James Avery and I spent some time together at CodeStock this past weekend. He told me that he was tired of doing technology presentations. I entirely understand what he means. Education in the developer community is very important but at some point, you just want to switch gears and talk to your peers about other stuff that's important in our space. We're all geeks, that's for sure, but we need to be savvy business people, too. And that requires just as much peer training and influence.
James floated an idea past me for a presentation he would like to do and I liked it a lot. It's not your average Code Camp faire but I asked James if he would travel up from Raleigh on October 4th to present this session to our Richmond attendees. He agreed to come do it. The session is called "Tune In, Turn On and Quit Your Job" and it goes something like this:
Tune In, Turn On and Quit Your Job by James Avery
"We don't have a lot of time on this earth. We weren't meant to spend it this way. Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about mission statements." - From the Movie Office Space (1999)
Stop working for the man and learn about writing a software product, building a successful web application or becoming an independent consultant.
I can hardly wait to attend this talk. I predict a packed house. I hope James keeps going on this vein and writes his next book on this topic.
James is one of many great regional and local speakers who will be presenting in Richmond at the upcoming Code Camp. Want to learn more about the Richmond Code Camp on October 4, 2008? As of August 11, 2008, we still need a few more speakers. Don't miss your chance to show the central Virginia developer community that you want to contribute your ideas, too. Submit your presentation abstract and bio here.