Why I stopped blogging

Well, actually I didn't stop blogging. But in these last 2 months I didn't find enough time for it. Although my blog is like a child to me, but I had to de-prioritize it for a while. Why is my blog that important to me? Web 2.0 brought me into contact with some very interesting people and it's an adventure! I like being part of these communities and to share experiences and information.

But on the other hand, I wanted to start a hacker and security conference in Belgium. And with some other people, we kickstarted BruCON. As it's our first edition, most people don't know us (yet).
We are not aiming to be a big commercial event but a community driven one. Where people can come and share ideas, information and join projects. But somehow, we need a venue and the only way to get some interesting speakers is to handle some of their travel costs. So even as a non-profit organization, we need to charge some income. If I was rich and had the money, I would let everyone in for free. You would surprised at the cost of a decent venue.

Searching a venue, gathering speakers, coordination things, .... it all seems like trivial tasks but it took a lot of my time. It's not my (day) job to do this and I will never be compensated for it. But I felt that we needed a platform in Belgium where certain things can be discussed.

So amongst other things, I had to sacrifice my time to blog. Currently, things are getting back on track for BruCON and some volunteers have showed up for which I'm very grateful. So I hope to pick up blogging again. I hope I haven't lost too many readers.

So welcome back! And have a look at BruCON since it seems like it's going to be an awesome event!

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