2020 Trending Presentations
3 Reasons to attend 2021
2020 Tracks
QCon Plus features 18 tracks across 3 weeks.
Week1
TRACKArchitecting for Confidence: Building Resilient Systems
TRACKClientside: From WASM to Browser Applications
TRACKInclusion & Diversity in Tech
TRACKLanguages of Infra
TRACKPaths to Production: Deployment Pipelines as a Competitive Advantage
TRACKResurgence of Functional Programming
Week2
TRACKDistributed Systems for Developers
TRACKMachine Learning for the Software Engineer
TRACKModern API Architectures
TRACKNon-Technical Skills for Technical Folks
TRACKOperating Microservices
TRACKSecurity in a State of Insecurity
Week3
TRACKArchitectures You've Always Wondered About
TRACKBest Practices for Remote Work
TRACKJava: Delivering Continual Innovation in a Mature Software Ecosystem
TRACKMechanical Sympathy: The Software/Hardware Divide
TRACKModern Data Engineering
TRACKSocial Responsibility: Implications of Building Modern Software
Is QCon Right for You?
Our attendees roles are:
Engineer
- Technical Team Lead
- Senior Management (VP, CTO, CIO, Director)
- Architect: Technical / Application (platform specific)
- Enterprise Architect / Chief Architect
- Architect: Solution / Systems (Integration Focused)
- Technical Project Manager
Topics covered at QCon Plus
Stay ahead of the topics that matter right now
Project Valhalla
Blockchain
Deep Learning
WebAssmebly
GraalVM
Java 15
Green Initiatives
IoT Data Pipelines
Service Mesh
GraphQL Federation
Mechanical Sympathy
MicroFrontends
Multi-Cloud
Diversity & Inclusion
Evolutionary Architecture
Operating Microservices
Chaos Engineering
Serverless
Terraform
Kubernetes
Remote Working / WFH Strategies
Observability / Telemetry
Building High Performing Teams
Event-Driven Architectures
.NET Core
What to Expect
Everything you love about QCon. Reimagined for a virtual setting.
Deep-dive technical talks from software leaders.
Accelerate your learning with thoughtfully designed, shorter, focused technical sessions over 3 weeks. Engage in breakout sessions, Q&As and open space peer learning. Don’t miss a session with on-demand access to presentation videos after the event.
Gather inspiration from your peers to help solve your tough problems.
Find new solutions to your software challenges. Share experiences and common challenges with peers and speakers. Discover new ideas and insights.
Build relationships and network with a global developer community.
Meet new people, meet old friends. Engage with peers from around the world in our highly interactive sessions. Build connections that last beyond the event.
It’s not just about the tech. It’s about you too.
Get together with peers in a safe setting where everyone is able to express themselves. Focus on non-tech topics from managing change to becoming the leader you want to be.
2020 Speakers
Learn how software development teams are pivoting and surviving during rapid
business change. Plus hear from software leaders pushing the boundaries.
2020 Keynotes
Learn actionable insights to help you adopt the right
technologies and practices.
2020 Workshops
Deep-dive with world-class practitioners on the topics that matter most to you.
Intermediate
Beginner
All
We’ve designed QCon Plus to help you connect with like-minded peers in a virtual setting. Each session features a keynote from world-class practitioners, Q&As and an opportunity to engage with peers to help answer your questions. You’ll get actionable ideas you can implement right away.
Loved by senior software practitioners like you
I learned architecture from QCon conference.
— Sadek Drobi (@Sadache) September 18, 2020
With speakers that are the architects of AWS, Netflix, Facebook, they opened my mind on a new perspective of what architecture is.
QCon is running its virtual version of the conference in November https://t.co/yS8QUh42mJ
I've always found QCon content to be relevant and interesting, looking forward to this! https://t.co/kQaponyqX3
— Sarah Wells (@sarahjwells) September 29, 2020
I'm excited about #QConPlus this Nov 4-18! I've given a few @QCon talks and I know you’ll learn a lot about trends in software. The online lineup looks great! Very educational conference for devs especially. https://t.co/N8dWulDRtP
— Isaac Potoczny-Jones (@SyntaxPolice) October 2, 2020
This looks like a great initiative from @QCon As a past speaker, I know you’ll learn a lot about the key trends in software right now. The online lineup looks great, don't miss it! https://t.co/RbkpWtfq7d pic.twitter.com/jAkdJBZxzr
— Pat Kua (@patkua) October 1, 2020
Let me tell you why I'm excited about "QCon Plus", the new online conference by @QCon ...
— Jérôme Petazzoni (@jpetazzo) October 2, 2020
TL,DR: because I think they understood correctly what should be the format for online conferences.
Longer explanation in the thread below
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I'm excited to be the track host for the Inclusion and Diversity track at @QCon Plus 2020 (formerly QCon San Francisco 2020).
— Anjuan (@anjuan) September 25, 2020
Three extraordinary women will share their deep insights into how we need to change the conversation about DEI.https://t.co/caBYdyjtVn
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We’ve been helping software development teams adopt new technologies and practices for over 15 years. The driving force behind every QCon conference is our passion to accelerate the software side of human progress.
Every QCon has a Program Committee comprising senior software leaders who curate timely, modern topics they feel are essential for senior software engineers, tech leads, and architects. Join a global professional engineering community and adopt the right software innovations and practices.
