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I Ran This Whole Conference and I Didn’t Even Get a T-shirt

J. Paul Reed

For speakers who decided they didn’t want their honorarium, we provided a variety of non-profit organizations (including Black Girls Code , Code 2040 , Girls Who Code , Mother Coders , and Maven Youth Camp ) to donate it to. I’d like to thank my Mary again for that.) There isn’t a simpler way to say this: public speaking is hard work.