[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1556797554776{padding-top: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/173.212.196.205\/1stopasia_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Blog.jpg?id=7370) !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”An insight on the “Conference that isn’t a conference: An Un-conference“” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”uppercase”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1541668699420{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #bf2026 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1541405850168{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][menu select=”style1″ menu=”Newsroom” extra_class=”uppercase industries-menu” css=”.vc_custom_1556797593841{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1556798713617{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” el_class=”content-div-link”][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]As previously mentioned, the 2019 UNConference event was held in Huntington Beach, California from January 17\u201319. Our colleague, Ian Shin, attended this 2-day event and would like to share his experience and thoughts on it. Here\u2019s what Ian had to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of all the conferences I\u2019ve been to, this was my favorite. This conference was conducted under the tagline, “Conference that isn’t a conference: An Un-conference”. \u00a0It was focused more on talking about individual and industry-wide problems and solutions, and less about making sales. Also, the attendee count was pretty small \u2013 there were around 80 people as opposed to the usual 300-1000. But regardless of the small turnout, I was\u00a0an event full of valuable connections and interesting discussions.<\/p>\n
Most of the event was spent in 2-hour sessions where you would split off into small groups of about 6-10 people, in which you would discuss a specific topic such as: HR, Sales, or Technology.<\/p>\n
A lot of time was also spent talking about \u2018Dynamex\u2019; a US legal case in 2018 that made it extremely difficult to classify an employee as a contractor. This affects the language industry the most, as we rely on freelancers in order to function. Luckily, translation is less affected than interpretation. We have to tread carefully, but it\u2019s nothing that\u2019s causing us concern at the moment \u2013 it really only affects the US right now.<\/p>\n
Another interesting topic that was discussed was whether to pay an employee a flat salary or a base rate + commission. Many people expressed different ideas. The main argument against commission was that it might incentivize the employee to make a decision that benefits them personally, but not the company. One of the arguments on that was that it motivates people to work harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
We\u2019d like to thank Ian for his feedback on this exciting event. We hope that his experience will inspire you to want to attend the UNConference for yourself. And if you are interested in attending any of the Translation Industry related events for this year follow us up to see where we are going.<\/p>\n
Written by:\u00a0Joshua Hector
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