10 Tech Conferences To Attend in 2017

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By 11 Academia Networks Team

09 February 2017

Are you searching for a tech conference to attend this year? Depending on what you’re looking for, different conferences will appeal to you. That being said, the opportunity to network with diverse individuals or communities and get a feel for what is going on in different facets of the tech world should be enough to wet your mouth with anticipation for these upcoming conferences.

Below are 10 upcoming tech conferences, for the year 2017 that should be of interest you. For more helpful IT career tips, news and job listings make sure you subscribe to Codeslaw, here.

1. Developer Week

The Developer Week is a conference and expo packed with over 50 events showcasing almost everything that’s hot in the developer world. The 2017 Developers Week will include a conference dedicated to artificial intelligence, AR/VR development, Robotics and a lot more. Additionally, if you are looking to hire a developer (or be hired as a developer), then this conference is necessary for you to attend.

This year’s conference will be held in San Francisco, USA from February 11-16, 2017

2. UXIstanbul Conference

This conference has a focus on User Experience Design and Usability and brings together people from all over the world including speakers from the best global tech companies. Some of the speakers this year will include:

Aino Hanttu, Service Design Lead, Futurice
Austin Knight, Sr. Ux Designer, Hubspot
Diego Dalia, Service & Interaction Design Lead, IBM
Michelle Morrison, Design Program Manager, Facebook and
Suejin Kim, Ux & Research Manager, Gopro

This year’s conference will be held at the Renaissance Istanbul Polat Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey on February 21, 2017

3. MWC (Mobile World Congress)

MWC is a conference for everything mobile. The conference brings together over 94,000 attendees from all over the world to witness the latest tech in the mobile industry. MWC features presentations from executives of the largest mobile tech companies across the world, spanning from device manufacturers, mobile operators, technology providers, content owners and vendors.

This year’s conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain from February 27 - March 2, 2017

4. SXSW

If you want to discover tomorrow’s technology today, in a fun and interactive environment, then the SXSW conference will be perfect for you. The conference includes several events highlighting the best in new games, websites, and startup ideas. Whether you prefer hands on training or a big picture analysis of different facets of the tech world, then you will get it all at this conference.

Speakers and attendees include innovators, entrepreneurs, creatives and influencers from several diverse fields. This year’s conference will be held in Austin, Texas from March 10-19, 2017

5. CanSecWest Vancouver 2017

This conference is focused on bringing together experts in the applied digital security field, to a relaxed environment, where they can network and initiate collaborations. The conference features speakers experienced in their respective fields, giving preference to those with insights on emergent technologies, new and innovative material, or the best industry practices and techniques.

This year’s 17^th annual conference will be held at the Sheraton Wall Centre hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 15-17, 2017

6. Bulgaria Web Summit 2017

This conference brings together a mixed balance of speakers and participants from different fields including design, programming, business development and marketing. The conferences focus is on the modern web and in broadening perspectives as well as enhancing knowledge about the industry.

Topics that will be discussed include, creating of user interfaces (UI), CSS, Privacy, and programming techniques. Speakers will include Google’s Tim Messerschmidt, Mathias Buus Madsen – author of more than 200 npm modules and Krasimir Tsonev – author of several Node.js books

This year’s summit will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 7-8, 2017

7. COLLISION Conference

The collision conference is said to be “America’s fastest growing tech conference”. In a little over two years, the conference has grown to over 20,000 attendees from over 50 countries. This conference brings together CEOs from startups and big business, as well as investors and the media.

Past speakers include founders, co-founders and high-level managers from companies like PayPal, General Electric, Facebook, Samsung, WordPress, OnePlus, Mozilla, Lyft and Giphy.

This year’s conference will be held in New Orleans, USA from May 2-4, 2017

8. International PHP Conference 2017

The IPC conference has been around for over a decade and seeks to bring together internationally renowned experts in PHP and web technologies to meet other PHP users and developers. The IPC is a great melting pot for ideas and allows knowledge transfer at the highest levels.

This year’s conference will be held at the Maritim Hotel ProArte, Berlin, Germany from May 29 - June 2, 2017

9. CMSWire DX Summit 2017

The focus of this summit is on the digital customer experience and the marketing industry. The summit brings together some of the best digital practitioners to educate, inspire, network and demonstrate the latest tech.

Speakers in this year’s conference will be from companies like SparkPost, Dell, CMSWire, Adobe and The Nielsen Company. The summit will be held in Chicago, USA from November 13-15, 2017

10. Techweek

The Techweek founders believe that technology entrepreneurship is going to be the most important driver for innovation, economic development and job growth in the next 50 years.

The idea behind Techweek is to bring together the different parts of the tech ecosystem. If you are looking for a job, fresh ideas to improve your startup or ways to get to the next level of entrepreneurship in the tech world, this conference will be perfect for you.

The 2017 Techweek will be held in different cities including;