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by Kerry Pinny, ALT COO <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we look forward to our 2023 Annual Conference<\/a> and ALT’s 30th Anniversary, we are taking a moment to look back at ALT Conferences over ALT’s 30 years. If you have reflections and memories you would like to share, email blog@alt.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#ALTC2016 was my first annual conference. It was held at the University of Warwick in September 2016. While I had been working in HE in IT Training and learning technology roles for ~6 years, I was not aware of ALT or the conference. My colleague introduced me to ALT and it remains a surprise (and source of shame) to me, all these years later, that I had not heard of the organisation at any of my previous institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember being amazed at the size of the conference and the number of people there. The conference was distributed between the Arts Centre and Social Sciences building meaning a short walk was required between buildings to attend the different sessions. I remember there was a poster exhibition too. The keynotes were held in the Art Centre theatre and held ~400 people. I remember looking around at the other delegates and how insignificant I felt sitting in a room of people who had been doing this longer than me and knew more than me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynotes included Josie Fraser<\/a> (Head of Digital Policy at National Lottery Heritage Fund), Ian Livingstone CBE<\/a> (co-founder of Games Workshop), Lia Commissa<\/a> (Head of Programme Delivery at National Institute of Teaching), Dr Jane Secker<\/a> (Senior Lecturer in Education Development at City, University of London), Dr Donna Lanclos<\/a> (Anthropologist and consultant) and David White<\/a> (Head of Digital Learning at University of the Arts London). You may know Jane Secker from her role as co-chair of ALT’s Copyright and Online Learning Special Interest Group<\/a> and David White is ALT’s President<\/a>. I remember taking something away from every speaker that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember attending a lot of sessions. My colleague and I ran a 15 minute session too and we had entered the team awards<\/a> that year. I remember being so nervous to talk in front of the other delegates. I think we did a competition of film quotes in our session because, and it remains true to this day, I don’t like to take anything too seriously. We were in a slot with four other speakers so the pressure was heightened following their informative and polished presentation. Sadly, we didn’t win the team award but were highly commended *dies a little inside*. I remember walking around the Warwick campus thinking how nice it must be to work there. Then I did, for five years. I also remember thinking, as I do at every conference of ALT’s, how they put all this together and now I (definitely) know. I’ve been working as ALT’s Chief Operations Officer for over a year now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you enjoyed this brief trip down memory lane. If you would like to read more about that first conference, you can read my blog from that year<\/a>. Visit the conference archive to see the full programme<\/a> from 2016. Watch the 2016 Award Finalists on YouTube<\/a> or watch one of the keynotes from that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be back at University of Warwick for the 2023 Annual Conference<\/a> and to celebrate ALT’s 30th year. I hope to see you there! <\/p>\n\n\n

Find out more about our 2023 Annual Conference: https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/2023\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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