About Fabric Conference
FabricFun!
Join us Friday 6th December for this year's FabricFun event! we will host this hybrid event in London and online using Microsoft Teams. Two parallel tracks will run on the day, with an extra fun boost during breaks - a Mario Kart tournament! Please see the agenda bellow for session details.
You must sign up to some of the sessions in order to participate in them. Please see already confirmed sign ups from round #1 here (BurdaPL won't have automatic access to the file, please send an access request so i can share it with you). If you do not see your name on the list, or you want to join more sessions, PLEASE RSVP using this form to let us know how you'll be joining on the day, sign up to sessions, and additional volunteering opportunities.
Why do you need to sign up?
1. Places are limited in some sessions due to the event nature.
2. Some events need names of participants up front in order to send additional information and instructions.
3. Places are allocated on a first come first serve basis, so be snappy :)
If you can no longer attend a session you have signed up for, please send an email to fabricon.committee@immediate.co.uk for your space to be reallocated. There are waiting lists, so please be kind to your fellow colleagues and let us know if your place is free.
Each hybrid session has its own Teams session, so follow the “Join on Microsoft Teams” link to join at the right time.
To join a session's Q&A, or any other interactive activity such as polls or quizzes, follow the "Slido event #" link at any time during the session.
If you have any questions you’d like to send through to an organiser ahead of the conference, please use the “Submit a question” form.
Schedule
Track 1 - VH: Ground Floor Bar area
Track 2 - VH: Ground Floor Boardroom
⚡ Lightning talks & Play your cards right
We will start the day with 90sec presentation of disciplines/teams showing some top metrics highlighting our impact this year. Then immediately follow with a game of Play your cards rights - audience guess 'higher' or 'lower' about data points regarding our sites, customers & performance.
Speed and accuracy will get you the win, so listen well in the lightning talks and you might get the upper hand in the card game ;)
Break + Mario Kart 🏎️ (Sign up)
10:35-10:45
📷 Intro to photo manipulation
This is your chance to learn the basics of how to manipulate photos and make things pretty (or funny) from some of our in house design experts!
Do NOT forget to bring your computer! and additional info regarding apps needed will be added closer to the event.
🙊🙉 “Shut up/Speak up” circle
- Do you find yourself keeping quite in meetings, second guessing your contributions, or not sure when to jump into the conversation?
- Do you find yourself speaking every meeting (maybe for most of the meeting), hating the awkward silences, and itching to solve problems fast?
If you answered Yes to either question, this session is for you! A pilot workshop led by representatives of our own Fab-Women network, aimed to help those that do not feel confident to speak up, and the louder voices to (sometimes) shut up.
Coffee break + Mario Kart 🏎️ (Sign up)
11:15-11:30
🧠 Escape room Online
With the huge popularity of the escape room option, we have decided to add an online version due to the limited number who can join the in-person one.
Join in on this online adventure to solve a series of puzzles and challenges, to help the team reach the finish line!
We will be using a pre-existing online escape room - additional information will be shared closer to the event.
🏃 Escape Room In-person
A specially designed escape room experience just for us!
You will be split into two teams, asked to solve a series of puzzles and challenges to escape the room within a time limit. The fastest team will be crowned our Houdini champions.
Break + Mario Kart 🏎️ (Sign up)
12:00-12:10
🧑🍳 Cooking/Baking challenge
This is your chance to showcase the results from your favourite recipes. Cooking, baking, and everything in between is welcome!
You will need to prepare your creations in advance, and then either bring them into the office, or be ready to share them on camera from home. Other participants and audience members will get a chance to vote for your successful creations based on categories like looks & presentation (for hybrid participants) and taste (for in-person participants).
And yes, this is a sneaky way to encourage a potluck ;)
🦑 Squid games tournament
During this session we will run a non-violent twist on the popular TV show ;)
You will be playing through a series of short games, eliminating people as you go, until there is only one person left standing! Do you have the chops to be our P&T squid games champion?
Break + Mario Kart 🏎️ (Sign up)
12:40-12:50
🎨 Sketchful
The popular online Pictionary game is back! Time to get in touch with your creative side and join a massive game of Sketchful! Please bring your worst drawing abilities, no fancy drawings skills here 😉, and a lot of laughs.
Join in person or use Teams link to join the call. A game link will be added closer to the event.
🃏 Poker tournament
Want to show off your Poker skills? or want to finally learn what the craze is about? This session is for you!
It will start with a quick lesson of basic rules, and then participants will break up to teams of four to play some Poker! So who will earn the bragging rights and be crowned our Poker champion?
Coffee break + Mario Kart FINAL 🏎️
13:20-13:35
🤪 2024 Fabric Quiz
It's that time of the year again, when we all get to learn random (and ridiculous) facts about our fellow department members. MC'd by Luke, this yearly staple is always a blast!
🏆 2024 Fabric Honours
Get ready for our P&T people celebration! A special moment to get together and recognise our brilliant, hard working, skilful and hilarious colleagues, that made this past year joyful for us all.
Don't forget to get your nominations and votes in, every point counts!
Lunch and drinks
14:30-16:00