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A common "template" is As a X, I want Y, so that Z, but use whatever feels most appropriate.
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As conference organizer and attendee I don’t want to have any swag anymore. Probably it would be a cool way to ask attendees during ticket purchase if they want to get a bag or not. That way you offer it but people must opt-in for it. And don’t put unnecessary stuff in there. And as an organizer, please don’t order more stuff than you have attendees. Order less!
I just cleaned my room today and recognized I won’t ever need another pencil or ball pen in my life. Not to talk of linen bags, stickers, memo pads. I even have too many t-shirts from conferences I never wear. We as organizers should be more responsible with waste.
(From feedback today)
As a vegan
I want vegan food
So that I get food like everyone else
As a conference attendeee
I want healthy food not just junk available
So that I can eat healthily
As a attendee on a budget
I want the conference to provide breakfast
So that I do not have to pay extorniate amounts for breakfast to hotels
As a general attendee
As a attendee on a budget
I want amazing talks
So that value for money is justifiable to family...
As a general attendee
I want to see people names
So that I don't have to talk to them
So that I know I can talk to them
As a general attendee
I want name tags to be clear and readable
So that I know who I'm talking to.
As a general attendee
I want signs saying where things are
So that I know where I am
So that what talks are on
As a general attendee
I want maps
So that I know what's where
As a general attendee
I want decent wifi signage AND wifi coverage
So that I can connect to the internet
As a parent
I want my child to attend a kids track
So that they can have pycon experience themselves
As a Evil Genius Dictator
I want other peoples child to attend a kids track
So that I can have minions in future
As a general attendee
I want kids track
So that I can think we're doing Good Stuff
As someone with lots of interests
I want more time to switch between rooms
So that I can see the variety of talks I want to see without missing beginnings etc
As someone with lots of interests
I want the talk tracks be scheduled such that switching is possible
So that I can easily move between different tracks
Some we came up with in response to user feedback from PyCon UK 2015 during the wash-up meeting:
As an attendee of the AGM,
I would like the meeting to be well-regulated and chaired,
so that it stays on-topic and focussed and concise
As a session chair,
I want a clear idea of what my role is
so I can do it effectively
As a talk attendee,
I would like the talks I attend to start and finish promptly
so it doesn't impact my ability to attend other parts of the conference
As a new attendee to the conference,
I would like a map/floorplan,
so I know what's on where and where to go
As an attendee to the conference,
I would like there to be clearly identifiable people I can ask for help, who aren't busy with other stuff,
so I can easily grab someone for help and assistance
As someone eating at the conference,
I would like the food to be quick to serve,
so I don't have to wait too long to get food
As an attendee to the conference,
I would like constantly available tea, coffee, and water,
so I can stay hydrated (and appropriately caffeinated)
As a talk attendee,
I want there to be scheduled travel time between talks,
so that I can move between one and the next without missing bits
As an attendee, I want titles and descriptions of talks to accurately reflect the content so I can make informed choices about which talks to attend.
As an attendee who will be staying in a hotel the night before, I want a cloakroom so that I can leave my bags in a secure location and not have to carry them around with me or return to the hotel to pick them up.
As an attendee, I want exhibitors to make sure that there is someone on their stand at all times who can respond to questions about their product/service so I can get the information I need without having to keep coming back.
As an attendee, I want somewhere to sit during lunch so that I'm not standing and trying to have a conversation whilst balancing a plate and glass without spilling on myself or others.
As an attendee I want there to be a conference hashtag and any tweets posted with that to be displayed on screens around the venue so that I can engage with other attendees.
As an attendee I want good signal from all major mobile networks in all corridors and concourse areas so that I can make phone calls when needed.
As an attendee I want secure Wi-Fi coverage with the passcode in my welcome pack that I can get a connection back to work without the security software my employer insists on blocking what it sees as an insecure network.
As an attendee I want access to printing and scanning at a reasonable cost (less than two pence a page for A4 black on white) so that I can print documents to give to other attendees.
@stephenboothuk Thanks for the user stories!
As an attendee I want access to printing and scanning at a reasonable cost (less than two pence a page for A4 black on white) so that I can print documents to give to other attendees.
Can you help me understand the underlying goal here please? Thanks!
As a previous-organiser (@ntoll)
I want to give attendees to have nyan-cat badges as swag
So that we have something rather different as a memento of the event.
As an attendee, I want it to be very easy to tell who is available to answer questions. That means conference organizers and representatives wearing bright colors - like yellow or orange. I shouldn't have to hunt for someone who can answer important questions, as I will when the conference worker uniform is a dark zipper hoodie and dark conference t-shirt.
As a self-employed person who is considering submitting to the CFP, I want it to be immediately clear whether I will be expected to pay for my own ticket if it is accepted, as well as any other perks (e.g. travel and accommodation, additional payment, etc)
As an attendee, I want your conference website to be clear and easy to use.
As a visually impaired attendee, I need your conference website to be accessible.
As an LGBT attendee, I would like it to be made clear whether the country in which the conference is being held is safe and legal for me to attend.
As a foreign attendee, I would like information about required visas to be clearly linked to.
As an attendee, a list of recommended hotels near the conference venue is extremely helpful for planning my attendance.
As a person from another profession (teacher, doctor, government employee, artist, musician etc...) I would like to feel welcomed. Developers can appear to be scary and intimidating and I'm way out of my comfort zone so a clear and unambiguous welcome would be wonderful. If I work in an underpaid or overworked (i.e. public sector) role it should be easy for me to get time off work (for example, my cover is paid for as some sort of sponsorship so my boss has no excuse for denying my attendance).
As an attendee I'd like to organise and take part in BoF sessions.
As an attendee I'd like to take part in different types of event - not just a series of sit-down-shut-up-and-listen-to-some-speaker-talk events. I'd like to attend well chaired debates and discussions, dojo like practical sessions, teacher led workshops, ad-hoc gatherings (BoF) and other social opportunities (for example, a TDD-lunch or musicians-who-code coffee slot).
As an attendee I'd like clear and unambiguous expectations and an ice-breaker for how to interact with people in the corridor track.
As an attendee I'd like to know how to volunteer.
As a speaker I'd like to know the context for my talk as soon as possible (for example, my talk is the middle of three all about Django).
As an attendee, I'd like announcements, AGM and other bureaucratic cat-herding to be done quickly and efficiently so we can get on with the conference.
As a speaker I'd like to know where and when the video of my contribution is online.
As a watcher I'd like high quality video and audio produced to a semi-professional standard without feedback, distortion, clunky camera handling or unfocussed slides.
As a person interacting with the conference online, I'd like clear and obvious links to online "spaces" - Twitter account, Facebook group, Slack channel, IRC room, mailing list, hashtag etc...
As an organiser, I'd like enough time to enjoy the conference as a regular attendee.
As an attendee I expect to find gender neutral restrooms.
As an attendee who's concerned about security and privacy I'd appreciate a GPG key-signing event.
(Also, a big +1 to all the user stories above about vegan food, code of conduct and stopping the swag.)
As a prospective speaker,
I'd like the CFP to be early and well advertised,
so that I know when I have to get my stuff together.
As a prospective speaker,
I'd like the CFP to make it clear that contributions from minority and groups that are traditionally under-represented are particularly welcome,
so that I feel inspired to write my first presentation.
As an attendee,
I'd like info displays around the venue to show timely and useful stuff
So that I can play where to go when without getting my phone out