SoCraTes UK 2024 trip report
In September 2024 I attended my second SoCraTes conference, and once again, it was enlightening and fun. There are two formal parts to the conference - a training day, and then two days for the unconference. I say formal parts, because there are plenty of informal sessions as well. One of the great things about SoCrcaTes is that we all stay at the same hotel, so there is loads of opportunities for social interaction. You meet people at breakfast, you maybe go for a walk with other people, there are board games and music sessions in the evenings... It's a strange mixture of really intense and very relaxing! There's a lovely Italian Garden at the hotel, which is a very nice place to sit and chat: SoCraTes has a pretty strong XP focus, but there are plenty of non-technical discussions and workshops too. The day before This year, the conference was at Milton House Hotel just outside Didcot in Oxfordshire. So on the day before the conference, I took the train from Edinburgh to Lon