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As promised, here's my schedule for upcoming events:
- Salon Fantastique (Fantastic Fair) in Paris
- Fantasy Basel in Switzerland
- Japan Addict in Strasbourg
- Dragonia in Maredsous Castle, Belgium.
Will I be meeting any of you there, and if so, where?

[Updated 17/04] Currently in Paris, ready to install my booth tomorrow at the Salon Fantastique !

As some of you might now, I am the chairman of Eurofurence, one of Europe's biggest Furry Conventions, which currently takes place once a year at the CCH in Hamburg. This is my keynote at our general annual staff meeting, and it's titled: "Awesome Leadership For Awesome Events".

The biggest challenge of a rapidly growing volunteer organisation is to ensure everyone's well-being and motivation. The key to achieving this is not just good management, but also good leadership. I will attempt to describe what that means, where the difference lies, and give some ideas how we can improve happiness and mental health through the principles of “positive leadership”.

I had less than one hour to get through all my slides, and I'm sorry that I really had to rush through a few of the topics to keep within my time limit. But even if I had a day, that still wouldn't do this topic justice. I hope it's still helpful to give some of you aspiring convention team leads a few ideas for further research. Enjoy!

If you're interested in the slides and handouts, feel free to poke me.

youtube.com/watch?v=0dXl1PomwRc