Pirate DRS 2026
Thank you to all the speakers who survived the onslaught of “walk the plank”, “pirate knowledge” and “arrrrrr” at the PirateDRS event. And thanks to the audience who urged “resubmit” and applauded the bravery to acknowledge failure and rejection.
Michelle Kasprzak (Pirate on the night) suggested compiling a Zine from the speakers… please take a peak https://lnkd.in/gdGc3paA
thanks to co-captains Mafalda Gamboa and John Vines
and pirates…
Dr Marion Lean Michelle Kasprzak Dr John R Knight Natalia Radywyl Valentina Ferreri Ben Robinson Ann Light Christina Lindeberg Spyros Bofylatos Joseph Lindley Dave Murray-Rust
And the zine…!
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