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Female-free speaker list causes PHP show to collapse when diversity-oriented devs jump ship
Under the heading, "Diversity Matters!" the website for the PHP Central Europe developer conference (PHP.CE) says, "PHP Central Europe Conference is committed to creating a conference that is as inclusive as possible."
Over the weekend, organizers of the conference, which had been scheduled for October 4-6 in Dresden, Germany, ended the event evermore after two scheduled speakers issued public statements that they would not be attending this year, citing concerns about the lack of diversity.
PHP.CE on Saturday posted a note on its website, stating "The conference has been cancelled and won't be continued*. Sorry for the inconvenience."
The asterisk points to three online posts as the reason for the decision. The first, a July 17 Tweet from Karl Hughes, CTO of educational consultancy The Graide Network, chastises the conference for a speaker list made up entirely of white men.
You can see how it was in 2018, including the list of speakers, presentation schedule, and a 9m41s "after-movie".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 29 2019, @12:20AM
Yep. Although there's the exception where something gets shared that's different and unique and you might not get the information otherwise (doubtful, but it could happen). A good webinar can provide exactly the same information in near enough the same presentation format as a presentation or a poster. Today they exist for even more important reasons, for those smart enough to understand that. Those who understand it generally make a lot more money and become more successful in the coding world. And should that "traditional aspect," the pressing need and most important reason will need to get filled by whatever aspect can replace that. But few enough here would be interested in it and would write it off as meaningless. Which is good - I'll just take their money and fame because I do understand it. So feel free to insulate yourselves!