Agile Belgium

Author: Bruno.Sbille

  • Call for Speakers Agile Tour Brussels 2014

    Hi Folks!

    The Agile Belgium Community is calling for speakers for the 3rd edition of Agile Tour Brussels, which will take place on October 31st, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.
    What’s Agile Tour Brussels?
    Agile Tour Brussels (http://www.agiletourbrussels.be/) is one of the biggest agile conferences in Belgium. Last year we gathered 180 attendees and speakers from Belgium, France, U.S, U.K, Luxemburg, Netherlands and Sweden to share our passion for Agile. The purpose of this conference is to gather in one place Agile practitioners and people wanting to know more about Agile.

    At Agile Tour Brussels you will meet a mix of attendees who are either completely new to Agile, experienced or experts.
    This year we’re going to have different tracks, and for each of these we’re looking for two kind of sessions: Interactive Talk (Presenter is speaking for most of the time with audience interaction) or Workshop (Primarily focused on hands-on participation with the audience).

    Track 1: Experience reports.

    Tell us your success or failure stories about Implementing Agile in Belgium (or in Europe), What is (not) working for you? If you’re an agile coach or facilitator, bring your client with you!

    Track 2: Pragmatic Track

    We’re looking for small changes or fundamentals, pragmatic things that work. How do you gather requirements? How do you run an outstanding retrospective? In this track your participants will learn something they can apply the day after. It can be technical, soft-skills or a process you use.

    Track 3: Let’s Play together

    This Track is for Agile Games and Serious Games. It’s also the opportunity to suggest “BootCamp” sessions like Introduction to [put Agile method here] or how to estimate with Agile,…

    Track 4: Agile Management

    What’s the role of Managers in Agile? What’s an Agile Manager? What’s an Agile organization? This track will cover subjects such as Management 3.0, Flat organizations, Evidence Based Management,…

    Track 5: Various

    Do you have a favourite subject you’d like to talk about, a kick-ass workshop you’d like to run, a theme you’d like to share? This track is for you!
    All Agile methods are welcome: Scrum, XP, KanBan, Lean, Devops, Leadership, Lean Startup, Coaching, System thinking, Product Aspect, Agile outside IT.

    We are looking for different levels of sessions: for beginners, practitioners and experts. We welcome experienced as well as new speakers.

    How to submit a session?

    To submit a session, fill in the form located here: http://at2014.agiletour.org/fr/callForSpeaker.html
    (you can log into the website with your existing account or create a new one).

    Tips for a successful submission:

    • Don’t forget to specify that you’re applying for Agile Tour Belgium – Brussels
    • Make sure you’re in the call of speaker of Agile Tour 2014 (links to the previous editions could still be active in the platform)
    • Specify the size of the audience you’d like to have for your session
    • Sessions must be in English
    • We would prefer to have session of 1 hour maximum

    Deadline for submission: 10th of July 2014

    All information about the event will be published on http://www.agiletourbrussels.be/
    If you have any questions, feel free to drop an email at bruno@atbru.be

    If you cannot make it, you can still support us by tweeting about #atbru, blogging, speaking about our event.

    Thanks in advance for your support!
    The Agile Tour Brussels Organization Team.

  • Agile Games Night II – Brussels – 6th of June

    Let’s play Agile Games

    As you may know, every month, the Agile Belgium Community organizes Drinkups, See here for more details. During the drinkups of February, several participants told us they would like to have an evening with an agenda, preferably on the topic of Agile Games.

    In March we decided to relaunch the Agile Belgium User Groups by organizing a first Agile Games Night @ Touring Insurance. You can have a look at this past event here.

    We are happy to announce you that we will organize a second User Group on the same theme: The Agile Games Night II on 06/06/2013.

    Practical Informations:

    What’s that event concretely ?

    An Agile user group is a group of people who enjoy using Agile methods (Scrum, XP, KanBan,…) who meet regularly to discuss the use of those methods, share knowledge and experience, hear from peers and hold other related activities. They may host special interest workgroups, often focusing on one particular aspect of Agile. This User group will be focussed on Agile Games, we will also briefly discuss the Agile Belgium Community’s events.

    What are Agile Games about ?

    Agile Games are…games we usually use to teach about Agile. They can be very general e.g. experience what is Scrum through a game. Or they can be focussed on one topic e.g. planning. It’s a fun and powerful way of learning.

    If you want to know more about Agile Games you can check the links at the end of the post.

    When is this user group ?

    Agile Games Night I

    6 of June 2013, Welcome begin at 17.30 and we finish at 21.00.

    Food and drinks will be provided by our host.

    How much does it cost?

    It’s free, but for security and organizational reasons it’s mandatory to register in advance!

    How do I register?

    Follow this link. You will have to register to www.meetup.com, it’s easy and quick.

    Where is it?

    The host of our User Group will be the Company Ogone.

    Address:

    Woluwedal/Boulevard de la Woluwe 102
    B-1200 Brussel/Bruxelles Belgium.

    You have free parking facilities between Ogone and the China embassy. It’s a 10′ walk from the metro station Rodebeek.

    Do we have an agenda ? Which games will we play ?

    Agenda will be published later, for those of you that were present at Touring, we will play different games and set the agenda based on games you asked.

    May I facilitate a Game ?

    Agiles Games
    For some games, we often use Lego bricks

    You know a great Game and you would like to facilitate it during the Agile Games night II ? No problem! Send me an email: bruno.sbille@gmail.com

    Please note that we will be dependant on the number of attendees.

    You are a company and you would like to welcome one of our next User Groups ?

    Thanks for your support! Send me an email: bruno.sbille@gmail.com and we will discuss practical matters.

    You want to support the Agile Community ?

    Please like our Facebook Page, speak about our events and retweet us.

    You want to be aware on what’s happening in the Agile Community ?

    Check our Facebook Page, our Meetup Page or our Blog.

    You can find more games and simulations at the following excellent sites:

    Thanks in advance for your presence, hope to see you at the Agile Games Night II.

    For the Agile Belgium Community,

    Bruno.

    Pictures: Conference Play4Agile 2013, Agile Games Night I

  • Next Agile Drinkup: August 8

    Dears,

    Our next Agile Belgium Drinkup (#15) will take place the 8th of August.

    Feel free to book your participation here (it’s free).

    What’s an Agile Drinkup ?

    This is an informal meetup of the Belgian Agile and Lean community. Come after work and meet people you usually only meet at conferences. Anyone interested in Agile or Lean can join. If you get there but can’t find people call that number +32 474 78 66 33 (Marc)

    See you there !

    Bruno.

     

  • Agile Tour Brussels 2012 – Call Of Speaker

    Agile Tour Brussels 2012 – 26-10-2012

    Dears,

    The Agile Belgium Community is calling for speakers for the Agile Conference : Agile Tour Brussels 2012. (Date 26 October 2012 – Brussels Belgium)

    The purpose of this conference is to gather in one place Agile practitioners and people wanting to know more about Agile.

    We would like this event to be an Agile Belgium Community Gathering.

    To submit a session, we ask you to:

    – Create an account on the agile tour website http://agiletour.org

    – Fill in the form located here: http://at2012.agiletour.org/en/callForSpeaker.html (don’t forget to specify that you are applying for Agile Tour Belgium – Brussels)

    – Specify the size of the audience you’d like to have for your session: we have rooms with a capacity of 20,60 and 80 persons

    Additional information:

    – Sessions must be in English

    – We would prefer to have session of 1 hour maximum

    We even have a room that is like the ship of Jabba the Hutt

    For the topics, feel free to suggest sessions regarding Agile, Scrum, Technical and Coding sessions, Lean, Management, Product Aspect, Agile Games, KanBan, Testing, Lean Startup, Leadership, Coaching, XP… Or anything you mind find relevant for such a conference.

    Deadline for submission is  : 17 August 2012

    All information about the event: http://at2012.agiletour.org/en/brussels.html  there is more to come !

    If you have problems with the form, you can also send me your session proposition via email: bruno.sbille@gmail.com

    Thanks in advance for your support !

    Bruno.

    Ps: Agile Tour, is a series of non-profit events over several cities all over the world throughout October and December 2012. Check the Website.