With the intense workload throughout the year, we tend to miss out on the opportunites for networking with like-minded designers and developers. This makes it difficult for us to catch up and stay up to date with what’s going on in our industry. For this reason, we’ve put together a list of upcoming Web design and development conferences that will present to you only the best techniques, tools and modern design approaches that are in strong demand worldwide.
This post covers events taking place in about a five-month timeframe up to late February 2013. These conferences take us pretty much through the end of the year, so keep a lookout for our next issue as 2013 gets underway. SPOTTY WEB
October 2012
Content Strategy Forum Cape Town 2012
“The third annual Content Strategy Forum. There will be presentations and workshops by international authorities on content strategy, UX, design and more, as well as plenty of music and merriment under the African night-sky.”
“The third annual Content Strategy Forum. There will be presentations and workshops by international authorities on content strategy, UX, design and more, as well as plenty of music and merriment under the African night-sky.”
- When: Oct. 24-26, 2012
- Where: Cape Town, South Africa
Wired 2012
“WIRED 2012 is a two-day event designed to bring alive the talent, creativity and ambition you find in WIRED magazine every month.”
“WIRED 2012 is a two-day event designed to bring alive the talent, creativity and ambition you find in WIRED magazine every month.”
- When: Oct. 25-26, 2012
- Where: London (The Brewery)
CocoaConf | iOS/OS X Developer Conference
“CocoaConf is coming to Portland this October 25th to 27th. We’ll have a full day of hands-on workshops, followed by two days packed with technical sessions, exciting keynotes, and engaging panels.”
“CocoaConf is coming to Portland this October 25th to 27th. We’ll have a full day of hands-on workshops, followed by two days packed with technical sessions, exciting keynotes, and engaging panels.”
- When: Oct. 25-27, 2012
- Where: Portland
Test the Web Forward
“Test the Web Forward is an event where you will learn to better understand the specs you use every day to design your sites. You will also discover how you can shape the future of the Web.”
“Test the Web Forward is an event where you will learn to better understand the specs you use every day to design your sites. You will also discover how you can shape the future of the Web.”
- When: Oct. 26-27, 2012
- Where: Paris, France
JS.everywhere(2012) – Wakanday
“Join us in the heart of Silicon Valley for a full day of inspiring and informative talks focused on JavaScript by the industry’s most passionate experts, followed by a bonus day of in-depth Wakanday workshops (compliments of 4D), focused on the development platform for Web and mobile applications for enterprise.”
“Join us in the heart of Silicon Valley for a full day of inspiring and informative talks focused on JavaScript by the industry’s most passionate experts, followed by a bonus day of in-depth Wakanday workshops (compliments of 4D), focused on the development platform for Web and mobile applications for enterprise.”
- When: Oct. 26-27, 2012
- Where: San Jose, CA
Pittsburgh Web Design Day
“Web Design Day is a one-day conference designed to bring the best of modern Web Design to Pittsburgh.”
“Web Design Day is a one-day conference designed to bring the best of modern Web Design to Pittsburgh.”
- When: Oct. 26, 2012
- Where: Pittsburgh, PA
DrupalHagen
“This Camp Will Focus On Drupal 7 Deployment, Drupal 8 Development With Updates From D8 Initiatives, And Give You An Opportunity To Get To Know Your Fellow Drupalgeeks.”
“This Camp Will Focus On Drupal 7 Deployment, Drupal 8 Development With Updates From D8 Initiatives, And Give You An Opportunity To Get To Know Your Fellow Drupalgeeks.”
- When: Oct. 26-28, 2012
- Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
In Front Maceio
“Following the success of other events, the Front in Maceió is the first event focused on frontend development in northeastern Brazil.”
“Following the success of other events, the Front in Maceió is the first event focused on frontend development in northeastern Brazil.”
- When: Oct. 27, 2012
- Where: Maceio, Brazil
CPOSC | Central PA Open Source Conference
“The Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is an annual, one-day conference about all things Open Source.”
“The Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is an annual, one-day conference about all things Open Source.”
- When: Oct. 27, 2012
- Where: Harrisburg, PA
Drupalcamp Atlanta
“On Saturday, October 27, we’ll hold our all-day Drupalcamp with keynote speaker “mobile-guru” Josh Clark, breakout sessions and Birds of Feather.”
“On Saturday, October 27, we’ll hold our all-day Drupalcamp with keynote speaker “mobile-guru” Josh Clark, breakout sessions and Birds of Feather.”
- When: Oct. 27, 2012
- Where: Atlanta
UXconference
“The latest trends in the field of User Experience, business and digital design through the words of the leading experts.”
“The latest trends in the field of User Experience, business and digital design through the words of the leading experts.”
- When: Oct. 27th, 2012
- Where: Aula Magna USI, Lugano
Re:Design Conferences – Creative Directors
“What happens when you put a bunch of creative directors in a room, throw in a few sangrias, and tell them to talk to each other? Magic, baby, pure magic. For RE:DESIGN/Creative Directors, we feature sessions by leading creative directors. We focus on small-scale peer-based conversations, so we limit the number of attendees to 125. The result is two days of interacting with a stellar group of fellow creative directors.”
“What happens when you put a bunch of creative directors in a room, throw in a few sangrias, and tell them to talk to each other? Magic, baby, pure magic. For RE:DESIGN/Creative Directors, we feature sessions by leading creative directors. We focus on small-scale peer-based conversations, so we limit the number of attendees to 125. The result is two days of interacting with a stellar group of fellow creative directors.”
- When: Oct. 29-30, 2012
- Where: Portland, Oregon (Kennedy School)
Games DevCon
“The Games DevCon brings together key players in the German games industry over two days, the industry provides an outlook on trends and perspectives and presents business opportunities.”
“The Games DevCon brings together key players in the German games industry over two days, the industry provides an outlook on trends and perspectives and presents business opportunities.”
- When: Oct. 29-30, 2012
- Where: Mayence, Germany
Pioneers Festival
“STARTeurope goes beyond expectations to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovative technology. 60 world-class, international speakers will split up on two tracks and Europe’s top 50 start-ups will battle in the Startup Challenge.”
“STARTeurope goes beyond expectations to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovative technology. 60 world-class, international speakers will split up on two tracks and Europe’s top 50 start-ups will battle in the Startup Challenge.”
- When: Oct. 29-31, 2012
- Where: Vienna, Austria (Hofburg Imperial Palace)
2012 HOW Interactive
“At the HOW Interactive Design Conference, experts like Jose Caballer, Christopher Butler and David Sherwin will help you transfer your print design skills to the Web.”
“At the HOW Interactive Design Conference, experts like Jose Caballer, Christopher Butler and David Sherwin will help you transfer your print design skills to the Web.”
- When: Oct. 29-31, 2012
- Where: San Francisco
Fall 2012 Dev Connections
“Dive into an extensive variety of sessions that will help you effectively utilize the latest ASP.NET and HTML5 technologies during the Fall 2012 ASP.NET & HTML5 Connections conference.”
“Dive into an extensive variety of sessions that will help you effectively utilize the latest ASP.NET and HTML5 technologies during the Fall 2012 ASP.NET & HTML5 Connections conference.”
- When: Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2012
- Where: Las Vegas, NV (Bellagio)
November 2012
Build 2012
“At Build, we’ll dive deep to cover all the areas you care about. How to design and build beautiful Windows 8 apps. How to sell your apps in the Windows 8 Store and make money. And much more.”
“At Build, we’ll dive deep to cover all the areas you care about. How to design and build beautiful Windows 8 apps. How to sell your apps in the Windows 8 Store and make money. And much more.”
- When:Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2012
- Where:Redmond, WA
HD Live 2012
“Now in our third year, HDLive is back for 2012 showcasing some of the world’s leading experts in technology, business, branding, education, mobile and the Web.”
“Now in our third year, HDLive is back for 2012 showcasing some of the world’s leading experts in technology, business, branding, education, mobile and the Web.”
- When: Nov. 1st, 2012
- Where: Hull, UK
BADCamp 2012
“BADCamp is a gathering of like-minded people to discuss and learn about Drupal, an open-source content management system that is powering more of the Web every year.”
“BADCamp is a gathering of like-minded people to discuss and learn about Drupal, an open-source content management system that is powering more of the Web every year.”
- When: Nov. 1-4, 2012
- Where: U.C. Berkley, CA
API Strategy and Practice Conference
“API Strategy and Practice is a vendor neutral and community supported API industry conference.”
“API Strategy and Practice is a vendor neutral and community supported API industry conference.”
- When: Nov. 1-2, 2012
- Where: New York, NY (Westin Grand Central)
Topconf Tallin
“Topconf Tallinn offers ideal opportunities for learning, networking and tracking innovation occurring in the Java, Mobile, .Net, OpenSource, Lean/Agile, Architecture New Languages & Process communities.”
“Topconf Tallinn offers ideal opportunities for learning, networking and tracking innovation occurring in the Java, Mobile, .Net, OpenSource, Lean/Agile, Architecture New Languages & Process communities.”
- When: Nov. 1-2, 2012
- Where: Tallinn, Estonia
RubyConf 2012
“A conference that is all about Ruby!”
“A conference that is all about Ruby!”
- When: Nov. 1-3, 2012
- Where: Denver, CO
UX Brighton 2012
“A mix of practical and theoretical, commercial and academic – the point of this year’s theme is that knowledge of the past informs us to create better products for the future.”
“A mix of practical and theoretical, commercial and academic – the point of this year’s theme is that knowledge of the past informs us to create better products for the future.”
- When: Nov. 2, 2012
- Where: Brighton, UK (The Corn Exchange)
Frontend Masters Workshop Series 2
“6 Intense Days. 6 Incredible Speakers. Become a Guru by Learning from the Masters.”
“6 Intense Days. 6 Incredible Speakers. Become a Guru by Learning from the Masters.”
- When: Nov. 2 through Dec. 14, 2012 (Fridays)
- Where: Burnsville, MN (South of Minneapolis, MN)
FrontInSampa
“The FrontInSampa is an opportunity for the Front-end development community in Paulista to meet and improve. Sharing experiences for the common good.”
“The FrontInSampa is an opportunity for the Front-end development community in Paulista to meet and improve. Sharing experiences for the common good.”
- When: Nov. 3, 2012
- Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil
SQL in the City Seattle 2012
“We’ve invited along some of the top SQL Server MVPs to provide insights about key topics for SQL Server.”
“We’ve invited along some of the top SQL Server MVPs to provide insights about key topics for SQL Server.”
- When: Nov. 5, 2012
- Where: Seattle
UI17: User Interface 17, The UX
“Up your UX game with daylong workshops on advanced design processes, flexible team–based techniques, and multi–device solutions. 3 days you can’t miss.”
“Up your UX game with daylong workshops on advanced design processes, flexible team–based techniques, and multi–device solutions. 3 days you can’t miss.”
- When: Nov. 5-7, 2012
- Where: Boston, US
QCon San Francisco 2012 Conference
“The program includes two tutorial days led by over 80 industry experts and authors and three conference days with 18 tracks and over 80 speakers covering a wide variety of relevant and exciting topics in software development today.”
“The program includes two tutorial days led by over 80 industry experts and authors and three conference days with 18 tracks and over 80 speakers covering a wide variety of relevant and exciting topics in software development today.”
- When: Tutorials – Nov. 5-6 | Conference Nov. 7-9, 2012
- Where: San Francisco
CodeKen 2012 – Software Developer Conference
“CodeKen 2012 is a one day online social conference for developers with a passion for their profession.”
“CodeKen 2012 is a one day online social conference for developers with a passion for their profession.”
- When: Nov. 6,2012
- Where: Online
How To Web 2012
“Follow practical case-studies, discover how tech innovation changes the world, meet your peer tech entrepreneurs and professionals from all around Central and Eastern Europe.”
“Follow practical case-studies, discover how tech innovation changes the world, meet your peer tech entrepreneurs and professionals from all around Central and Eastern Europe.”
- When: Nov. 7-8, 2012
- Where: Bucharest, Romania
CodeConnexx
“CodeConnexx is a two-day, one track conference that aims to bring together men and women of all ages, races, backgrounds, and skillsets interested in talking about code.”
“CodeConnexx is a two-day, one track conference that aims to bring together men and women of all ages, races, backgrounds, and skillsets interested in talking about code.”
- When: Nov. 8-9, 2012
- Where: Indianapolis
CascadiaJS 2012
A conference that is geared towards those interested and immersed in JavaScript.
A conference that is geared towards those interested and immersed in JavaScript.
- When: Nov. 8-9, 2012
- Where: Seattle, WA
FITC // Web Unleashed 2012
“This year builds upon five years of learning and collaborating over two days; one of which is a day committed to hands on workshops, the second features a day filled with informative sessions.”
“This year builds upon five years of learning and collaborating over two days; one of which is a day committed to hands on workshops, the second features a day filled with informative sessions.”
- When: Nov. 8-9, 2012
- Where: Waltham, MA
Visualized
“Join us for an inspiring two-day gathering with the brightest minds and social innovators from around the world who are changing how we understand and interact with data; and gain insight into designing data-driven narratives that connect with audiences and visualize the human experience.”
“Join us for an inspiring two-day gathering with the brightest minds and social innovators from around the world who are changing how we understand and interact with data; and gain insight into designing data-driven narratives that connect with audiences and visualize the human experience.”
- When: Nov. 8-9, 2012
- Where: New York, NY
User Friendly 2012
“Build a Harmonious User eXperience Ecosystem”
“Build a Harmonious User eXperience Ecosystem”
- When: Nov. 8-11, 2012
- Where: Beijing, China
Compute Midwest 2012
“Compute Midwest is a 2 day convergence of tech: new people, new ideas and innovation in Kansas City.”
“Compute Midwest is a 2 day convergence of tech: new people, new ideas and innovation in Kansas City.”
- When: Nov. 8-11, 2012
- Where: Kansas City, MO
Full Frontal 2012
“Full Frontal 2012 is a one day JavaScript Conference”
“Full Frontal 2012 is a one day JavaScript Conference”
- When: Nov. 9, 2012
- Where: Brighton, UK (Duke of York’s Picturehouse)
UCD 2012 Conference
“UCD2012 explores how User Centred Design is applied in a variety of disciplines.”
“UCD2012 explores how User Centred Design is applied in a variety of disciplines.”
- When: Nov. 9-10, 2012
- Where: London, UK
UX Camp 2012
“An ad hoc conference on effective usability and good-fit solutions that are built around the “user experience”.”
“An ad hoc conference on effective usability and good-fit solutions that are built around the “user experience”.”
- When: Nov. 9-10, 2012
- Where: Vienna, Austria
Mozilla Festival 2012
“The Mozilla Festival is a magnet for people interested in learning about – and playing with – the future of the Web.”
“The Mozilla Festival is a magnet for people interested in learning about – and playing with – the future of the Web.”
- When: Nov. 9-11, 2012
- Where: London, UK
Webfontday 2012
“Webfontday 2012 is dedicated to courageous and extraordinary solutions in Web design. It will teach hands-on tricks for everyday tasks and display brilliant and inspiring examples.”
“Webfontday 2012 is dedicated to courageous and extraordinary solutions in Web design. It will teach hands-on tricks for everyday tasks and display brilliant and inspiring examples.”
- When: Nov. 10, 2012
- Where: Munchen, Deutschland
Form, Function & Class 2012
“This Form, Function & Class Conference is the flagship event of the Philippine Web Designers Organization (PWDO) aiming to gather the brightest minds in the Philippine Web design scene. The upcoming event is open to all people who are determined to learn more of the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.”
“This Form, Function & Class Conference is the flagship event of the Philippine Web Designers Organization (PWDO) aiming to gather the brightest minds in the Philippine Web design scene. The upcoming event is open to all people who are determined to learn more of the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.”
- When: Nov. 10-11, 2012
- Where: Manila, Philippines
WebConf Riga 2012
“WebConf Riga 2012, the international professional Web developers conference. It will gather all kind of Web development professionals mainly from Baltics, Europe and CIS countries.”
“WebConf Riga 2012, the international professional Web developers conference. It will gather all kind of Web development professionals mainly from Baltics, Europe and CIS countries.”
- When: Nov. 10-11, 2012
- Where: Riga, Latvia
ISWC2012 | The 11th International Semantic Web Conference
“ISWC 2012 is the premier international forum, for the Semantic Web / Linked Data Community. Here, scientists, industry specialists, and practitioners meet to discuss the future of practical, scalable, user-friendly, and game changing solutions.”
“ISWC 2012 is the premier international forum, for the Semantic Web / Linked Data Community. Here, scientists, industry specialists, and practitioners meet to discuss the future of practical, scalable, user-friendly, and game changing solutions.”
- When: Nov. 11-15, 2012
- Where: Boston
“An Event Apart San Francisco features 12 great speakers and sessions. The two-day conference has sold out, but you can still register for an intense full-day workshop on Designing for Mobile & Beyond”
- When: Nov. 12-14, 2012
- Where: San Francisco (The Palace Hotel)
CouchConf NYC | Couchbase
“This one-day event is for anyone who wants to take a deeper dive into Couchbase NoSQL technology, learn where it’s headed and build really cool stuff.”
“This one-day event is for anyone who wants to take a deeper dive into Couchbase NoSQL technology, learn where it’s headed and build really cool stuff.”
- When: Nov. 12, 2012
- Where: New York, NY (The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers)
Mobile JS Summit
“Environments for Humans brings together some of the Web’s most notable experts in Mobile Javascript for an all-new, one-day only online conference, the Mobile JavaScript Summit!”
“Environments for Humans brings together some of the Web’s most notable experts in Mobile Javascript for an all-new, one-day only online conference, the Mobile JavaScript Summit!”
- When: Nov. 12, 2012
- Where: Online
Build Conference
“Build is a festival for people who design for the Web. For one week in November, a community of smart, talented people come together to share ideas, tell stories, get their hands dirty, and drink a few beers.”
“Build is a festival for people who design for the Web. For one week in November, a community of smart, talented people come together to share ideas, tell stories, get their hands dirty, and drink a few beers.”
- When: Nov. 12-16, 2012
- Where: Belfast, Northern Ireland
SES Chicago 2012 – SES Conference
“Designed for you by industry thought leaders and innovators, our instructional program will meet your needs whatever your experience level.”
“Designed for you by industry thought leaders and innovators, our instructional program will meet your needs whatever your experience level.”
- When: Nov. 12-16, 2012
- Where: Chicago
Montreal Digital Festival
“Web-In is a Web event created by, and intended for, Web professionals./The Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) was initially created in 2004 to meet the needs of the Quebec video game industry./Mobiz, The Quebec Mobile Congress, is an event dedicated to the mobile technologies which features lectures, panel discussions and presentations by local and international personalities in the industry.”
“Web-In is a Web event created by, and intended for, Web professionals./The Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) was initially created in 2004 to meet the needs of the Quebec video game industry./Mobiz, The Quebec Mobile Congress, is an event dedicated to the mobile technologies which features lectures, panel discussions and presentations by local and international personalities in the industry.”
- When: Nov. 12-15,2012
- Where: Montreal, Canada
Devoxx 2012
“We Code in Peace” A conference for coders!
“We Code in Peace” A conference for coders!
- When: Nov. 12-16, 2012
- Where: Antwerp, Belgium
Daily Web 2012
“Our events are different from others especially the the quality of the content. That we guarantee!”
“Our events are different from others especially the the quality of the content. That we guarantee!”
- When: Nov. 14, 2012
- Where: Bratislava, Slovakia
YUIConf 2012
A conference focused on this free, open source JavaScript and CSS library for building richly interactive Web applications, YUI.
A conference focused on this free, open source JavaScript and CSS library for building richly interactive Web applications, YUI.
- When: Nov. 14-15, 2012
- Where: Santa Clara, CA
JS Conf Downunder
An exciting day of JS experts sharing their passion of JS down under.
An exciting day of JS experts sharing their passion of JS down under.
- When: Nov. 15, 2012
- Where: Sydney, Australia (Town Hall)
MobX Conference 2012
“This conference is for all you creative minds out there who deal with User Experience, interfaces and interactions in mobile contexts.”
“This conference is for all you creative minds out there who deal with User Experience, interfaces and interactions in mobile contexts.”
- When: Nov. 16-17, 2012
- Where: Berlin, Germany
JS.everywhere 2012 Europe
“An event focused on the advancement and promotion of JavaScript in the enterprise.”
“An event focused on the advancement and promotion of JavaScript in the enterprise.”
- When: Nov. 16-17, 2012
- Where: Paris, France
devmob
“Building or selling mobile apps? Dev? Designer? UX? Marketing? iOS coder? Web designer? Windows 8 entrepreneur? Android expert? You are devmob. Come to the only conference in New Zealand for everyone who is pushing the limits of mobile platforms.”
“Building or selling mobile apps? Dev? Designer? UX? Marketing? iOS coder? Web designer? Windows 8 entrepreneur? Android expert? You are devmob. Come to the only conference in New Zealand for everyone who is pushing the limits of mobile platforms.”
- When: Nov. 17-18, 2012
- Where: Albany, New Zealand
Handheld Conference
“The conference for all things mobile, Web and native. This is what makes us different to all of the other conferences out there, and let’s be honest, there are a lot.”
“The conference for all things mobile, Web and native. This is what makes us different to all of the other conferences out there, and let’s be honest, there are a lot.”
- When: Nov 19, 2012
- Where: Cardiff, UK
Beyond Tellerrand
“We are back with another edition of beyond tellerrand, an affordable 3-day event with intensive workshops and 16 high-quality talks for Web enthusiasts: design, technology, inspiration, and networking. Day one and two cover 16 talks in a single track conference. Day three features up to 4 full-day workshops with Remy Sharp, Ben Bodien and more to come.”
“We are back with another edition of beyond tellerrand, an affordable 3-day event with intensive workshops and 16 high-quality talks for Web enthusiasts: design, technology, inspiration, and networking. Day one and two cover 16 talks in a single track conference. Day three features up to 4 full-day workshops with Remy Sharp, Ben Bodien and more to come.”
- When: Nov. 19-21, 2012
- Where: Dusseldorf, Germany
Untapped – the Event
“An event where never before heard voices speak about UX.”
“An event where never before heard voices speak about UX.”
- When: Nov. 20, 2012
- Where: Clerkenwell, London
Slush
“Slush is the largest tech, design & startup conference covering Northern Europe and Russia.”
“Slush is the largest tech, design & startup conference covering Northern Europe and Russia.”
- When: Nov. 21-22, 2012
- Where: Helsinki, Finland
push.conference
“A unique two-part event for the interactive field. push.ux connects designers and developers of outstanding user interfaces, while push.inspiration unites creative coders and designers experimenting with innovative technologies.”
“A unique two-part event for the interactive field. push.ux connects designers and developers of outstanding user interfaces, while push.inspiration unites creative coders and designers experimenting with innovative technologies.”
- When: Nov 23-24, 2012
- Where: Munich, Germany
Conversion Conference London
“The conference is dedicated to anyone wanting to achieve maximum ROI from their online campaigns as this is the place where internationally renowned experts explain how to improve sales and dramatically increase your site’s conversion rates.”
“The conference is dedicated to anyone wanting to achieve maximum ROI from their online campaigns as this is the place where internationally renowned experts explain how to improve sales and dramatically increase your site’s conversion rates.”
- When: Nov. 27-28, 2012
- Where: London, UK
Future of Web Design Prague 2012
“Future of Web Design (FOWD) is a first-class conference for Web designers and front end developers, bringing you top speakers, the hottest topics and an unbeatable atmosphere. This year, we’re in Prague for the very first time! As if that wasn’t exciting enough, FOWD is also joining forces with Future of Web Apps (FOWA) giving you two conferences for the price of one!”
“Future of Web Design (FOWD) is a first-class conference for Web designers and front end developers, bringing you top speakers, the hottest topics and an unbeatable atmosphere. This year, we’re in Prague for the very first time! As if that wasn’t exciting enough, FOWD is also joining forces with Future of Web Apps (FOWA) giving you two conferences for the price of one!”
- When: Nov. 27-29, 2012
- Where: Prague, Czech Republic (The Prague Congress Centre)
Future of Web Apps Prague 2012
“Future of Web Apps (FOWA) is a first-class conference for Web and mobile developers and entrepreneurs, bringing together visionaries to discuss the technologies and platforms you should use to build the next generation of successful apps. This year, we’re in Prague for the very first time! As if that wasn’t exciting enough, FOWA is also joining forces with Future of Web Design (FOWD) giving you two conferences for the price of one!”
“Future of Web Apps (FOWA) is a first-class conference for Web and mobile developers and entrepreneurs, bringing together visionaries to discuss the technologies and platforms you should use to build the next generation of successful apps. This year, we’re in Prague for the very first time! As if that wasn’t exciting enough, FOWA is also joining forces with Future of Web Design (FOWD) giving you two conferences for the price of one!”
- When: Nov. 27-29, 2012
- Where: Prague, Czech Republic (The Prague Congress Centre)
YOW!2012 Australian Software Developer Conference
“Organized by Developers for Developers no other event provides the technical breadth and depth with 39 invited talks in 3 tracks plus 10 invited full-day workshops.”
“Organized by Developers for Developers no other event provides the technical breadth and depth with 39 invited talks in 3 tracks plus 10 invited full-day workshops.”
- When: Nov. 27-28 (Workshops) 29-30 (Conference)
- Where: Melbourne, Australia
The Rich Web Experience 2012
“RWX 2012 will cover the hot areas of interest in the Web space today: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax Libraries, jQuery, Semantic Web, iPhone, Android, Netty, Dojo, CoffeeScript, Solr, Node.js, Security, Semantic Web, NoSQL (Neo4J & MongoDB), and more. RWX 2012 will feature 8 parallel tracks with 40 speakers and 120 technical sessions/workshops.”
“RWX 2012 will cover the hot areas of interest in the Web space today: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax Libraries, jQuery, Semantic Web, iPhone, Android, Netty, Dojo, CoffeeScript, Solr, Node.js, Security, Semantic Web, NoSQL (Neo4J & MongoDB), and more. RWX 2012 will feature 8 parallel tracks with 40 speakers and 120 technical sessions/workshops.”
- When: Nov. 27-30, 2012
- Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Design for Conversion
“A highly interactive conference aiming to collectively (as one big family) deepen our knowledge of Persuasive Technology, Experience Design and Evidence Based Marketing, and how these disciplines can learn from each other.”
“A highly interactive conference aiming to collectively (as one big family) deepen our knowledge of Persuasive Technology, Experience Design and Evidence Based Marketing, and how these disciplines can learn from each other.”
- When: Nov. 28, 2012
- Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mobile Future
“Mobile Future is an annual event arranged for the eleventh time by Mobil and its business spin-off Mobil:Business, the leading publications in the mobile space of the Northern Europe.”
“Mobile Future is an annual event arranged for the eleventh time by Mobil and its business spin-off Mobil:Business, the leading publications in the mobile space of the Northern Europe.”
- When: Nov. 28, 2012
- Where: Stockholm, Sweden
JSCamp.Asia
“Finally, a JavaScript conference in Asia. With all its awesome!”
“Finally, a JavaScript conference in Asia. With all its awesome!”
- When: Nov. 29-30, 2012
- Where: Singapore
UX Cambridge 2012
“A community-driven, practical User Experience conference Connect and learn from your peers and leaders in the industry in a comfortable and exciting space and take away skills you can immediately use in your work”
“A community-driven, practical User Experience conference Connect and learn from your peers and leaders in the industry in a comfortable and exciting space and take away skills you can immediately use in your work”
- When: Nov. 29-30, 2012
- Where: Cambridge, UK
dotJS
“The largest JavaScript conference in France”
“The largest JavaScript conference in France”
- When: Nov. 30, 2012
- Where: Paris, France
We Actually Build Stuff
“This conference is for and by people who actually build stuff. The talks are about building actual stuff, not theory. The rot of the trenches never smelled so good.”
“This conference is for and by people who actually build stuff. The talks are about building actual stuff, not theory. The rot of the trenches never smelled so good.”
- When: Nov. 30, 2012
- Where: Vilnius, Lithuania
December 2012
Kings of Code Festival 2012
“Explore and discuss the latest trends, developments and best practices in Web and mobile development technologies. We’ve invited leading international speakers & developers to share their knowledge and visions on development and coding.”
“Explore and discuss the latest trends, developments and best practices in Web and mobile development technologies. We’ve invited leading international speakers & developers to share their knowledge and visions on development and coding.”
- When: Dec. 1-4, 2012
- Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In Control 2012
“Spend two content-rich days with some of the most forward-thinking Designers and Developer building today’s Web. Limited enrollment and longer sessions allow for more meaningful interaction with our expert speakers and fellow attendees. Join us to expand your skill set and use updated techniques to refine your Web design craft.”
“Spend two content-rich days with some of the most forward-thinking Designers and Developer building today’s Web. Limited enrollment and longer sessions allow for more meaningful interaction with our expert speakers and fellow attendees. Join us to expand your skill set and use updated techniques to refine your Web design craft.”
- When: Dec. 2-4, 2012
- Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
LeWeb’12 Paris
“#1 European Industry Event”
“#1 European Industry Event”
- When: Dec. 4-6, 2012
- Where: Paris, France
CSS Dev Conference
“Join Dan Cederholm, Paul Irish, Estelle Weyl, Chris Coyier, and many more as we discover the latest in the intersection of CSS and Preprocessors (Sass, Compass, etc.), JavaScript, Responsive Web Design & Mobile at the first annual CSS Dev Conference. Two keynotes, twenty sessions and four tracks make for a fast-paced full-day immersion into modern CSS techniques!”
“Join Dan Cederholm, Paul Irish, Estelle Weyl, Chris Coyier, and many more as we discover the latest in the intersection of CSS and Preprocessors (Sass, Compass, etc.), JavaScript, Responsive Web Design & Mobile at the first annual CSS Dev Conference. Two keynotes, twenty sessions and four tracks make for a fast-paced full-day immersion into modern CSS techniques!”
- When: Dec. 5, 2012
- Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
RUPY 2012
“Rupy is a conference focused on strongly dynamic technologies related to Ruby, Python and JavaScript.”
“Rupy is a conference focused on strongly dynamic technologies related to Ruby, Python and JavaScript.”
- When: Dec. 7-9, 2012
- Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil
UX Camp Brighton
“A one day ‘unconference’ at for anyone involved or interested in user experience design, interaction design, information architecture or usability.”
“A one day ‘unconference’ at for anyone involved or interested in user experience design, interaction design, information architecture or usability.”
- When: Dec. 8, 2012
- Where: Brighton & Hove City, England
Ready to Inspire Conference
“Ready to Inspire is a brand new conference about the craft of Web design, type and code. It has workshops, live music, meetups and parties, but above all an exciting lineup of today’s craftspeople and mind blowing new faces.”
“Ready to Inspire is a brand new conference about the craft of Web design, type and code. It has workshops, live music, meetups and parties, but above all an exciting lineup of today’s craftspeople and mind blowing new faces.”
- When: Dec 9-12, 2012
- Where: Leiden, The Netherlands
Hacker Beach
“Nomadic hackers, come work on your projects in a tropical paradise”
“Nomadic hackers, come work on your projects in a tropical paradise”
- When: Dec. 30, 2012-Jan. 29, 2013
- Where: Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
January 2013
TakeOff Conference 2013
“From server side to pure front end and design, from new languages, Web frameworks to development techniques or typographic tricks, Take Off is your chance to discover how the Web will evolve in the coming year.”
“From server side to pure front end and design, from new languages, Web frameworks to development techniques or typographic tricks, Take Off is your chance to discover how the Web will evolve in the coming year.”
- When: Jan. 17-18, 2013
- Where: Lille, France
DLD Conference
“DLD (Digital – Life – Design) is a global conference network on innovation, digital media, science and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and investors for crossover conversation and inspiration.”
“DLD (Digital – Life – Design) is a global conference network on innovation, digital media, science and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and investors for crossover conversation and inspiration.”
- When: Jan. 20-22, 2013
- Where: Munich, Germany
New Adventures In Web Design Conference
“We work with our speakers to foster an incredible day around several key themes, and we’ll introduce all eight topics later in the year.”
“We work with our speakers to foster an incredible day around several key themes, and we’ll introduce all eight topics later in the year.”
- When: Jan. 23-25, 2013
- Where: Nottingham, UK (Albert Hall)
The Design of Understanding 2013
“A one day conference looking at how ideas are designed to be more understandable.”
“A one day conference looking at how ideas are designed to be more understandable.”
- When: Jan. 25, 2013
- Where: London, UK (St Brides Library)
Mobile + Web DevCon
“Mastering the appropriate development tools, design techniques and latest technologies is the key to keeping pace with a constantly changing industry. Mobile+Web DevCon is dedicated to bringing you the most knowledgeable speakers, the latest research and inspiration for your development career.”
“Mastering the appropriate development tools, design techniques and latest technologies is the key to keeping pace with a constantly changing industry. Mobile+Web DevCon is dedicated to bringing you the most knowledgeable speakers, the latest research and inspiration for your development career.”
- When: Jan. 29-31, 2013
- Where: San Francisco, CA
February 2013 (And Beyond)
Jfokus
“The program includes a long list of international speakers from leading universities and software companies”
“The program includes a long list of international speakers from leading universities and software companies”
- When: Feb. 4-6, 2013
- Where: Stockholm, Sweden (Waterfront Conference Centre)
Webstock 2013
“Two intense, action-packed days of aspiration, inspiration and brain stimulation, covering everything from empathy in design, to expertry in HTML5 & CSS, to the future of education and how tech makes us human.”
“Two intense, action-packed days of aspiration, inspiration and brain stimulation, covering everything from empathy in design, to expertry in HTML5 & CSS, to the future of education and how tech makes us human.”
- When: Feb. 11-15, 2013
- Where: Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington Town Hall)
Snow*Mobile – A Mobile Development Conference
A community of people who recognize the explosion of mobile devices and see how they are affecting our interactions. Pulling together locals and some experts from around the country and have that conversation!
A community of people who recognize the explosion of mobile devices and see how they are affecting our interactions. Pulling together locals and some experts from around the country and have that conversation!
- When: Feb. 15-16, 2013
- Where: Madison, WI (Union South)
Toca Me 2013
“Next Stop Design!”
“Next Stop Design!”
- When: Feb. 16, 2013
- Where: Munich, Germany
FITC Amsterdam 2013
“The latest and greatest in design, technology and cool shit from all around the world. Join fellow digital creators and renowned speakers at the Felix Meritas this February to learn about HTML5, CSS, virtual machines, design, creativity and much more!”
“The latest and greatest in design, technology and cool shit from all around the world. Join fellow digital creators and renowned speakers at the Felix Meritas this February to learn about HTML5, CSS, virtual machines, design, creativity and much more!”
- When: Feb. 18-19, 2013
- Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Felix Meritas)
An Event Apart Atlanta 2013
“An intensely educational learning session for passionate practitioners of standards-based Web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you’ve been waiting for.”
“An intensely educational learning session for passionate practitioners of standards-based Web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you’ve been waiting for.”
- When: Feb. 18-20, 2013
- Where: Atlanta, GA (InterContinental)
Mobile Trends Conference & Awards 2013
“This conference is dedicated to mobile technologies and techniques. Mobile Trends Conference is two days – various issues – two groups of customers!”
“This conference is dedicated to mobile technologies and techniques. Mobile Trends Conference is two days – various issues – two groups of customers!”
- When: Feb. 21-22, 2013
- Where: Krakow, Poland
The Story
“The Story is a one-day conference about stories and story-telling.”
“The Story is a one-day conference about stories and story-telling.”
- When: Feb. 22, 2013
- Where: London, UK (Conway Hall)
jQuery Europe 2013
“International speakers and Web pioneers show the newest trends and techniques for Web, apps and smart TV development with jQuery. Two days of conference with awesome sessions, one additional day of jQuery training and lots of opportunities to meet and greet with developers from all Europe.”
“International speakers and Web pioneers show the newest trends and techniques for Web, apps and smart TV development with jQuery. Two days of conference with awesome sessions, one additional day of jQuery training and lots of opportunities to meet and greet with developers from all Europe.”
- When: Feb. 22-23, 2013
- Where: Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
ConFoo Conference
“ConFoo is a non for profit, multi-technology conference. We bring the learning experience to a whole new level.”
“ConFoo is a non for profit, multi-technology conference. We bring the learning experience to a whole new level.”
- When: Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 2013
- Where: Montreal, Canada
SXSW Interactive 2013
“The 2013 SXSW® Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the international community has to offer.”
“The 2013 SXSW® Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the international community has to offer.”
- When: Mar. 8-12, 2013
- Where: Austin, TX
MORE LINKS FOR KEEPING UP
Here are a few links that will also help you keep up with the newly scheduled design and/or development conferences being shared through Lanyard that have been sorted out by category:
Where Are You Going?
How many of these conferences are coming to an area near you? Or for that matter, how many are luring you to the area in which they are happening? If you plan on attending any of these or other Web design and development conferences (or workshops) this fall, or have attended any of them already, please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!
