CometCon – July 2025

Written by Michelle Wong – Marketing Specialist

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We’re back with the sixth edition of CometCon, our company-wide internal conference where local and remote team members gather at Comet HQ for a week of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, connection, and (mandatory) fun.

Here are some highlights from our mid-year CometCon:

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Speaker Series

At each CometCon, team members from all departments are invited to submit a talk to present to the company. This time, we had an action-packed speaker lineup with eight presentations from the Developers, Marketing, Customer Success, and Software Testing teams.

CometCon talks are a fantastic platform for sharing insights across the company. Many of the talks focused on learnings from different projects, and how we can improve the product and experience for our Comet community and partners.

Collaboration and Connection

Between the speaker session, we built in open time blocks for people to connect, brainstorm, and collaborate. These flexible sessions encourage impromptu discussions, in-person meetings, and a bit of downtime to hang out and chat (or play Jenga!).

Throughout the week, our developers also picked up support tickets to help lighten the support workload.

In addition to our company dinner and drinks on Thursday, we hosted a few optional after-hours events, including a team dinner at a burger and BBQ joint (a fan favorite), bouldering, and karaoke. We’re big believers in balancing hard work with both mandatory and optional fun during CometCon.

Celebrations and Milestones

As always, we finished up the week by voting for the best CometCon talk and celebrating team milestones.

#### Best CometCon Talk

• Amy, Testing – Winner
• Rhane, Developer – Runner Up

#### Comet Anniversary Milestone

• Natalie, Marketing – 5 years

#### Special Thanks

• Louise from WebPros – for joining us as a special guest
• Leandra – for organizing CometCon behind the scenes and keeping everyone happy and fed

That’s a Wrap

The energy at Comet HQ during CometCon week is always something special. It’s great to have the team together in person, catching up, learning from one another, and working side by side. And of course, the excellent catering kept us fuelled all week, with coffee breaks and shared meals becoming a highlight for great conversations. We’re already looking forward to the next CometCon, stay tuned!

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