Digital Delights - Digital Tribes

A badly run conference is not only a lost opportunity, but is a waste of money and time. How can we improve them?

The balance (or rather its lack) between male/female or 'native'/'non-native' conference speakers has become quite a hot topic recently, especially as far as plenary talks are concerned. In this post, Gavin Dudeney shares a personal story of a very frequent invited conference speaker, and suggest how we could address the imbalance.