IMAX · Before you join
We draw the line first, then talk.
We decide in advance what stays off the record and what gets shared. The same rules apply to every session, so we do not restate them each round.
- Applies to
- Every IMAX case talk
- Contact
- contact@imax.ai.kr
Sharing rules
Take the notes. Leave the slides.
Five lines, and that is all. The rest is left to your own judgement.
The speaker decides how far their material travels. The community does not review or approve it for them.
No audio or video recording. Notes are welcome.
We photograph the room. Photos never include the presentation screen or slides, and we do not publish shots where a face is prominent.
Only material the speaker hands out themselves may leave the room.
Write-ups are welcome, as long as they do not record who said what, or which company they were from.
Frequently asked
Separating what to withhold from what to say.
NDAs come up more than anything else, so that answer comes first.
Does talking about client work breach my NDA?
How far you go is your own call. The community does not approve it for you.
Here is the reference line. What the contract protects is anything that identifies the client: their name, their logo, a combination of industry, size and timing that can be traced back, absolute figures, and screenshots of internal documents. Leave those out.
The shape of the problem, the calls you made and why, and where it failed are your own experience, and they are yours to share. When in doubt, read the relevant clause of your contract first.
Do I have to present in order to attend?
No. Speakers are arranged in advance, and attending carries no obligation to share. Listening is enough.
You can ask questions without revealing internal information too. Instead of "here is our situation", try "how do people usually solve this kind of structure".
I work in-house. May I give my name and my company?
Please do. What you withhold is what happened inside the company, not where you work.
In-house anonymisation does work differently, though. The moment you name your employer, every case you describe attaches to it, so instead of hiding your affiliation you lower the resolution of the case.
Blur the timing, drop product and project names, turn figures into ratios or orders of magnitude, and talk about the recurring structure rather than the individual incident.
What if I need internal approval?
A narrow request gets approved more often. Rather than "may I speak at a meetup", write something like "sharing generalised technical learnings only, with no client name, product name or figures".
If you are only attending, approval is usually not required.
Could what I present end up circulating outside?
We do not record audio or video. We photograph the room, but never the presentation screen or the slides.
Only material the speaker hands out themselves leaves the room. Write-ups do not name the speaker or their company either. See the sharing rules above for the details.
If you would rather not appear in a photo, tell us at contact@imax.ai.kr and we will take it down. We will not ask why. Telling us at the venue works too.
May I write about the session afterwards?
Please do. The judgement you took away and the shape of the discussion are yours to write about freely.
Leave out the speaker's name and company, the specifics of any one case, and slide images and figures. It means a third party does not widen what the speaker chose to make public.