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Hey, y'all!

Conf & Coffee 2018 is happening. And it's happening soon! April 14th and 15th, which is the weekend after the weekend, after this weekend 🤔

** Meetup.com RSVPs are disabled for this event. Tickets are available here https://www.picatic.com/confcoffee **

Conf & Coffee is a full-weekend, community-focused conference by and for the Vancouver tech scene. Web, mobile, UI/UX, blockchain, functional programming, startups, language introductions, and more!

Coffee and food provided. Check! ✅

SCHEDULE:

Tech Talks 💁🏽

  • JavaScript: The weird and not-so-weird parts — David Luecke, @daffl
  • Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in JavaScript — David Luecke, @daffl
  • What Makes a Great Developer — Kalv Sandhu, @kalv
  • Learn to Draw with CSS — Alicja Raszkowska, @mamrotynka
  • Working Backwards: Outcomes & Goals — James Doyle, @james2doyle
  • Switching to Elixir for Fun and Profit — Paul Ruescher, @paulruescher
  • Building a React Component Library — Leonardo Faria, @leozera
  • 10 Mistakes You’ll Make as a New Lead — Bryant D. Jones, @sprybry
  • Typing a LISP — Jim Duey, @toccata_lang
  • Functional Object-Oriented Design in Ruby — Alex Taylor, @mctaylorpants
  • Because Haskell — Roman Gonzalez, @romanandreg
  • Event Sourcing Made Simple — Philippe Creux, @pcreux

Coffee Talks ☕

  • Good, cheap coffee at home with the Aeropress — Ivar Vasara, @ivarv
  • Coffee 100: The Science of Coffee — Christopher Rogers, @cp_rodgers
  • Sourcing Coffee — Christopher Rogers, @cp_rodgers

Workshops 💻

  • How to Do HTML Email and Not Hate It Afterwards — Alicja Raszkowska, @mamrotynka
  • Getting Started with Elm — Brian Holt, @bholtbholt
  • NodeBots — Elgin-Skye McLaren, @elginskye
  • Build and Code with Raspberry Pi — Christopher Harrold, @charrold303
  • Learn Elixir & Build a Real Time Chat App — Brooklyn Zelenka, @expede

Panel 🗣️

  • Blockchain: So Hot Right Now

Panelists:
Chelsea Palmer, @IMmsGNU
Boris Mann, @bmann
Dan Merino, @danmerino
Taylor Singlet
and others.

Go here for more details: https://www.conf.coffee/

Full-access 2-day tickets are:

  • $50
  • $35 (students)
  • There is a scholarship fund provided by our generous community members like you, to encourage the inclusion of traditionally under-represented groups and early-career developers. Please message the organizers to check if your ticket can be covered 💛

Note: RSVP-ing to this is disabled. You should use the link below!

Go here for tickets: https://www.picatic.com/confcoffee

Tickets include snacks and lunches. 🥙

MUST HAVE: ✨

A positive attitude and zero tolerance for stereotypes. See our Code of Conduct (https://www.meetup.com/Code-Coffee-Vancouver/pages/19153519/Code_of_Conduct/).

OUR SPONSORS: 🙏🏽

A big thank you to our sponsors and their commitment to supporting our community. We couldn't do this without them!

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See you soon,
Jenn, Phil, Brooke, Darryl, Wendy, Rose, and Manil 💛

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