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Lightbend’s active and rapidly growing community sponsors meetups and conferences online and all around the world. Our engineers and professional services representatives travel the globe to share insights about Play Framework, Akka, Scala and other projects. Browse our list of conferences, meetups and webinars below.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar: Exploring Reactive Integrations with Akka Streams, Alpakka and Kafka
Online | January 19, 2017-
Exploring Reactive Integrations with Akka Streams, Alpakka and Kafka
When: January 19, 2017
Where: OnlineIn this webinar for JVM Architects, Konrad Malawski explores the what and why of Reactive integrations, with examples featuring technologies like Akka Streams, Apache Kafka, and Alpakka, a new community project for building new Streaming connectors.
Register For Webinar Field: Fast Data Roadshow (London)
London | January 24, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (London)
When: January 24, 2017
Where: London, United KingdomTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: JFokus 2017
Stockholm | February 6, 2017-
JFokus 2017
When: February 6, 2017
Where: Stockholm, SwedenCome and see Lightbenders talk about Reactive, Microservices and resilient applications at Sweden's largest deverloper conference in beautiful Stockholm.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Spark Summit East 2017
Boston | February 7, 2017-
Spark Summit East 2017
When: February 7, 2017
Where: Boston, United StatesJoin Lightbend and our customers as we explore emerging patterns around Fast Data at Spark Summit.
Visit Conference Website Field: Fast Data Roadshow (Seattle)
Seattle | February 15, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (Seattle)
When: February 15, 2017
Where: Seattle, United StatesTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: Devnexus 2017
Atlanta | February 22, 2017-
Devnexus 2017
When: February 22, 2017
Where: Atlanta, United StatesThe eleventh DevNexus will be at the Georgia World Congress Center in Downtown Atlanta, GA. We are looking forward to hosting a nice lounge at the largest DevNexus yet and can’t wait for you to join.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Voxxed Days Zürich
Zürich | February 23, 2017-
Voxxed Days Zürich
When: February 23, 2017
Where: Zürich, SwitzerlandVoxxed Days Zürich returns to Sihlcity Cinema on February 23rd, 2017. The entire developer community can meet and hear from some of the most inspiring speakers in our sector.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Voxxed Days CERN 2017
Geneva | February 25, 2017-
Voxxed Days CERN 2017
When: February 25, 2017
Where: Geneva, SwitzerlandJoin Martin Odersky as he discusses Scala at this event by developers, for developers.
Visit Conference Website Field: Fast Data Roadshow (Austin)
Austin | March 8, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (Austin)
When: March 8, 2017
Where: Austin, United StatesTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: O'Reilly Strata Hadoop World 2017 (San Jose)
San Jose | March 13, 2017-
O'Reilly Strata Hadoop World 2017 (San Jose)
When: March 13, 2017
Where: San Jose, United StatesJoin Dean Wampler's tutorial to learn "Just enough Scala for Spark."
Visit Conference Website Conference: Devoxx 2017 (United States)
San Jose | March 21, 2017-
Devoxx 2017 (United States)
When: March 21, 2017
Where: San Jose, United StatesDevoxx US is a conference organized by developers, for developers. Expect great content, rock star speakers, networking, and hacking.
Visit Conference Website Conference: JavaLand 2017
Bruehl | March 28, 2017-
JavaLand 2017
When: March 28, 2017
Where: Bruehl, GermanyFrom March 28th to March 30th, 2017, the Java enthusiasts, developers, architects, strategists, administrators and project managers will convene at JavaLand. Will you come join us?
Visit Conference Website Conference: O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference (New York) 2017
New York | April 3, 2017-
O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference (New York) 2017
When: April 3, 2017
Where: New York, United StatesLearn the technology options, engineering best practices, and leadership skills needed to build a solid foundation in software architecture.
Visit Conference Website Field: Fast Data Roadshow (New York)
New York | April 6, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (New York)
When: April 6, 2017
Where: New York, United StatesTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: Flink Forward 2017
San Francisco | April 10, 2017-
Flink Forward 2017
When: April 10, 2017
Where: San Francisco, United StatesFlink Forward, the premier conference on Apache Flink, is coming to San Francisco! Save the date for April 10-11, 2017!
Visit Conference Website Conference: Scala Days 2017 US
Chicago | April 18, 2017-
Scala Days 2017 US
When: April 18, 2017
Where: Chicago, United StatesScala Days, the premier Scala Conference, will be held this year at Swisotel in Chicago on April 19th through 21th, 2017, lead by two days of training, April 18th - 19th, 2017. The conference will bring together developers from all corners of the world to share their experiences and new ideas around creating applications with Scala and related technologies, like Akka and Play Framework. Scala Days provides a unique opportunity for Scala users to interact with the contributors to the language and related technologies and connect with fellow developers.
Visit Conference Website Conference: PhillyETE 2017
Philadelphia | April 18, 2017-
PhillyETE 2017
When: April 18, 2017
Where: Philadelphia, United StatesConnection. Collaboration. Community. Entering its 11th year, the Emerging Technologies Conference has brought the leaders of the open source community to Philadelphia to teach about their projects, their work and how these technologies are changing software development. During this time, ETE has become one of the largest gatherings of developers in the mid-Atlantic.
Visit Conference Website Field: Fast Data Roadshow (Chicago)
Chicago | April 19, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (Chicago)
When: April 19, 2017
Where: Chicago, United StatesTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: GOTO Chicago 2017
Chicago | May 1, 2017-
GOTO Chicago 2017
When: May 1, 2017
Where: Chicago, United StatesGOTO Chicago 2017 is the meeting place for innovators and thought leaders from startups and enterprises in both the local and global software development communities.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Kafka Summit New York 2017
New York | May 8, 2017-
Kafka Summit New York 2017
When: May 8, 2017
Where: New York, United StatesVisit the Lightbend booth to explore fast data uses cases with Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra and Kafka -- the SMACK stack -- at Kafka Summit.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Scala Days 2017 Europe
Copenhagen | May 30, 2017-
Scala Days 2017 Europe
When: May 30, 2017
Where: Copenhagen, DenmarkScala Days, the premier Scala Conference, will be held this year in Copenhagen on May 30th through 2nd of June, 2017, starting with two days of training on May 30th and 31th.
Visit Conference Website Field: Fast Data Roadshow (Copenhagen)
Copenhagen | May 31, 2017-
Fast Data Roadshow (Copenhagen)
When: May 31, 2017
Where: Copenhagen, DenmarkTechnical experts from Lightbend and Mesosphere are hosting a half-day free roundtable and tasty lunch with 50 architects in your city so you can learn how your peers are leveraging Akka Streams, Kafka, and Spark Streaming to build and run distributed fast data pipelines.
Visit Field Website Conference: Devoxx 2017 (United Kingdom)
London | June 11, 2017-
Devoxx 2017 (United Kingdom)
When: June 11, 2017
Where: London, United KingdomDevoxx UK is a conference by developers for developers, priced affordably so that all developers can enjoy a unique experience. A mix of expert event professionals and senior developers, including Java champions, evangelists and respected thought leaders.
Visit Conference Website Conference: ScalaSwarm 2017
Porto | June 20, 2017-
ScalaSwarm 2017
When: June 20, 2017
Where: Porto, PortugalScalaSwarm is a Scala programming language (and accompanying technologies) conference brought to you by the altruistic crew that organized the #BeeScala conference and introduced a new standard of a great conference.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Gartner Catalyst Conference San Diego 2017
San Diego | August 21, 2017-
Gartner Catalyst Conference San Diego 2017
When: August 21, 2017
Where: San Diego, United StatesJoin us in San Diego and learn how to revitalize your existing Java infrastructure with microservices and fast data.
Visit Conference Website Conference: Gartner Catalyst Conference London 2017
London | September 18, 2017-
Gartner Catalyst Conference London 2017
When: September 18, 2017
Where: London, United KingdomJoin us in London and learn how to revitalize your existing Java infrastructure with microservices.
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Browse Meetup.com to find a Scala, Akka or Play Framework meetup near you!
Scala Tribes is also a great resource for finding Scala meetups around the world.
Starting a Local User Group?
Are you interested in building a Play Framework, Akka or Scala community in your city?
Here are a few ideas to help you get started:
- Set up the group on meetup.com
- Source a local venue for the group
- Establish a regular meeting schedule
- Promote the meetup via social media channels and make presented slides available
- Join the Scala User Group Organizers mailing list forum
How Lightbend can help!
- Sponsorship and swag: if you are interested in having Lightbend sponsor your meetup or send swag, please email [email protected]
- Reimbursement to the organizer for meetup.com fees
- Connect the organizers with a local Lightbend employee and potential presenters
- Promotion of the group through the Lightbend newsletter, Twitter and community page
To get started, add your meetup to our list, or remove an inactive group, please contact [email protected].
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