Hi Manuel,
Just wanted to drop a quick line to say how nice it was to hang out in Düsseldorf—albeit briefly.
I’d definitely be up for coming over to Vienna sometime for a meet up. Hope we can make that work sometime!
Cheers,
Jeremy
Manuel responded:
thank you for reaching out to me. Your timing couldn’t be better. :)
I was so excited that you showed interest in visiting Vienna that I thought about organising something that’s a little bit bigger than a meetup but smaller than a conference.
I’m meeting today with my friend Max Böck to tell him about the idea and to ask him if he would want to help me organise a event.
Well, they did it. I just got back from the inaugural Web Clerks Community Conf in Vienna. It was a day full of excellent talks given to a very warm and appreciate audience.
The whole thing was livestreamed so you can catch up on the talks. I highly recommend watching Max’s talk on the indie web.
I had a really nice time hanging out with friends like Charlie, Rachel, Heydon, and my travelling companion, Remy. But it was equally great to meet new people, like the students who were volunteering and attending. I love having the chance to meet the next generation of people working on the web.