A list of awesome conferences. Inspired by the awesome lists thing.
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.
###What makes a conference awesome?
- A code of conduct that is explicitely mentioned and upheld. For more on this, 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
Many of the links above are to Model View Culture's issue on events. I have linked them because, by and large, they are well written and exhaustive on the subject. I highly suggest reading Model View Culture, if you haven't heard of it yet. Other articles and links are very, very welcome.
###North American
- AlterConf // @AlterConf
- CakeFest // @cakephp
- CapitolJS // @capitoljs
- CascadiaJS // @CascadiaJS
- Clojure/conj // @clojure_conj
- CSSDevConf // @CSSdevconf
- DanceJS // @oaklanddancejs
- DEFCON // @defcon
- DjangoCon US // @djangocon
- Edge Conf // @edgeconf
- EmberConf // @emberconf
- Facebook f8
- Forward JS // @forwardJS
- Foss4g // @foss4g
- Geospatial Canada // @GeospatialCan
- Google I/O // @googledevs
- HTML5DevConf // @html5devconf
- JavaOne // @JavaOneConf
- jQuery Conference // @jqcon
- JSConf US // @JSConfUS
- JSConf // @jsconf
- LibrePlanet // @fsf
- MidwestJS // @midwest_js
- ng-conf // @ngconf
- nodeconf // @nodeconf
- Nodevember // @nodevember
- O'Reilly Fluent // @fluentconf
- O'Reilly Strata // @strataconf
- OaklandJS // @oaklandjs
- OpenWest // @openwestconf
- PyCon // @pycon
- RealtimeConf // @RealtimeConf
- RubyConf // @RubyConf
- SassConf // @SassConf
- Space City JS // @SpaceCityJS
- Strange Loop Conf // @strangeloop_stl
- Transhack // @TransH4CK
- TXJS // @txjs
- XOXO // @xoxox
####New York
- BrooklynJS // @brooklyn_js
- EmpireJS // @EmpireJS
- EmpireNode // @empirenode
- manhattan.js // @manhattan_js
- NYC HTML5 // @NYCHTML5
- QueensJS // @queens_js
- WriteSpeakCode Workshop // @WriteSpeakCode
###South American
- Brazil JS Conf // @braziljs
- Front in Aracaju // @frontinaracaju
- Front in Bahia
- Front in BH // @frontinbh
- Front in Floripa // @FrontInFloripa
- Front in Maceio // @frontinmaceio
- Front in POA // @frontinpoa
- Front in Recife // @frontinrecife
- Front in Sampa // @frontinsp
- Front Interior // @frontinterior
- JSConf Argentina // @jsconfar
- JSConf BR // @jsconfbr
- JSConf Colombia // @jsconfco
- JSConf Uruguay // @JSConfUY
- PyCon Argentina // @pyconar
- PyCon Brasil // @pythonbrasil
- PyCon Uruguay // @pyconuy
- Rio.JS // @riodejaneirojs
- RSJS // @rs_js
- RubyConf Argentina // @rubyconfAR
- RubyConf Brasil // @rubyconfbr
- Tableless Conference // @tableless
###European
- Beyond Tellerrand // @btconf
- British Node Conf // @britishnodeconf
- coldfrontconf // @coldfrontconf
- copenhagenjs // @copenhagenjs
- Cornerstone // @cornerstone
- CSSconf EU // @CSSconfeu
- Decentralize Camp // @decentamp
- Devoxx // @Devoxx
- dotCSS // @dotCSS
- dotGo // @dotGoEu
- dotJS // @dotJS
- dotScale // @dotScale
- dotSwift // @dotSwift_io
- Ember Fest // @EmberFest
- FOSDEM // @fosdem
- Front-Trends // @fronttrends
- JavaZone // @JavaZone
- JS Italian Conf // @jsconfit
- JSConf BR // @jsconfbr
- JSConf EU @jsconfeu
- jsist // @jsistorg
- LXJS // @LXJS
- MoscowJS // @moscowjs
- Munich JavaScript UF // @munichjs
- ng-europe // @ngEurope
- NodeConf Europe // @nodeconfeu
- RealtimeConf EU // @RealtimeConfEu
- Reject.JS // @RejectJS
- Rubyslava // @rubyslava
- WebExpo // @webexpo
###Asian
- Jing JS (京JS) // @jingjsconf
- JSConf Asia // @jsconfasia
- JSDC // @jsdc_tw
- JSFoo India // @jsfooindia
- NodeConf India // @NodeConfin
###Miscellaneous