A new view of security learning events

Engineers often assume we don't need to explicitly structure that time
together, or default to holding an unconference. This refusal to reflect on
users' needs (in this case, the participants in the event) is lazy
management. Or event organizers fall back to creating conferences like the
ones we usually see in tech, where elite men give hour-long lectures, and
most participants don't have any opportunities to collaborate or assess
their skills.

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