Community Connect 2024 was an event held from Sunday, April 28 - Thursday, May 2, 2024. The following was a schedule of events
All times are in Mountain Standard Time.
Sunday, April 28[]
| Time | Session(s) and Events |
|---|---|
| 6:00-9:00pm | Welcome Reception and Dinner at Luckys Indoor Outdoor |
| All attendees and staff will have dinner at Lucky's Indoor Outdoor, near the hotel. |
Monday, April 29[]
| Time | Session(s) and Events |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00am | Breakfast |
| All attendees and staff will have a catered breakfast at the hotel. | |
| 9:00-9:30am | Opening Remarks |
| Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, Tim Quievryn | |
| 9:30-10:00am | CEO Welcome Address |
| Perkins Miller | |
| 10:00-10:15am | Break |
| All Attendees | |
| 10:15 - 10:45am | Community Team Overview |
| Brandon Rhea | |
| 10:45-11:45am | Community Partnerships Team Deep Dive |
| Brian Linder, Mandy Olson, Ran Li, Mike Delaney | |
| 11:45am-12:00pm | Trust and Safety Overview |
| Tim Quievryn | |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch |
| All Attendees | |
| 1:00-1:30pm | Fandom Product Vision: 2024 and Beyond |
| Peter Mansour | |
| 1:30-2:00pm | AI 2024: Learnings and Look Ahead |
| To Be Announced | |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Break |
| All Attendees | |
| 2:15-3:15pm | User Generated Content and User Engagement in 2024 |
| To Be Announced | |
| 3:15-3:30pm | Head to Breakout Rooms |
| All Attendees | |
| 3:30-4:15pm | Breakout Sessions: User Generated Content and Engagement |
| All Attendees | |
| 4:15-4:30pm | Return to Conference Room |
| All Attendees | |
| 4:30-5:00pm | Product Support for the Community |
| Tim Quievryn, Antonio R. Castro | |
| 5:00-5:15pm | Day 2 Closing Remarks |
| Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, Tim Quievryn | |
| 5:15-6:50pm | Pre-Dinner Break |
| All Attendees | |
| 6:50-7:00pm | Board Busses for Dinner |
| All Attendees and Staff | |
| 7:00-7:30pm | Bus to Dinner at 7:00pm Sharp |
| All Attendees and Staff | |
| 7:30-10:30pm | Dinner at ComicX |
| All Attendees and Staff | |
| 10:30-11:00pm | Depart Dinner and Return to the Hotel |
| All Attendees and Staff |
Tuesday, April 30[]
| Time | Session(s) and Events |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00am | Breakfast |
| All attendees and staff will have a catered breakfast at the hotel. | |
| 9:00-9:30am | Opening Remarks |
| Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, Tim Quievryn | |
| 9:30-11:00am | Enhancing the Platform's User Experience (UX) |
| Peter Mansour, Will Vong | |
| 11:00-11:15am | Break |
| All Attendees | |
| 11:15-12:00pm | Better Ads for a Better UX |
| Peter Mansour, Jeremy Steinberg | |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch |
| All Attendees | |
| 1:00-1:15pm | Head to Breakout Rooms |
| All Attendees | |
| 1:15-2:00pm | UX Breakout Sessions |
| All Attendees | |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Return to Conference Room |
| All Attendees | |
| 2:15-5:00pm | Overview of Hackathons at Fandom and Idea Generation |
| To Be Announced (speakers), All Attendees (participants) | |
| 5:00-5:30pm | Community Connect 2024 Closing Remarks |
| Brandon Rhea, Brian Linder, Tim Quievryn | |
| 5:30-6:00pm | Group Photo |
| All Attendees and Staff | |
| 6:00-6:45 | Pre-Dinner Break |
| All Attendees | |
| 6:45-7:00 | Head to Dinner |
| All Attendees | |
| 7:00-10:00 | Dinner at Châm Pang Lanes |
| All attendees, staff, and Fandom’s executive leadership team (in town for an offsite) will have dinner at Châm Pang Lanes, near the hotel. |
Wednesday, May 1[]
This year, we don't have a specific organized activity—rather, it's a "Choose Your Own Adventure" Day with options of attendees' choosing!
One of the pieces of feedback we've heard from past years is that while organized trips to parks or museums are appreciated, attendees also would love the opportunity to spend more time with one another either hanging out editing / playing games, or taking self-organized group outings elsewhere.
So this year, we're giving attendees the choice! Using the Visa gift card that attendees receive on check-in, attendees will be able to go wherever they want throughout the day either individually or in groups. Fandom Staff will provide recommendations for activities or sights to see in or around Phoenix, and we'll be having conversations in the attendee channel on Discord to see who might be interested in hanging out at the hotel and what activities they might want to do (editing sessions, board games, D&D, etc—things like that). We'll also help facilitate groups that may want to check out specific places.
Stay tuned for those recommendations and activity discussions!
Thursday, May 2[]
- Attendees and staff depart.