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Here we are, halfway through the aught 10s and 2015. And the year still has quite a few conferences in store for us. 2015 has some surprises left in it. What consequences will speakers draw from the Google I/O? What’s coming in the IoT departments near you? With so much happening in the industry, conference organizers have done their best to keep you up to date. Take a look at some of the great conferences that will close this year’s conference year.
Conferences are about gathering information and knowledge, but they’re also opportunities to get to know other like-minded folks in the web design community. Keep in mind that there’s always a benefit to attending any event, and a strong chance that you’ll be exposed to a large amount of new information, so be prepared to absorb the latest techniques brought to you by distinguished authors and speakers.
Also, I’d like to thank everyone for leaving comments in the previous round-up — they were truly helpful. I admit, I may have missed or forgotten to mention a conference (or two) in today’s round-up, but please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below in the comments section and I’ll be sure to add it to this list as soon as possible.
The list is quite lengthy, so let’s dive in.
June 20151 (47 events)
July 20152 (7)
August 20153 (11)
September 20154 (27)
October 20155 (29)
November 20156 (15)
December 20157 (2)
June 2015
M-Enabling Summit: Conference and Showcase8
“The M-Enabling Summit is the only program exclusively dedicated to promoting mobile accessible and assistive applications and services for senior citizens and users of all abilities[…] With its theme of ‘Smarter Living for All,’ the 2015 M-Enabling Summit will provide a platform for empowering mobile technologies and focus on next-generation innovations and breakthroughs for users of all abilities.”
When: June 1–3, 2015
Where: Arlington, VA, USA
Future Insights Live 201510
“Future Insights: bringing you the future, today! Future Insights Live is THE event for web designers, developers, project managers, creative directors and entrepreneurs who want to be on top of their game and engage in pushing the web forward.”
When: June 1–4, 2015
Where: Las Vegas, NV, USA
FrontEnd Summit 201512
“As the web changes for the better, so do our tools. While keeping on top of industry changes is part of the job, fighting our tools that can help us do our job faster and better shouldn’t be. In this special FrontEnd Summit, we deep dive into tools–some common like text editors and some relatively new to the scene like Grunt and Sketch–to see how they can help stay on top of cutting edge.”
When: June 2, 2015
Where: Online
JSCamp Romania 201514
“JSCamp Romania goal is to gather experts from across the field of front-end development, to bring you up to speed on the latest open-web technologies. Learn more about server-side JavaScript, client-side HTML5 web and mobile apps, and generally about best practices and tips&tricks in JavaScript and front-end development in general.”
When: June 2, 2015
Where: Bucharest, Romania
SMX Advanced 201516
“Influencing industry developments is an essential mission of SMX Advanced, which connects search marketers, decision makers from the search engines, and other key industry stakeholders. You’ll participate in conversations orchestrated to debate thorny issues and move the industry forward.”
When: June 2–3, 2015
Where: Seattle, WA, USA
droidcon Berlin 201518
“droidcon is a global developer conference series and a network focusing on the best of Android. The idea behind droidcon is to support the Android platform and create a strong network for developers and companies.”
When: June 3–5, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany
UX Sofia20
UX Sofia is a design and usability conference featuring 13 experts in the field.
When: June 3–5, 2015
Where: Sofia, Bulgaria
UXLx: User Experience Lisbon 201522
“Come to sunny Lisbon for 20 hands-on workshops to hone up your skills and 11 inspiring talks from thought leaders in the field. After hours, mingle with fellow UX Professionals from all over the globe and explore one of the world’s most beautiful cities.”
When: June 3–5, 2015
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
UX STRAT Europe 201524
“UX STRAT conferences are carefully curated for UX / CX leaders and experienced professionals who want to develop a more strategic approach to their product and service design programs. UX STRAT presentations are case studies about how leaders within the experience design field organize, analyze, innovate, and communicate.”
When: June 4–5, 2015
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
UX Lausanne 201526
“UX Lausanne is the first Western Switzerland event dedicated exclusively to User Experience Design & how to design delightful user experiences. Opportunity is given throughout a human-sized two days program (conference and workshops) to densify local and international connections, as well as sharing innovations and ideas in a delightful atmosphere.”
When: June 4–5, 2015
Where: Lausanne, Switzerland
Spark Conference28
“It only takes a spark of curiosity to ignite genius. It only takes a spark of passion to ignite teaching. It only takes a spark of motivation to ignite community. It only takes a spark. A generalist technology conference.”
When: June 6, 2015
Where: Charlotte, NC, USA
webinale 201530
webinale is the conference for digital professionals, trendsetters and makers on the World Wide Web. It is the optimal crossover platform for knowledge, inspiration and experience across all fields of Web technologies.
When: June 7–10, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany
YGLF (You Gotta Love Frontend)32
“The first international conference of its kind to be held in Israel, will take place in Tel Aviv from June 8th through June 9th, 2015. To kick off the inaugural edition of this annual conference, the world’s top leaders in the field of front-end development will be among the featured guest speakers.”
When: June 8–9, 2015
Where: Tel Aviv, Israel
Advatera Digital Leadership Forum34
“The digital leadership forum brings together digital, marketing and communication managers from large and mid-size organizations. It will be an inspiring event with a great selection of guest speakers sharing their thoughts and practical case studies including Heineken, Swisscom, Roland Berger and Beiersdorf.”
When: June 8–9, 2015
Where: Vienna, Austria
Layers36
A new design conference for the Mac and iOS community, Layers is “a 3-day conference during WWDC to talk about design, celebrate our industry, and eat snacks. Like a party, but for learning.”
When: June 8–10, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA
QCon New York 201538
“QCon starts with 2 days of tutorials on Monday and Tuesday, June 8-9 followed by the full 3-day conference from Wednesday, June 10-12. The conference will feature over 100 speakers in 6 concurrent tracks daily covering the most timely and innovative topics driving the evolution of enterprise software development today. The setting is the beautiful, centrally-located Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.”
When: June 8–12, 2015
Where: New York, NY, USA
#dareconf underground40
“At #dareconf underground you’ll learn how to encourage your team to adopt these behaviours using simple techniques rarely seen in design teams. Taken from fields like facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and improvisational theatre, these techniques don’t rely on telling people what to do. They work by discovering the group’s common purpose and creating a space where everyone can learn together.”
When: June 9, 2015
Where: London, UK
Topconf Bucharest 201542
“Topconf Bucharest is a premier international software conference designed for Developers, Product owners / managers, Architects, Project Managers, Methods- and Process-Experts. Our speakers are authors, experts and practitioners across various areas of software development.”
When: June 9–10, 2015
Where: Bucharest, Romania
UX Scotland 201544
“A great, practical UX conference in the heart of Edinburgh. Now in its third year we expect UX Scotland 2015 to be even bigger and better than our 2013 and 2014 events. This year’s event dates include 10 June – a pre-conference day.”
When: June 10–12, 2015
Where: Edinburgh, UK
NodeConf Adventure46
“NodeConf is the longest running community driven conference for the Node community. Each year has featured the industry’s leading speakers and been a launching point for everything from NodeBots to NodeSchool. This is a special year and will feature the latest in io.js, IoT, and deployment technologies.”
When: June 11–14, 2015
Where: Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, CA, USA
RubyNation 201548
“The RubyNation Conference will once again bring the best of Ruby to the Mid-Atlantic. Join 270 ruby friends for two days of Ruby and related technologies in the Nation’s capital.”
When: June 11–13, 2015
Where: Silver Spring, MD, USA
UX Burlington50
“UX Burlington is a single day, conference-style gathering, focused on what it really takes to build a great user experience on the web. Talks will cover design, development, content, research, and process.”
When: June 12, 2015
Where: Burlington, VT, USA
Web Design Day 201552
“Beginning in 2009, Pittsburgh Web Design Day has aimed to bring the best of the Web Design to Pittsburgh in a fun, intimate and affordable event. Organized by G. Jason & Val Head of Refresh Pittsburgh and Viewsource Events, Web Design Day is designed to inspire the wonderful community of folks from Pittsburgh and beyond who work to make the web a better place.”
When: June 12, 2015
Where: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
DAHO.AM 201554
“daho.am is back for another one day conference — 2015’s edition will be bigger and better, not just in size, but also with regard to the speakers we’ll be hosting. As the only conference of its kind in Munich, it’s designed to connect experts within the industry and share experiences amongst developers and tech enthusiasts. We once again look forward to welcoming both local developers and those from further afield, with all talks being held in English.”
When: June 12, 2015
Where: Munich, Germany
CSS Day 201556
“CSS Day is a one-day advanced CSS conference. Our attendees have been working with CSS for years now. They know it inside-out. So we asked our speakers to treat the really geeky CSS stuff – and that’s what we’ll deliver.”
When: June 12, 2015
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Balanced Team Summit 201558
“Balance is action guided by incremental adjustments, rather than an achieved state. At the 2015 Balanced Team Summit, we will explore and share the latest techniques and innovations of Balanced Teams in different sized organizations in the software industry and beyond. Throughout it all, we’ll be considering the question, “What does it mean to be a balanced team?””
When: June 12-14, 2015
Where: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
GIANT Conference 201560
“GIANT Conference exists because creativity and community go together like a guitar and amp. GIANT is an event for people who do rad work. We’ll talk about rad work at a technical level, and we’ll talk about rad work in abstract levels. We’ll talk about doing rad work over drinks and music and just a generally good time. We’ll have people talking about rad work who you’ve heard of and people you haven’t. That’s because we think inspiration comes from all over, and rad work happens in all kinds of professions.”
When: June 14–17, 2015
Where: Charleston, SC, USA
SmashingConf New York 201562
After the great success of last year’s New York conference, we’re bringing the SmashingConf back to the Big Apple. The rules haven’t changed: “2 days, one track, 18 brilliant speakers, and hands-on, practical and useful talks.” As always we have phenomenal speakers lined up.
When: June 15–18, 2015
Where: New York, NY, USA
DWX Developer Week 201564
For the third time the DWX – Developer Week will bring the fields of .NET, Mobile and Web development, soft skills, makers and Internet of Things under one roof in Nuremberg. The participants will get to see 200 experts in the field, some 250 lectures and practice their craft during the workshop day.
When: June 15–18, 2015
Where: Nuremberg, Germany
NDC Norwegian Developers Conference 201566
“The speaker line-up is big this year! We have over 150 international speakers ready to supply delegates with the latest and greatest trends in the software industry” and „NDC Oslo kicks off with the Pre-Conference workshops on 15 June.“
When: June 15–19, 2015
Where: Oslo, Norway
GOTO Amsterdam 201568
“GOTO Amsterdam is a practitioner-driven enterprise software development conference designed for team leads, architects, and project management and is organized “for developers by developers”. As software developers and architects ourselves, we wanted to craft the ultimate conference.”
When: June 17–19, 2015
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Front 201570
“Front is an annual product and design conference held in Salt Lake City. Targeted at designers, product managers, UX, entrepreneurs, and technologists, this three-day event of talks, panels, and workshops, will bring together some of the best talent, thought-leaders, professionals, and artists from around the Wasatch Front to collaborate, network, and inspire each other to create amazing products. Join what will become a major scene for the industry, in the state and across the nation.”
When: June 17–19, 2015
Where: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
enterJS 201572
enterJS tackles all JavaScript related challenges facing businesses in a series of talks and workshops. It is focused on helping developers, administrators, project managers and technology deciders design the most professional web experience.
When: June 17–19, 2015
Where: Darmstadt, Germany
Responsive Day Out 3: The Final Breakpoint74
Responsive Day out 3 is an “affordable, enjoyable gathering of designers and developers sharing their workflow strategies, techniques, and experiences with responsive web design.”
When: June 19, 2015
Where: Brighton, UK
TYPO3camp Berlin 201576
Expect thrilling sessions and great social events in one of the hippest cities in the world. TYPO3camp Berlin is a chance to network with other TYPO3 enthusiasts.
When: June 19–21, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany
Web Standards Day78
Set in St. Petersburg the Web Standards Days conference features many industry experts, discussing various cutting-edge web-standards subjects.
When: June 20, 2015
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
Dynamic Languages 201580
“The DLC is a cross-language event aimed at Open Source Dynamic Languages, we hope to bring together all the languages in an open forum to discuss and present the manner in which these languages approach and solve tasks at the cutting edge of development technology.”
When: June 20, 2015
Where: Manchester, UK
MediterráneaJS82
“MediterráneaJS – a two-day not-for-profit conference about JavaScript and digital technology. Organised by BarcelonaJS for the community.“
When: June 22–23, 2015
Where: Barcelona, Spain
jQuerySF 201584
“The theme of this year’s conference is Rebirth and a celebration of new and old technologies and companies coming together to breathe new life into web development. Speakers will deliver high utility talks, including tools and information attendees can immediately put into action.„
When: June 22–23, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA
Design The Future: Web Conference at Penn State 201586
“We believe the web is a diverse and interdependent ecosystem, in which all elements–graphic design, code, content strategy, UX and UI development, accessibility, information architecture, instructional design, online marketing, and all other interactive technology–should integrate seamlessly to foster high quality interactive experiences. This conference brings together professionals from all of these fields not only to learn more about their own craft, but also to gain a better understanding of how these elements must work in harmony.“
When: June 22–24, 2015
Where: State College, PA, USA
Solid: The O’Reilly Internet of Things Conference88
“Hardware, software, sensors, and physical things are coming together in uncharted waters. To succeed, you’ll need to build teams that cross disciplines in ways never before attempted. Envision new business models. And recognize the “crazy” ideas that are now entirely possible. Learn how at Solid.”
When: June 23–25, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA
IoT Cloud World Forum 201590
“IoT Cloud World Forum 2015 is the world’s leading global internet of things & cloud computing conference focused IoT Cloud Platform, based in London UK Europe. The event covers IoT Platform & Cloud Services Vendors, IoT Enterprises, OEMs and Mobile Operators & Service Providers from across the globe.”
When: June 25–26, 2015
Where: London, UK
Code 201592
“Code is two day, one track conference, featuring World leading experts in JavaScript and developing for the Web platform. Produced by Web Directions, and curated by John Allsopp, we’ve got over a decade’s experience in professional events for the Web industry, and John has over 20 years experience developing for, teaching and writing about Web technologies.”
When: June 25–26, 2015
Where: Melbourne, Australia
Edge London 201594
Edge London 2015 is a “day of group discussion and debate on advanced web technologies for developers and browser vendors, raising funds for CodeClub. Edge has no conventional talks. Instead, we run two types of session: highly structured panel debates with pre-curated questions, which use tools to surface the most relevant opinions in real time, and more intimate breakouts where everyone sits together and works through a topic in more depth.”
When: June 27, 2015
Where: London, UK
July 2015
ReactEurope96
“For more than a year now, React.js has changed the way we think about client-side applications through concepts such as the virtual dom, one-way data flow, immutable data structures and isomorphism. ReactEurope is the occasion to meet the core team and other awesome members of the community to learn, socialize and have fun in the beautiful city of Paris with great food, entertainment, connectivity, prizes and more!”
When: July 2–3, 2015
Where: Paris, France
CascadiaCSS98
“CascadiaJSFest is a three-day, community-driven conference on the cutting edge of JavaScript and CSS. Browser, server, OS – we cover it all.”
When: July 8, 2015
Where: Blaine, WA, USA
App Promotion Summit London 2015100
“In 2013 we believed that app & game promotion deserved its own dedicated event. APS is a high quality, progressive and interactive conference.”
When: July 9–10, 2015
Where: London, UK
PHP South Coast Conference 2015102
“Taking place on the south coast of England in Summer 2015, where community members from around the world will come together to learn and share information about the latest trends and technologies in professional PHP development.”
When: July 18, 2015
Where: Portsmouth, UK
WDCNZ 2015104
WDC Is Wellington’s conference all around the web. It will feature tech talks by 13 international speakers.
When: July 23, 2015
Where: Wellington, New Zealand
Forward 3 Web Technology Summit106
“Multiple tracks will cover an abundance of technical topics including JavaScript, real-time communication, web MVC components, functional programming, scala, clojure, UX, data visualization, and more.”
When: July 27–31, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA
AnDevCon Boston 2015108
Get up to speed on the most recent innovations in Android development in 70+ sessions. “Learn what all the 2015 Google I/O announcements mean for you!”
When: July 29–31, 2015
Where: Boston, MA, USA
August 2015
Design And Content Conference110
“At the Design and Content conference we’ll team up and learn from industry leaders how we craft experiences and tell stories that shape the future of the web. A day of workshops, two days of talks, and some amazing extras.”
When: August 5–7, 2015
Where: Vancouver, Canada
Prototypes, Process & Play112
“Learn design leadership skills from Adaptive Path, Public Good Software, Google Ventures, and the Chicago Bulls–just to name a few! We’ll gain from the wisdom and experience of brilliant professionals who have been there, done that, and have shown others how to do it, too.”
When: August 6–7, 2015
Where: Chicago, IL, USA
Laracon US 2015114
“Laracon US is an annual gathering of people who are passionate about building amazing applications with the Laravel web framework.” Learn from 10 industry experts at the Kentucky Center in the Heart of Louisville.
When: August 11–12, 2015
Where: Louisville, KY, USA
MidwestJS116
“Midwest JS is a premier technology conference focused on the JavaScript ecosystem. Midwest JS is a premier technology conference focused on the JavaScript ecosystem. There will be a variety of talks from wellknown speakers in the community in a typical presentation format.”
When: August 12–14, 2015
Where: Minneapolis, MN, USA
TypeCon2015: Condensed118
“TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts. Since the inaugural conference in 1998, TypeCon has explored type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, Arabic calligraphy, the American Arts and Crafts movement, experimental typography, webfonts, and much more.”
When: August 12–16, 2015
Where: Denver, CO, USA
re:develop 2015120
“An affordable one day conference packed with great speakers right on the doorstep of Britain’s top rated beach. We’ve got 9 great talks scheduled for you. With a focus on methodologies and experiences you’ll take away plenty of inspiration and practical advice to approaching development projects more effectively. Each speaker will share their own takes on popular dev subjects, with every talk giving you insight on how to get to the best out of yourself, your team and the tools you work with.”
When: August 14, 2015
Where: Bournemouth, UK
The Conference 2015 by Media Evolution122
“During two days we explore complexity and trends in the digital world of ours. You can expect everything from brain scientists and activists to marketing experts and cool makers who’ll cover topics like storytelling, design, gut feelings, robots and so on. In the end, it all comes down to exploring our three main themes: Human behavior, new technology and how to make it happen.”
When: August 18–19, 2015
Where: Malmö, Sweden