Awesome
Awesome Conferences
:ticket: A list of awesome conferences
Contents
- What makes a conference awesome?
- Conferences
- Old Conferences List
- Past Conferences
- Resources
- About
- Maintainers
- Contribute
- License
What makes a conference awesome?
- A code of conduct that is explicitly mentioned and upheld. For more on why, see this.
- A great line up of talks.
- A recurring schedule.
- Diversity; both in the talks and in the community who attend.
- Grants for students and minorities.
- Accessibility for disabled persons: wheelchair access, interpreters or captioning, etc.
- Alcohol-free drink options.
- Quiet rooms and safe space.
Add your conferences below, using the Pull Request Template provided.
Conferences
Abstractions
I'm a huge fan of the Code & Supply team, and this conference was everything awesome about their community group in conference form. - @RemyPorter
- Website: Last Year, the announcement for next year (and other, smaller conferences)
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: August 2016, August 2018
- Has reminder mailing list: yes
- Twitter: @abstractionscon
- Attendees: @RemyPorter
- Video: Recap
AndroidMakers
The organizing team did an incredible job to have speakers from all over the world and from different parts of the Android community(Android team, Google Developer Experts, Developers strongly involved in the environment). - @jobot0
- Website: http://androidmakers.fr/
- Location: Paris, France
- Date: April 2017
- Has reminder mailing list: yes
- Twitter: @AndroidMakersFR
- Attendees: @jobot0
- Video: Youtube Channel
Area41
Technical Information Security Conference. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in Information Security topics, be it more or less technical. It is well organized and attracts good speakers. Also, the badges are nice ;) - @peterhuerlimann
- Website: https://area41.io/
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Date: June 2018 (every other year)
- Has reminder mailing list: yes
- Twitter: @a41con
- Twitter Hashtag: #AREA41
- Videos: Youtube Channel
- Attendees: @peterhuerlimann
Dent:Space
It was smashing. highly recommended. - @Annaleen
- Website: http://space.dentthefuture.com/
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: September, 2016
- Has reminder mailing list: yes.
- Twitter: @dent
- Twitter Hashtag: #DentSpace
- Tags: Space
- Attendees: @Annaleen
DevTernity
DevTernity is a conference that brings the conferencing experience to a completely new level. By having some of the most world-wide known IT rockstars, it allows its attendees to get in touch and make new friends from all over the globe. DevTerniy main focus is software excellence and in that sense, the takeout knowledge of the attendees from this conference is extraordinary. - @jovchem
- Website: https://devternity.com
- Location: Riga, Latvia
- Date: 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2018. Happens every year
- Twitter: @devternity
- Twitter Hashtag: #DevTernity
- Tags: DevTernity
- Videos: YouTube | DevTube
- Attendees: Jovche
JSDC
It invites international speakers from other countries, provides high-quality real-time translation of the talks. - @PeterDaveHello
- Website: http://jsdc.tw/
- Location: Taiwain
- Date: 2012-2016, presumably 2017
- Registration: TBA.
- Call for Presenters: TBA.
- Twitter: @jsdc_tw
- Tags: js, javascript, taiwain
- Notes or roundups: https://github.com/aar0nTw/jsdc2014-notes, https://github.com/substack/jsdc.tw-2014
- Attendees: @PeterDaveHello
Chain React
Chain React is a React Native conference in North America organized by Infinite Red. Infinite Red puts an incredible amount of effort into ensuring the conference attendees have a great experience. If their staff sees you standing by yourself they will come hangout, chat and introduce you to others to share your passion for mobile development. The speakers lineup seems to cover every topic you'd expect. You will even hear from Facebook engineers on the state of React Native. You'll leave the conference with a ton of cool swag and a ton of motivation to build kick ass apps with React Native. - @_SeanGroff
- Website: https://infinite.red/ChainReactConf
- Location: Portland, OR
- Date: July 2018 (yearly)
- Has reminder mailing list: Yes React Native Newsletter
- Twitter: @ChainReactConf
- Twitter Hashtag: #ChainReact2018
- Tags: reactnative, react, js, javascript
- Videos: Infinite Red YouTube
- Notes or roundups: Chain React 2018 Day 1 Recap, Chain React 2018 Day 2 Recap
- Attendees: @_SeanGroff
GITEX
GITEX is a yearly tech conference covering tech topics like AI, blockchain, cloud, robotics, and more. It also has speakers discussing how these technologies can be utilized to build smart cities and improve healthcare and education. Some of the speakers are engineers, VPs, and Chiefs from companies like Google, LinkedIn, eBay, Huawei, and so on. - @o_bahareth
- Website: https://www.gitex.com
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Date: October 2018 (yearly)
- Has reminder mailing list: No
- Twitter: @GITEXTechWeek
- Twitter Hashtag: #GITEX2018
- Tags: technology, ai, blockchain, robotics, cloud, health, education
- Videos: GitexTechWeek YouTube
- Notes or roundups: Gitex 2017 news roundup
- Attendees: @o_bahareth
Old Conferences List
If you see any conferences here that you like // have attended // will attend, please add them to the new list, above! Many hands makes light work.
- Foss4g // @foss4g
- Future Insights // @Future_Insights
- JS CodeRetreat // @jsCodeRetreat
- JSFest // @JavaScriptFest
- Medellin JS // @MedellinJS
- OpenVis Conf // @OpenVisConf
- Papers We Love // @papers_we_love
- Science Hack Day // @sciencehackday
- Symfony Live // @symfony_live
- React.js Conf // @vjeux
- Web Rebels Conf // @web_rebels
North American
- !!Con // @bangbangcon
- Active Indgredients
- AlterConf // @AlterConf
- CakeFest // @cakephp
- CascadiaJS // @CascadiaJS
- Chain React // @ChainReactConf
- Clojure/conj // @clojure_conj
- CppCon // @cppcon
- CSSConf Oakland // @CSSConfOak
- CSSConf US // @CSSConf US
- CSSDevConf // @CSSdevconf
- DanceJS // @oaklanddancejs
- DEFCON // @defcon
- DinosaurJS // @dinosaur_js
- DjangoCon US // @djangocon
- Dockerconf // @dockercon
- Edge Conf // @edgeconf
- EmberConf // @emberconf
- Facebook f8
- Forward JS // @forwardJS
- Geospatial Canada // @GeospatialCan
- Google I/O // @googledevs
- HTML5DevConf // @html5devconf
- JavaOne // @JavaOneConf
- JSConf (All) // @jsconf
- JSConf US // @JSConfUS
- KCDC // @kc_dc
- LamdaConf // @LambdaConf
- LibrePlanet // @fsf
- MidwestJS // @midwest_js
- NCDevCon // @ncdevcon
- NebraskaJS // @nejsconf
- ng-conf // @ngconf
- nodeconf // @nodeconf
- Node Summit // @NodeSummit
- Nodevember // @nodevember
- npmCamp // @npmcamp
- O'Reilly Fluent // @fluentconf
- O'Reilly Strata // @strataconf
- OaklandJS // @oaklandjs
- OpenWest // @openwestconf
- OSCON // @oscon
- Philly ETE
- PyCon // @pycon
- React Rally // @ReactRally
- RealtimeConf // @RealtimeConf
- RubyConf // @RubyConf
- SassConf // @SassConf
- Self Conference // @selfconference
- Space City JS // @SpaceCityConfs
- Strange Loop Conf // @strangeloop_stl
- Transhack // @TransH4CK
- TXJS // @txjs
- UtahJS // @utjs
- XOXO // @xoxo
New York
- BrooklynJS // @brooklyn_js
- EmpireJS // @EmpireJS
- EmpireNode // @empirenode
- manhattan.js // @manhattan_js
- QueensJS // @queens_js
- WriteSpeakCode Workshop // @WriteSpeakCode
South American
- Brazil JS Conf // @braziljs
- Conference CSS Brazil // @confcssbrasil
- CSSConf Argentina // @Css_Conf_AR
- Front in Aracaju // @frontinaracaju
- Front in BH // @frontinbh
- Front in Maceio // @frontinmaceio
- Front in POA // @frontinpoa
- Front in Recife // @frontinrecife
- Front in Sampa // @frontinsp
- JSConf Argentina // @jsconfar
- JSConf BR // @jsconfbr
- JSConf Colombia // @jsconfco
- JSConf Uruguay // @JSConfUY
- PyCon Argentina // @pyconar
- PyCon Brasil // @pythonbrasil
- RSJS // @rs_js
- RubyConf Argentina // @rubyconfAR
- RubyConf Brasil // @rubyconfbr
- RubyConf Colombia // @RubyConfCo
- StarTechConf Chile // @startechconf
- Tableless Conference // @tableless
European
- AndroidMakers // @AndroidMakersFR
- AmsterdamJS Conference // @AmsterdamJS
- Arrrrcamp // @arrrrcamp
- Basta! // @bastacon
- Beyond Tellerrand // @btconf
- British Node Conf // @britishnodeconf
- CCC (Chaos Communication Camp) // @chaosupdates
- coldfrontconf // @coldfrontconf
- container.camp // @containercamp
- ConFrontJS // @confrontjs
- copenhagenjs // @copenhagenjs
- Cornerstone // @cornerstone
- Craft Conf // @CraftConf
- CSSconf Budapest // @cssconfbudapest
- CSSconf EU // @CSSconfeu
- CSSconf Nordic // @cssconfno
- csv,conf // @CSVConference
- Decentralize Camp // @decentamp
- DEVit // @devitconf
- Devoxx // @Devoxx
- DevTernity // @devternity
- dotCSS // @dotCSS
- dotGo // @dotGoEu
- dotJS // @dotJS
- dotScale // @dotScale
- dotSwift // @dotSwift
- dotSecurity // @dotSecurityio
- Ember Fest // @EmberFest
- Ethereum Devcon2
- eurucamp // @eurucamp
- EuRuKo // @euruko
- FOSDEM // @fosdem
- Front-Trends // @fronttrends
- FSCONS // @fscons
- FullStack Fest // @fullstackfest
- GreachConf // @greachconf
- JavaZone // @JavaZone
- JAX London // @jaxlondon
- JFokus // @Jfokus
- JRubyConf.EU // @jrubyconfeu
- JS Italian Conf // @jsconfit
- JSConf BP @jsconfbp
- JSConf EU @jsconfeu
- JSConf Iceland // @jsconfis
- jsist // @jsistorg
- JS Unconf // @jsunconf
- HumanTalks // @humantalks
- LXJS // @LXJS
- MoscowJS // @moscowjs
- Munich JavaScript UF // @munichjs
- ng-europe // @ngEurope
- ng-nl // @ngnlconf
- oscal // @openlabsalbania
- NodeConf Europe // @nodeconfeu
- Paris-Web // @parisweb
- PolyConf // @polyconfhq
- React Amsterdam // @ReactAmsterdam
- ReactEurope // @ReactEurope
- RealtimeConf EU // @RealtimeConfEu
- Redecentralize // @redecentralize
- Reject.JS // @RejectJS
- RigaDevDays // @rigadevdays
- Rubyslava // @rubyslava
- ScotlandJS // @ScotlandJS
- SFK // @FLOSSKosova
- Squatconf
- WebExpo // @webexpo
Asian
- CSSConf Asia // @CSSconfasia
- Jing JS (京JS) // @jingjsconf
- JSConf Asia // @jsconfasia
- JSFoo India // @jsfooindia
- JSChannel India // @jsfooindia
- NodeConf India // @NodeConfin
- PyCon India // @pyconindia
- Null Con India // @nullcon
- FOSSASIA // @fossasia
- PyCon Taiwan // @PyConTW
- FUDCON India // @fudconin
- RubyConf India // @rubyconfindia
Australian
Past Conferences
Awwwwards Conference
This conference looks awesome, because Awwwards sets the tone for a lot of great webdesign. I would love to go to this. - @RichardLitt
- Website: http://conference.awwwards.com
- Location: Los Angeles, NY, London.
- Date: May, 2017
- Has reminder mailing list: Yes
- Twitter: @awwwards, @awwwardsNYC
- Tags: design
- Attendees: Add your name if you've gone.
BackboneConf
This conference was awesome because...
- Website: http://backboneconf.com/
- Location: Boston, MA
- Dates: 2012-2014
- Twitter: @backboneconf
- Tags: backbone
- Attendees: Add your name if you attended.
CSS Conf
This conference looks awesome because of the speakers, and because it is hosted by the great Bocoup. - @RichardLitt
- Website: CSSConf
- Location: US: Boston, EU, AU, Asia, Oakland, Budapest, Nordic, Argentina
- Date: September, 2016.
- Has reminder mailing list: Yes.
- Twitter: @cssconf
- Tags: css
- Attendees: Add your name if you've gone.
GopherConIndia
This conference is awesome because it brings the whole Go community in India at once place and has a great line-up of speakers.- @nikhita
- Website: GopherConIndia
- Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Date: February, 2017.
- Has reminder mailing list: No.
- Twitter: @GopherConIndia
- Twitter Hashtag: #GCI17
- Tags: golang.
- Videos: GCI17.
- Attendees: Nikhita Raghunath.
Resources
Help with Speaking
- awesome-speaking
- gitpitch - Markdown Presentations For Everyone on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. https://gitpitch.com.
- Public speaking tips from @Macintux.
Call for Speakers
These sites list open calls for speakers.
- Call to Speakers
- Lanyrd.com
- Papercall
- Technically Speaking
- IT CFP List - List of IT conferences Call For Papers, changes are also published via Twitter @ItCfpList.
For Organizers
How to host stuff.
Other Lists
- AndroidStudyGroup
- awesome-django#conferences. The conferences section from a curated list of awesome Django apps, projects and resources.
- awesome-software-craftsmanship conferences
- Big Conference List from @joshsimmons.
- Cocoa Conferences List of cocoa conferences for iOS & OSX developers.
- watson/conferences List of awesome conferences from @watson.
- Interdisciplinary Open Source Community Conferences by @maxogden.
- Conferences list by @jakarella on Twitter.
- php conferences in fall 2015
- planetruby/awesome-events. A collection of awesome Ruby events (meetups, conferences, camps, etc.) from around the world.
- totalism.org. Events of interest for tactical hacker, theory, avant-art scenes in space-time.
- mobilehackersio/pwa-confs. A list of conferences talking about PWA.
About
This was seeded initially from @brittanystoroz's Twitter list. The O-Reilly
folder is the dedicated front end where you can filter through all of the conferences listed by @joshsimmons on his excel sheet. Initial work on this list was done by @Stephn-R.
Maintainers
Would you like to be a maintainer? Please ping me! I'm looking for more.
Contribute
Please do! Check out the Contributing file, and open an issue!
License
To the extent possible under law, Richard Littauer has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.