First time meeting Joep Schuurkes at TestBash 2016
27 Feb 2025
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Joep Schuurkes
Simon Tomes
I met Joep Schuurkes for the first time in Manchester at TestBash. 21st of October 2016. He was very cool! I remember us geeking out during an Open Space session a day or so later.
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