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Conference as a
communication hub for
ALL of us
Laravel Live Japan 2026
OKURA Masafumi, 2026-05-27
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Hello from
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Not Rails Core,
but from Rails
community
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whoami
• Name: OKURA Masafumi (Masafumi is my
fi
rst name, call me “Masa”)
• Job: Freelance software developer (web, Rails, etc.)
• Activities: Kaigi on Rails conference founder, Open Source
Developer, coffee lover
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Has developing
software
become easier?
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We need to
improve
ourselves
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We need to
educate
ourselves
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We need to
equip
ourselves
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We need to
be a better
developer
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HOW?
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Conference
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˚Conference
⚪︎
Communication
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Conference as a
communication hub for
ALL of us
Laravel Live Japan 2026
OKURA Masafumi, 2026-05-27
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Conference::bestFor(‘conference')
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// => true
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Styles of communication at conferences
• Talk/Session
• Sponsor booth
• Parties!
• Lunch
• Hallway track
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Styles of communication at conferences
• Talk/Session (<- expected)
• Sponsor booth (<- somewhat expected)
• Parties! (<- somewhat unexpected)
• Lunch (<- unexpected)
• Hallway track (<- truly unexpected!)
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(Especially unexpected) Communication
helps us to…
• make lots of new friends
• exchange ideas to learn something new
• re
fl
ect ourselves with someone else’s insight and point of view
• be a better developer
• have fun!
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No matter who
you are!
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Have you
communicated
well, enough?
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Don’t worry!
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We have the
next chance!
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One more thing
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Organizing
conferences is
not easy
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Deep gratitude
to the organizer
team!
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͋Γ͕ͱ͏ʂ
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Contact me!
• Personal website: https://okuramasafumi.com
• ruby.social: https://ruby.social/@okuramasafumi
• X: https://x.com/okuramasafumi
• GitHub: https://github.com/okuramasafumi
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masafumi-okura-82651128/