How To Put On A Nerd Conference (opens in new tab)

It seems that there are people who are able to follow this model and make money by throwing "Nerd Conferences".

In my mind, the key differentiator between mediocre events and great events is who the target audience for the event is:

  - A great even is designed for the benefit of the audience.
  - Mediocre events are designed for the benefit of the sponsors or the organizers.

While hanging around with all those nerds, be sure to ask them about the difference between jpeg and png.

Is it wrong that I've been to these sort of conferences and actually enjoyed myself?

Webstock (http://www.webstock.org.nz/) in particular is great if you're ever in my part of the world. Great signal-to-noise ratio, fantastic speakers, very little of the standard tech conference douche baggery ("10 tips to monetize your blog"; any panel comprised of commentators rather than people who make stuff; etc.) and an upbeat sort of atmosphere that's difficult to articulate.

The JPG is still there: http://www.televisionsky.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nerd...

and name it web 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 conference