MC-ing at Azure & AI Lowlands 2024

On June 27th I was at Azure & AI Lowlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Not as a speaker this time, but I was MC-ing 🎤 in one of the rooms! I'm a big fan of the Azure Lowlands conferences, I love the venue The Fabrique, an old industrial area, and the conference always has a good mix of topics, diverse speakers, and plenty of entertainment. The theme of this year was 'The 80s' 🤩 and the opening act was a singing group of roller skaters, a skateboarder, and a BMX rider performing stunts on a half pipe! 🤯

I really enjoy MC-ing! I met many new speakers and listened to sessions which I probably wouldn't have attended normally. Since I was MC-ing in the Thriller room, I presented a small fact about the Thriller music video each time a new session started.

The organizers did a great job with the 80s theme. There were 80s characters, cars (KITT, Ecto-1, A-team van), and of course lots of 80s music. I had a great time at Azure & AI Lowlands, and I'm looking forward to the next edition!