Upcoming Web Design Events (June–December 2015)

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

M-Enabling Summit Global Conference and Showcase

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

Balanced Team Summit 2015 - Grand Rapids MI

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

HybridConf 2015¹²⁴
HybridConf is a “web design and development conference based around bringing designers and developers together in a relaxed environment where they can learn, collaborate, and make new friends. Our core purpose is to bring you an awesome and diverse lineup. Listen to our fantastic speakers talk real world issues, motivation, communication, products, idea-creation, and so much more.”

When: August 19–21, 2015
Where: Dublin, Ireland

Laracon EU 2015¹²⁶
“Laracon EU is the official European Laravel event. Come learn about the state of the industry while networking with like-minded and diversely experienced developers.”

When: August 25–26, 2015
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Frontend Conference Zurich 2015¹²⁸
“The Frontend Conference in Zurich is a two-day double-track conference. The conference is an excellent platform for Swiss and European researchers, developers and designers to present their projects, latest research and technologies in the fields of Web technologies, Web design and UX/HCI (Human Computer Interaction).”

When: August 27–28, 2015
Where: Zurich, Switzerland

Write the Docs Europe¹³⁰
“Join 200 people for a two-day event to explore the art and science of documentation. You can look forward to learning more about documentation systems, tech writing theory, information delivery, and more. Write the Docs brings everyone who writes the docs together in the same room: Writers, Developers, Designers, Support Folks.”

When: August 31–September 1, 2015
Where: Prague, Czech Republic

September 2015

Full Stack Fest¹³²
“Full Stack Fest is a programming event in Barcelona held during Sept 1 -5 2015, divided in two two-day single-track conferences: Barcelona Ruby Conference and Barcelona FutureJS.”

When: September 1–5, 2015
Where: Barcelona, Spain

New Zealand PHP Conference 2015¹³⁴
“New Zealand PHP Conference is one of the most important IT events in the region and will feature renown presenters, along with other expert speakers, presenting two concurrent tracks including over 22 talks exploring PHP trends and other topics to both inspire and challenge you.”

When: September 2–4, 2015
Where: Wellington, New Zealand

ColdFront 2015¹³⁶
ColdFront is Copenhagen’s cutting-edge single-day conference. It will feature 10 talks by industry leaders such Lea Verou, Jeremy Keith and Smashing Magazines’s own editor-in-chief.

When: September 3, 2015
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark

DjangoCon 2015¹³⁸
“DjangoCon has something for everyone, from the person who develops Django applications for a living, to the person who just tinkers in their spare time. Whether you’re a Django expert, just started working in Django recently, or are interested in learning, we have talks and tutorials for you. DjangoCon is a great place to learn, exchange ideas, and meet great people.”

When: September 6–11, 2015
Where: Austin, TX, USA

UX STRAT USA 2015¹⁴⁰
“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: September 8–10, 2015
Where: Athens, GA, USA

UX Cambridge 2015¹⁴²
UX Cambridge “is a community-driven, practical User Experience conference for software, mobile and web applications. The conference will consist of inspiring & practical keynotes, workshops, tutorials, case studies and experience reports as well as lots of time for informal networking and discussions. 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: September 9–11, 2015
Where: Cambridge, UK

MOBX 2015¹⁴⁴
MOBX is the “annual conference for Mobile User Experience, small screen Interaction Design and usable interfaces on smart devices. This conference is for all you creative minds out there who deal with User Experience, interfaces and interactions in mobile contexts. MOBX is for all those who love small, mobile interfaces and smart experiences, good usability and consistent behaviour.”

When: September 11, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

The Lead Developer Conference¹⁴⁶
“When you’re busy leading a team, coding and maintaining standards, how do you find the time to stay ahead of new technologies and develop yourself as a technical lead? The Lead Developer is a new conference featuring practical advice from experts on leading and motivating your team and high-level sessions on new and disruptive technologies.”

When: September 11, 2015
Where: London, UK

SmashingConf Freiburg 2015¹⁴⁸
“Our mission; to explore real-life web design problems, projects and techniques in a way that’s relevant and applicable to your work straight away. A single track with 16 speakers means a focused, well-curated learning experience, and an intimate environment of just 300 attendees ensures a friendly atmosphere!”

When: September 14–16, 2015
Where: Freiburg, Germany

SpringOne 2GX 2015¹⁵⁰
“This is a one-of-a-kind conference for application developers, solution and data architects. The sessions are specifically tailored for developers using the popular open source Spring IO Projects, Groovy & Grails, Cloud Foundry, RabbitMQ, Redis, Hadoop and Tomcat technologies. Plus you’ll meet and learn from open source leaders who drive innovation for these technologies.”

When: September 14–17, 2015
Where: Washington, DC, USA

The Mobility and Modern Web Conference¹⁵²
“The third annual Mobility and Modern Web Conference will take place September 16-18 2015 at the University of California, Los Angeles. Presented by the UCLA Office of Information Technology, in association with higher ed and corporate partners, it will feature two days of exciting sessions, followed by a day of hands-on workshops, covering the latest trends of mobile and the modern web.”

When: September 16–18, 2015
Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Generate London 2015¹⁵⁴
“Generate conferences are presented by net magazine – the world’s leading print and digital publication for web designers. Established in 1994, net magazine has been at the heart of web design and development for over two decades, and boasts an unparalleled list of contributors and supporters. A source of inspiration, education and networking opportunities, this year’s Generate will be packed with more top content from world-class speakers.”

When: September 17–18, 2015
Where: London, UK

Berlin Expert Days 2015¹⁵⁶
BED Con 2015 is an web conference dealing with all practical aspects of information technologies. This is a not-for-profit event designed to deliver the most up-to-date information to its visitors, and offers a platform to exchange ideas.

When: September 17–18, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

From The Front¹⁵⁸
From The Front is back in Bologna with an amazing line-up of speakers. This year’s theme is “Frontend in Wonderland”. See talks by Anna Debenham, Tim Kadlec and many more industry leaders.

When: September 17–18, 2015
Where: Bologna, Italy

MobileUXCamp DC 2015¹⁶⁰
“MobileUX Camp DC brings together people from the fast expanding mobile user experience (UX) community in DC and the rest of East Coast. Join other mobile enthusiasts, user experience designers and anyone interested mobile UX and it’s future.”

When: September 19, 2015
Where: Washington, DC, USA

SmartWeb Conference 2015¹⁶²
“SmartWeb is a conference organized for web designers & developers, UX designers, and web entrepreneurs. During the four session program, attendees will discover the latest trends in modern web and mobile development, and meet their peers and great people from web industry. SmartWeb presentations will be covering the need-to-know topics of the moment, such as Responsive Web Design, HTML5 & CSS3, SASS, JavaScript, and generally include best practices, tips and tricks and much more.”

When: September 22, 2015
Where: Bucharest, Romania

MakingWeb 2.15¹⁶⁴
“MakingWeb 2.15 is a 2-day conference filled with inspiration and cutting-edge knowledge for people working within the field of front-end and web design hosted by IGM. At MakingWeb, participants with different backgrounds will expand their knowledge together with the best in the industry and are at the same time able to build new networks in a pleasant social environment. MakingWeb will focus mainly on the tools, workflow, webdesign and trends of the trade.”

When: September 22–23, 2015
Where: Oslo, Norway

Reject.JS 2015¹⁶⁶
“Reject.JS is an annual, community-driven full day JavaScript conference happening in Berlin at September 24th, 2015. We provide an inclusive event that gives newcomers as well as long-time members of the community a relaxed space to meet, exchange experiences and make new friends. Together we explore tech and community topics and give a glimpse of Berlin’s flourishing tech scene.”

When: September 24, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

PHPConf.Asia¹⁶⁸
The “Inaugural pan-Asian PHP conference happening in Singapore this September”. Rasmus Lerdorf, the creator of PHP, will start the conference up as keynote speaker.

When: September 24–25, 2015
Where: Singapore

EuroIA 2015¹⁷⁰
“EuroIA is Europe’s premier Information Architecture and User Experience conference. In 2015, we’ll have our 11th summit. Start with us into the next decade of growing our community.”

When: September 24–26, 2015
Where: Madrid, Spain

Over The Air 2015¹⁷²
“Over the Air is a unique tech-agnostic event for and by the developer community, featuring technical workshops where attendees can roll up their sleeves and tinker with new mobile & web platforms, operating systems, APIs & open hardware. The tutorial sessions feature real business cases, new insights and a healthy dollop of inspiration.”

When: September 25–26, 2015
Where: London, UK

Fluxible 2015¹⁷⁴
Fluxible is “the UX party disguised as a conference. Like last year, Fluxible will take place in the Communitech Hub and Tannery Event Centre, in the heart of downtown Kitchener.”

When: September 25–27, 2015
Where: Kitchener, Canada

CSSconf EU 2015¹⁷⁶
“In late September 2015, CSSconf EU will unite the CSS community in Berlin, Germany. This is your chance to meet top-notch engineers, great web designers, world-class speakers and anyone who cares about CSS. With this one-day, one-track conference, CSS. CSSconf EU is one of the core events of WWWTFFest – yes, you read that right: an entire TechFest celebrating the WWW. An entire week full of community-driven conferences, hackathons, workshops, and social events.”

When: September 26, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

NCDevCon 2015¹⁷⁸
“The NCDevCon Conference is held annually on the Centennial Campus of NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and covers a wide variety of web development and design topics including Web / HTML5 / CSS, Mobile, Javascript / jQuery and ColdFusion.”

When: September 26–27, 2015
Where: Raleigh, NC, USA

#dareconf London 2015¹⁸⁰
“To design digital experiences you need to collaborate with people from different disciplines and backgrounds. You can’t make others take part—they’ll only choose to if it meets their needs. To understand those needs you can learn to use facilitation, coaching, and listening techniques. Practising these techniques will enable more trust and harmony in your work. Attend the third annual #dareconf if you want to: learn facilitation, coaching, and listening techniques in presentations and workshops, reflect on challenges and opportunities at work and choose how to apply what you’ve learned, connect with other people who want to collaborate with their teammates.”

When: September 28–29, 2015
Where: London, UK

code.talks 2015¹⁸²
With 1,500 attendees code.talks is one of the biggest web development conference in Europe. Learn from a large array of speakers about every subject in and around the web and meet your peers.

When: September 29–30, 2015
Where: Hamburg, Germany

October 2015

Rebase¹⁸⁴
“Great design happens at the points of intersection – between art, science and technology. Rebase is a conference for designers who like to connect the dots. Over two days of events, talks and workshops, you’ll engage with designers from across disciplines, learn meaningful skills, and build lasting connections.”

When: October 1–2, 2015
Where: Dublin, Ireland

Mobiconf 2015¹⁸⁶
“Mobiconf is an international conference with a strong focus on mobile apps development but not only. During the conference we also plan to cover many mobile-related topics, just to mention UI/UX, apps business and mobile apps project management. This event is your chance to meet well-known speakers representing mobile brands from all over the world who are specialists in their area.”

When: October 1–2, 2015
Where: Krakow, Poland

Voxxed Days Belgrade¹⁸⁸
“We are proud to present the first Devoxx event in the Balkans – Voxxed Days Belgrade! Two-day and a two-track event in Serbia’s exciting capital will make you want more. Developers, Startup lovers, Geeks, and those of you who find tech as a true inspiration, welcome aboard!”

When: October 1–2, 2015
Where: Belgrade, Serbia

Midwest UX 2015¹⁹⁰
“A 3-Day gathering of the pioneers, developers and creatives driving a thriving Midwest UX community. This fifth annual conference highlights what’s next in UX through a mix of inspiring talks, hands-on sessions and workshops.”

When: October 1–3, 2015
Where: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Made by Few¹⁹²
“Made by Few is a single-track, two day conference. The conference focuses on individuals who design and create web/mobile applications and sites. At Made by Few 2015, there will be a total of 8 speakers – 4 speakers presenting each day. The speakers will be a mix of designers, illustrators, developers, and entrepreneurs.”

When: October 1–3, 2015
Where: Little Rock, AR, USA

Paris Web 2015¹⁹⁴
Paris Web, the Francophone Conference of people doing the web , will be held from 1 to 3 October 2015. It explores the themes of Web accessibility, digital design and open standards. The conferences and workshops Paris Web are organized by the non-profit organization Paris-Web.

When: October 1–3, 2015
Where: Paris, France

WebCamp Zagreb 2015¹⁹⁶
“WebCamp Zagreb is a tech conference built by community for the community. With nearly 800 web developers & designers attending last years conference, the concept of sharing experiences and knowledge across different communities in South East Europe becomes even more apparent. This year we are targeting more talks in English.”

When: October 3–4, 2015
Where: Zagreb, Croatia

Fronteers 2015¹⁹⁸
Probably one of the bost front-end conferences at the moment. A well-curated set of speakers, great atmosphere, affordable pricing.

When: October 8–9, 2015
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

World Usability Congress 2015¹⁹⁹
“It‘s its application-oriented, economic and holistic approach that makes the World Usability Congress one of a kind on a global scale. We talk about Usability, User Experience (UX) & Customer Experience Management (CX).”

When: October 7–8, 2015
Where: Graz, Austria

Productized Conference 2015²⁰¹
“The Productized event is a 3 day annual gathering that brings top speakers, industry thought leaders and experts to Lisbon to share their insights on how to turn ideas into well designed products, aiming to inspire through talks and workshops in areas such as Product Design, Product Management, Service Design and Hardware Startups.”

When: October 8–9, 2015
Where: Lisbon, Portugal

Forge Conference²⁰³
“Home to America’s original makers, Philadelphia has tons of great people, meetups and groups, but Forge Conference is the flagship event for those making an impact in the digital space. The conference brings together extraordinary speakers and practitioners from around the country in user experience, design, development, and digital product management. There’s an intimacy to the event, and to the talks, which are focused on sharing stories and lessons learned from some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry.”

When: October 9, 2015
Where: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Node.js Conf Italy²⁰⁵
Node.js Conf Italy is “about production node.js usage, mad science built in node (in the past we had a talk on node.js submarines!), cool modules and new approaches.” Organizer “WEBdeBS is a group of people sharing a strong passion for everything related to the web (but not only).”

When: October 10, 2015
Where: Desenzano del Garda, Italy

Connect.JS 2015²⁰⁷
“After a stellar inaugural ConnectJS in 2014, we are expanding from 4 to 8 tracks, with twice as many sessions and over 800 people for 2015! With 2 more tracks on Web & JavaScript plus dedicated 2 day tracks on PHP and Ruby/Rails, we’ll have tons of great sessions to choose from – whether your build for the web, server, or mobile.”

When: October 16–17, 2015
Where: Atlanta, GA, USA

ASCEND Digital Marketing Summit²⁰⁹
“ASCEND brings together the brightest minds in the industry to learn the strategies and tactics it takes to create successful, results-driven marketing campaigns. We’ve carefully curated our selection of talks to bring you 2-days of practical insights and anecdotes, from content marketing, conversion optimization and more. You’ll walk away with the skills you need to build a better business and become the ultimate digital marketer. Plus, a ton of valuable connections from all of the networking opportunities.”

When: October 18–20, 2015
Where: Philadelphia, PA, USA

HTML5 Developer Conference²¹¹
“HTML5Devconf is the largest gathering of technical software developers, designers and decision makers in the world focused on Internet software technologies such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, node.js and other cross platform web, mobile and server technologies.”

When: October 19–20, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

SmashingConf Barcelona 2015²¹³
“A brand new Smashing Conference. In a brand new, special location. With the same guiding principles that we care about — a lot. Connecting with the community. Practical lessons learned. Pragmatic insights from people who’ve learned a thing or two from their very own experiences. Two days, 16 speakers, lots of networking. Sound like a good recipe to you?”

When: October 20–21, 2015
Where: Barcelona, Spain

Interact London 2015²¹⁵
“Interact London is a bespoke event that explores the importance of design and the roles that User Experience and Information Architecture play in today’s digital society. The speakers and talks presented represent a mix of ‘philosophy and practice’ from some of the most accomplished thinkers and practitioners in their fields. Interact London is a forum for people to talk about design, the role it plays in the digital world and those who believe that design can make a difference.”

When: October 20–21, 2015
Where: London, UK

AngularConnect²¹⁷
“Coming to London this October, AngularConnect is a two-day, multi-track conference featuring talks from the world’s leading Angular experts, including the core Angular team from Google. We’re expecting up to 1000 developers, making this the largest Angular conference ever! Learn from your peers, get involved in interactive sessions, and contribute to the Angular project.”

When: October 20–21, 2015
Where: London, UK

Webdagene 2015²¹⁹
“Webdagene is Norway’s (probably Scandinavia’s) leading conference for web communicators with 800 attendants in 2014. The conference is hosted and organized by Netlife Research, a Norwegian design and user experience consultancy. Webdagene is a 3-day conference with 1 day of workshops/tutorials and 2 days of keynotes and presentations. Web editors, marketers, communicators, content strategists, digital managers and designers are the primary audience for the conference.”

When: October 21–23, 2015
Where: Oslo, Norway

HighLoad++ 2015²²¹
“HighLoad++ is one of Europe’s biggest and most famous professional conferences on the development of high-loaded web-projects. The conference has been held annually in October since 2005. It usually takes place in Moscow; from year to year we choose the best Moscow conference centers for our guests’ convenience.”

When: October 22–23, 2015
Where: Moscow, Russia

WebTech Conference 2015²²³
The WebTech Conference deals with a plethora of technical and methodical concepts, that are import for successfully working in the web today. Besides discussing HTML5 and JavaScript the conference will also feature presentations on modern architecture and methods, such as agile methodology, continuous delivery and DevOps.

When: October 25–28, 2015
Where: Munich, Germany

Aggregate Conference 2015²²⁵
“Aggregate presents Content Derby. Two days of sessions discussing content as a practice. The first #GGRGT was a conference that melded tactics with community. We’re doing that again, but with a specific focus on content as practice. Everything from getting content from one place to successes (and failures) of implementing particular tactics. Lessons learned. How you overcame challenges.”

When: October 26–27, 2015
Where: Louisville, KY, USA

CSS Dev Conf 2015²²⁷
“CSS Dev Conf is the place to learn techniques for everyday workflows to cutting-edge specifications landing in browser nightly builds. CSS Dev Conf features some of the most well-known people in CSS making sure you get you get practical, actionable content.”

When: October 26–28, 2015
Where: Long Beach, CA, USA

FullStack 2015²²⁹
“FullStack is a three day, multi-track conference for full-stack developers. The first two days will consist of talks, discussions, and extended IoT workshops. The third day will include a series of workshops so that you can gain some hands-on experience with the ideas and skills you picked up during the conference. We received lots of ideas, talks and feedback in response to our Call For Thoughts this year and some hot topics, including JavaScript, ES6, Angular, Node, Microservices and IoT are clearly emerging.”

When: October 26–28, 2015
Where: London, UK

Future of Web Design San Francisco²³¹
“We proudly bring you the 1st ever Future of Web Design, San Francisco – the event for web designers and developers who want to be on top of their game in usability, responsive design, CSS, and front-end development. With a healthy blend of inspirational sessions and practical advice, #FOWD is the design and developer conference to take your skills to the next level and meet like-minded individuals ready to make the web awesome together.”

When: October 28–30, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

Amuse UX Conference²³³
“If you are a UX practitioner, product manager, frontend developer, designer or market researcher of digital products or simply interested what’s happening on the other side of the screen this conference is for you. Come and see how UX is done by the greatest players, get inspiration from their successes and failures and network with other professionals like you.”

When: October 29–30, 2015
Where: Budapest, Hungary

REVOLVE Conference²³⁵
“REVOLVE Conference is a two-day gathering of creatives from across the country. This special event offers the creative inspiration to rekindle your passion for your work plus the tactical, take-home information and resources you need to achieve and advance in your career. Learn from platform-changing thinkers and disruptive innovators from the creative industry through practical sessions that address the challenges you face today.”

When: October 29–30, 2015
Where: Charleston, SC, USA

Droidcon London 2015²³⁷
“Want to find out about all the latest Android advances, listen to expert speakers, see fantastic new technologies, and meet the international Android community? Then come and join Droidcon London, the largest Android developer conference in Europe!”

When: October 29–30, 2015
Where: London, UK

November 2015

beyond tellerrand 2015²³⁹
“The name beyond tellerrand expresses the aim, that everybody involved wants look a bit further, look beyond the edge. It also reflects the global perspective of the event. The expression is a mix of the English word “beyond” and the German phrase “Über den Tellerrand schauen,” which means “Think outside the box”.”

When: November 2–4, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

Future of Web Design NYC 2015²⁴¹
“We proudly bring you the 9th annual Future of Web Design, NYC – the event for web designers and developers who want to be on top of their game in usability, responsive design, CSS, and front-end development. With a healthy blend of inspirational sessions and practical advice, #FOWD is the design and developer conference to take your skills to the next level and meet like-minded individuals ready to make the web awesome together.”

When: November 2–4, 2015
Where: New York, NY, USA

Thunder Plains Developer Conference²⁴³
“Thunder Plains is a web and mobile developer conference organized by theOklahoma City Javascript User Group. The conference focuses on JavaScript and related technologies in a wide variety of different use cases and platforms that make the web all the more interesting.”

When: November 3, 2015
Where: Oklahoma City, OK, USA

GWTcon 2015²⁴⁵
“A conference like GWTcon is all about new ideas, getting a renewed perspective on old topics, encouraging discussion and getting to know new people. A whole day focused on GWT and its ecosystem.”

When: November 11, 2015
Where: Florence, Italy

Frontiers of Interaction 2015: FrontiersX²⁴⁷
“From mobile payments to improved customer experiences; from wereables to the internet-of-things; new and better digital applications and improved in-branch technologies. This is what you will find at FrontiersX, workshop and staget presentations with the most innovative CEOs from traditional banks and CEOs from the most disruptive start-ups in the global fintech arena.”

When: November 12–13, 2015
Where: Milan, Italy

FrontiersX - Frontiers of Interaction 2015

NationJS²⁴⁹
“Bringing the best of development with JavaScript and the Web Platform to the Mid-Atlantic.” Enjoy 2 days and 21 sessions with expert industry speakers.

When: November 12–13, 2015
Where: Silver Spring, MD, USA

Collaborate Bristol: UX/Design/IA²⁵¹
“Collaborate Bristol is a UX, IA and Design conference in celebration of World Usability Day 2015. The conference returns for the third year running, aimed at encouraging sharing, learning and networking within the digital community. The event returns, but with the grand new location of the Arnolfini, offering a unique chance to network with peers and learn from top brands and internationally renowned speakers.”

When: November 13, 2015
Where: Bristol, UK

Ampersand 2015²⁵³
“Ampersand is an affordable one-day event for knowledgable web designers and type enthusiasts. Ampersand 2015 will be a fabulous day of nitty gritty details in all aspects of web typography, presented by experts in typeface design, layout, typesetting, performance & optimisation.”

When: November 13, 2015
Where: Brighton, UK

Full Stack Toronto Conference: #fstoconf15²⁵⁵
“Full Stack Toronto Conference hosts speakers from around the world and across the stack! We organize things a bit differently too, all of our sessions are workshop-style where you can expect to leave with actionable items to continue your career growth, we keep the sessions free of commercial content so you don’t feel like you have been pitched to, and we leave ample time for you to network with your peers to learn about how they approach similar problems. This year we are excited to bring you the same commitment to awesome content and opportunities paired with improvements from your valued feedback.”

When: November 14–15, 2015
Where: Toronto, Canada

QCon San Francisco 2015²⁵⁷
“QCon empowers software development by facilitating the spread of knowledge and innovation in the developer community. A practitioner-driven conference, QCon is designed for technical team leads, architects, engineering directors, and project managers who influence innovation in their teams.”

When: November 16–20, 2015
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

5th Global Innovation Forum²⁵⁹
“The 5th Global innovation Forum focuses on innovation, design, creativity, R&D, new product development and future trends. An excellent platform for pure knowledge sharing and establishing new valuable contacts. You can expect a tremendous agenda, experienced speakers, key messages, global players and intense networking.”

When: November 18–19, 2015
Where: London, UK

Apps World 2015²⁶¹
“Developer Conference & Exhibition: Now in its 6th year, Apps World has grown to be the leading global multi-platform event in the app industry. Following on from the success of the 2014 show, this year’s event is set to be the biggest yet with over 350 exhibitors and over 12,000 attendees across the app ecosystem including developers, mobile marketers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, platform owners and industry professionals registered for two days of high level insight and discussion.”

When: November 18–19, 2015
Where: London, UK

IoT World Forum 2015²⁶³
“IoT World Forum 2015 is the leading Internet of Things Conference 2015 and the world’s leading IoT Event focusing on IoT applications, IoT Solutions and IoT Companies for all verticals including automotive, healthcare, asset and fleet management, manufacturing, security, retail point of sales, smart grid, smart metering, smart home and consumer electronics industry.”

When: November 18–19, 2015
Where: London, UK

MODXpo 2015 Munich²⁶⁵
“Come join like-minded MODX professionals and have an amazing exchange of ideas about the role of MODX in the future, MODX development techniques, workflow, web technology in general, and some good ‘ol fashioned fun!”

When: November 21–22, 2015
Where: Munich, Germany

December 2015

AnDevCon Santa Clara 2015²⁶⁷
“AnDevCon is the technical conference for software developers and engineers building Android apps. Offering mobile app development training, embedded Android secrets, and Android app development tutorials and classes, AnDevCon is the biggest, most info-packed, most practical Android conference in the world.”

When: December 1–3, 2015
Where: Santa Clara, CA, USA

App Promotion Summit Berlin 2015²⁶⁹
“After three groundbreaking conferences, the leading app marketing event is returning to Berlin. Discover from the top industry practitioners how to take your mobile app and game marketing to the next level. We are delighted to be returning to Berlin this November. App Promotion Summit Berlin 2015 will once again bring developers, media companies, app studios and brands together with the mobile ad networks, cross promotion exchanges, software providers and agencies that can help them succeed in mobile app marketing.”

When: December 3–4, 2015
Where: Berlin, Germany

Where Are You Going?

If you’re planning to attend any of these events, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below! What are you most excited about? What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing?

Our next events list will be published in the middle of next year, so keep your eyes (and ears) open! And by the way, the Smashing team is constantly organizing a series of workshops²⁸⁰, as well as the Smashing Conferences²⁸¹ — it would be wonderful and a great honor to meet you personally someday!

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Footnotes

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