Virtual Conferences for 2022

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Why Attend?

Our mission is to provide a fun, exciting, and relevant learning experience, whether in a classroom, a conference room, a virtual meeting room, or even a ballroom. Science has proven that as adults, we learn best by interacting whether in person or virtually. Our conferences were developed by the top training innovators in the industry. The Uncommon League infuses interaction, collaboration, and networking with fun approaches and a few surprises in every Uncommon Conference experience. Our goal is to increase your engagement, which encourages you to fail fast and fail safe while learning along the way.

Why are conferences so expensive? We don't believe conferences should be costly to get quality innovative training. Bring your whole team to create a memorable team-building event. Why send one person and hope they can do a debrief back at the office? 

Let's go beyond the average and expected. If you work with customers, create solutions that customers use, or care about what your customers think, now is the time to get your Uncommon Conference ticket.

Get a New Conference Experience

We get it. Conferences are a great way to learn a lot in a short time. But there is a downside. Speakers who only skim the surface of a topic, crowded rooms with no open seats, or sessions you want to see are all scheduled at the same time, forcing you to miss topics.

Is there a better way? We think so. What if we could combine hands-on-learning, networking, teamwork, and a bit of fun? No missed sessions, no missed opportunities. 

This unique conference experience uses experiential learning techniques to bring modern collaborative approaches that will transform your stakeholders' experiences and projects. We expanded upon our previous conference successes to bring you one of a kind useful learning experiences.

Challenge and Inspire

The Uncommon League conferences challenge and inspire you to: 

Think - go beyond the expected. Prepare to go outside of your comfort zone to learn beyond a typical symposium style conference.

Learn - uncommon methods, techniques, and approaches from uncommon industry leaders

Work - At the end of the conference, you will have methods and tools you can use the very next day.

Support Your Local Chapter

The Uncommon League will give a percentage of the ticket sales to your local chapter. Contact us to learn more about this program.

How to use this program:

1. Go to any of the 2020 virtual conferences pages: Bob the BA and Super Friends, The Escape Room: Requirements Impossible, Rise Against the Machines: Stories in Crisis, or the 3 Conference Bundle)

2. Scroll to the button of the page. Look for the Participating Chapters section directly under each product on the page.

3. Tap the name of the Participating Chapter. This takes you to registration page.

4. Register and your local chapter will get a percentage of the sales. It’s easy!

Participating Chapters

IIBA Winnipeg, Canada (Members and Non-Members)

Get a Green Light to Attend

Need a little help convincing your boss to attend? We gathered a few experts to help you out.

Directly State That You Want to Attend the Conference

Be direct when you ask to attend a conference. AJ Agrawal has seen people dance around the subject and fail to get a clear answer because management doesn’t understand why the topic is important, or even what the employee wants. Agrawal encourages employees to be direct, even if speaking in front of management is intimidating. 

“A winner will go right up to their boss and say exactly what they mean,” Agrawal writes. “They want to go to the conference, and they are asking whether they can go and whether the company will foot the bill for it. It does not always lead to a positive answer, but you get a firm answer, and you know exactly where you stand.”

It’s OK to Show Excitement

When you present your request, make sure your excitement for the opportunity shows. Jeremy Goldman writes that excitement is contagious, and your manager could catch some of your enthusiasm as you make your presentation. This also shows you care about your job and want to perform better.

Sometimes, employees try to appear too professional and hide their eagerness. This can be counterproductive: Your boss might actually read your professional detachment as apathy.

Highlight the Importance of In-Person Networking

There will be mentors, vendors or experts whom you will have the opportunity to connect with and that can bring significant value in helping you and your organization overcome obstacles or roadblocks. Nothing beats in-person conversations when you are are looking for advice.

"It's easy to ignore an email. A follow-up email. Even a voicemail,” the team at Create & Cultivate writes. “But if you take advantage of the golden opportunities ... it could open a myriad of doors — not only for you, but for your company, as well.”

Emphasize the value of in-person networking that forms at conferences. Even waiting in line for coffee or finding a table at lunch can create useful connections. Starting a conversation isn't easy with folks that are not in your organization, but they can provide a fresh new perspective. 

Return With Clear Objectives for Change

Once you get back, make sure you highlight exactly what you learned and include actionable steps your company can take to get better. The team organizing the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference highlights three ways employees can share this knowledge:

• Use a staff meeting to review what you learned and any next steps that you recommend.

• Write a blog post about something you learned.

• Create a presentation for your manager and co-workers that you can give during a lunch-and-learn. 

If anything you learned has a significant impact on your company, make a note of what impact it had. This will help you make a stronger case the next time you ask to attend a conference.