The 5th edition of ACE! (Agile Central Europe) Conference was awesome – as usual :). The
conference gathered about 250 participants and 19 fabulous speakers. The unique atmosphere
was enhanced by this year’s
stunning venue – an old tram depot, renewed and adapted for
conference purposes, placed in the heart of Krakow’s historic district, Kazimierz.
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Diversity was the strength of the agenda. Even topics that seemed
similar on first glance were covered in completely difference manners by speakers. Some
points of view were controversial! Especially those connected with SAFe
(pronounced [SAFe booo] ;)). People, who didn’t have an opinion on certain topics before conference, could easily get one – especially that bright and dark sides were
discussed. Of course diversity brought people to vivid discussions :) Face to
face and… on twitter!
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| Audience, author: Andy Brandt |
Discussions, discussions and once again
discussions during the breaks! It is so amazing what you could talk in a queue for coffee :) (BTW
coffee was excellent thanks to Code Sprinters who brought Italian baristas with
specially selected coffee grains for this occasion).
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| Coffee by CodeSprinters, author: Andy Brandt |
Standing up and then sitting back was an
activity required from the audience during nearly each talk. Not all speakers did so, however,
there was a case when people were asked to stand up and sit down only to ‘maintain’ tradition ;)
Open Space topics was great, as usual :)
Personally I liked the most lego one (you can check it on photo below). Directly after Open
Space the
party began. Unfortunately some people decided to leave after the last talk and
not to return for the after party –
so it was quite cameral. Some of the people played “Fluxx” (the most hilarious game I’ve ever experienced!), other just talked,
drank beer and ate sausage. Ohhh! There were also another kind of game – the aim was to hit
someone’s beer with a handmade paper plane
;) Crazy? Yep! That’s why this after party
was so awesome!
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| Open Space, author: Andy Brandt |
Have you missed ACE! conference? Don’t worry! The next awesome agile conference
in Krakow starts soon! See you at ALE’14,
I hope!
What did you think about the ACE! conference? Leave a comment & share your opinion with us!
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| ACE! author: Andy Brandt |
