Conference Schedule

August 29 - September 4, 2021

Raycon 2021 Schedule - August 30
Date/Time Speaker Topic Description
Aug 29, 8:00 Breakfast and check-in The most important meal of the day
Aug 29, 10:00 Nick Track 1: Written up by HR: what's next? So you told a coworker to go fuck his own face, and now HR has a permanent warning in your record. What are your next steps?
Aug 29, 10:00 Cliff Track 2: Hunt and kill your own food Fuck your store bought bacon. This talk covers how to hunt, kill, and field dress wild hogs. Also covered: how to smoke cure and ship bacon.
Aug 29, 10:00 Jeff Track 3: Simpin' Ain't Easy A gallery of e-girl topics and trends, as well as the proper methods for being an effective "reply guy."
Aug 29, 12:00 Lunch It's lunch
Aug 29, 13:00 Alex Track 1: Negative performance reviews What to expect when you're expecting a negative performance review. This talk covers the finer points of curating your bespoke, full stack resume, as well as trolling linkedin for endorsements.
Aug 29, 13:00 Brant Track 2: Men's grooming and care for the balding and hirsute Just because you're balding doesn't mean you need to let yourself go, playa. Covered in this talk: manscaping, head shaving, back hair, and what to do about those 2 inch long nosehairs.
Aug 29, 13:00 Nick Track 3: How to trigger Ed Zhaw We all know who he is and how he acts; this talk covers how to really push his buttons and make him once again quit tech "for good."
Aug 29, 15:00 Coffee break
Aug 29, 14:00 Social Media Sessions Let's all hunch over our laptops and post to Medium about all the cool things we didn't learn today.
Raycon 2021 Schedule - August 30
Date/Time Speaker Topic Description
Aug 30, 8:00 Breakfast The most important meal of the day
Aug 30, 10:00 Ray Track 1: Building and monitoring scalable distributed systems Just kidding, this talk discusses the finer points of sick wheelies and kick flips and how to best impress your kids with your skateboard skills.
Aug 30, 10:00 Nick Track 2: Buying expensive tools How to effectively spend $5000 on tools to build a shelf that is for sale for $150 on etsy.
Aug 30, 10:00 Jeff Track 3: JOI: is it for you? Are you a grown ass man who doesn't understand the mechanics of whackin' it? You may be interested in some JOI videos.
Aug 30, 12:00 Lunch It's lunch
Aug 30, 13:00 Benjo Track 1: Your team is not your family CEOs aren't your parents, your team isnt your family. Stop saying this shit.
Aug 30, 13:00 Charlie Track 2: How to handle a scythe IoT SmartHome lawnmowers? Sounds like a great recipe for a haywire killing machine. In this talk, Charlie discusses mowing the lawn like the founding fathers intended: with gumption, a scythe, and plenty of elbow grease.
Aug 30, 13:00 Cliff Track 3: How to get former presidents to follow you on twitter Seriously, what the fuck? Obama can't get enough of those spicy clifflinks.
Aug 30, 15:00 Coffee break
Aug 30, 14:00 Q&A Jackin' it with our speakers, like an in person.
Raycon 2021 Schedule - August 31 - September 4
Date/Time Speaker Topic Description
Aug 30, 8:00 Breakfast The most important meal of the day
10:00 Freeform time Shootin', fishin', cookin', drinkin'