Rustacean Station

We interview J Haigh about their experience organizing this year’s first-ever Colorado Gold Rust conference, what brought them to Rust, and what inspired them to give back to Rust’s community.

• Twitter: @rustaceanfm
• Discord: Rustacean Station
• Github: @rustacean-station
• Email: hello@rustacean-station.org

• [@00:41] - Colorado Gold Rust
• [@01:48] - What got you into Rust?
  • RustConf
  • @ag_dubs (Ashley Williams)
  • @carols10cents (Carol Nichols)
• [@03:01] - Getting involved with the Rust community
  • Rust Boulder/Denver Meetup
  • @focusaurus (Peter Lyons)
• [@07:50] - What is the Recurse Center?
• [@09:21] - Organizing a conference
  • Auraria Campus
  • @argorak (Florian Gilcher)
  • Rust Fest
  • Rust Community Events Team’s example timeline for organizing a conference
  • Rust Belt Rust
  • Rust Belt Rust 2018’s budgeting report
• [@17:27] - What have you learned for next time?
• [@19:36] - Who is helping with the conference?
  • Nicholas Young
• [@22:05] - Community Inclusivity
• [@24:44] - CFP software
• [@25:34] - Finding a venue for a conference

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Reece McMillin

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Jeremy Jung

Hosts: Ben Striegel