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As long as I’m announcing conferences I’ll be a part of, I should mention that I’ll also be “compering” the Build Conference in Belfast this November. I’m pretty sure “compere” is European for “host.” It will be my daunting responsibility to make sense of the proceedings during the conference’s Big Presentation Day, drawing out themes and making off-color jokes. (OK, I added that last responsibility.) My stepmother’s from Belfast, and I haven’t been since I was 10 to see her ten thousand brothers and sisters, so I’m looking forward to the trip. If you’re a designer on the other side of the pond, I hope I’ll see you there.