2016 will introduce new conferences and be host to most of your favorite conferences from the past years. IoT will probably be as prominent as wearables. And the budding virtual reality topic may very well become a hot topic with the release of two major VR headsets in the last quarter of 2015 and the first of 2016.

The list is quite lengthy, so let's dive in. Ah — just before we get started: as you might or might not know, we also run a few practical conferences every year. Coming up next: SmashingConf Oxford on March 15–16 and SmashingConf San Francisco on April 5–6. Just sayin'!

Conferences are about gathering information and knowledge, but 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!

Thank you so much for your supporting comments and please keep reminding me when I'm forgetful! We wish you all a happy New Year! And lots and lots of informative conferences!

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January 2016

JS Remote Conf
"You need to keep learning. One of the most rewarding ways to do that is by attending conferences. So, record your favorite primetime TV shows, put on your bunny slippers, and join us for some great JavaScript content."

• When: January 14–16, 2016
• Where: Online

O'Reilly Design Conference
"O'Reilly Design Conference is an uncommon gathering for those who understand — and want to learn more about — the force design exerts in shaping a better world. Enhance your skills and expand your knowledge with hands-on training and workshops, informative demonstrations, and inspiring and practical presentations from more than 70 design innovators."

• When: January 19–22, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

SVG Summit 2016
"Scalable, crisp, and interactive in different resolutions. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) have proven to be the image format of choice for the multi-device web. During this full day of SVG talks, industry experts guide you through deep dives into what is possible with SVGs. You'll see tips, tricks, and solid workflow techniques already in use by some of the best sites on the web."

• When: January 21, 2016
• Where: Online

LAUNCH Consumer IoT Summit
"Designed as a forum for experts and visionaries alike, LAUNCH IoT will offer comprehensive and technical IoT programming with opportunities to truly network with founders, investors and influencers in the global IoT ecosystem. During a jam-packed 2-day conference, expect access to a high caliber speaker line-up comprising of senior technologists, leaders and influencers in IoT from across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the USA."

• When: January 27–28, 2016
• Where: Hong Kong, China

Awwwards Conference - Amsterdam 2016
"The awards that recognize and promote the talent and effort of web designers, developers, and agencies who create unique digital experiences that are useful, innovative, intuitive, and beautiful. Each year digital architects, pixel visionaries and curators of dreams alike, come together in iconic cities all over the world to share with us their best-kept secrets."

• When: January 27–29, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

A Day of REST
"A Day of REST is an event dedicated to the WordPress REST API - 9 speakers from the REST API development team and some of the top companies that utilize the API will share their knowledge with you. Learn about the WordPress REST API, from the people who built it and the people using it."

• When: January 28, 2016
• Where: London, UK

VOXXED Days Berlin 2016
"Voxxed Days organisation is spearheaded by local communities. This means each event retains a unique regional flavour, whilst being part of the overall Voxxed brand. With 2 days, 3 tracks and 500 attendees can satisfy their curiosity and learn new skills."

• When: January 28–29, 2016
• Where: Berlin, Germany

PhoneGap Day US 2016
"Join us for an incredible day to hear how the brightest minds in mobile are using PhoneGap to accelerate and optimize their mobile development strategy. You'll hear from industry experts all ready to share tips and best practices, experiences with coding and performance, and the latest mobile trends."

• When: January 28–29, 2016
• Where: Lehi, UT, USA

February 2016

Agile Content Conf 2016
"At the second annual agile content conf you'll learn practices to help teams work together on content, including content techniques inspired by agile development methods including user stories and pair writing, user research techniques to help colleagues understand user needs, facilitation techniques to build trust in content workshops."

• When: February 1–2, 2016
• Where: London, UK

Topconf Linz 2016
"Topconf Linz 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: February 2–3, 2016
• Where: Linz, Austria

2016 UXDEVSummit Conference
"UX/DEVSUMMIT features 3 full power-packed days of dynamic keynotes, panels, workshops, exhibits, and entertainment that showcases leading advancements in User Experience and Front-End Development integration. earn today's best development practices in technology from some of our local leaders and practitioners. Learn technologies, such as Google's Popular Frame-work Angular, and other hot technologies like Ionic, React, Ember and more!"

• When: February 4–6, 2016
• Where: Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Owner Summit
"The first thing you'll realize when you attend Owner Summit is that you're not alone navigating the waters of running a digital agency. The second thing you'll realize is the people who attend aren't your competitors—they're your allies. And that's what makes Owner Summit different. You'll leave with a support system to lean on long after we part ways."

• When: February 8–9, 2016
• Where: Atlanta, GA, USA

JFokus 2016
Jfokus is Sweden's largest developer conference. „If you are registered for Jfokus IoT you can also listen on Jfokus sessions. Jfokus IoT is a conference with focus on Internet of Things and is arranged during Jfokus 2016.“

• When: February 8–10, 2016
• Where: Stockholm, Sweden

Forward 4 - Web Technology Summit
"Forward is an initiative to help bring the web, well, forward. There's a lot going on with the web today. Forward's goal is to be a site where you can see some of the best content from the smartest people to help you parse it all."

• When: February 8–13, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

SustainableUX
"A free online event exploring how web designers can use their skills to combat climate change. Discover the carbon impact of the internet, how to design, build, and host low-carbon websites, learn behavior change techniques that can help consumers make greener choices online, Attitudes and beliefs: design for audiences with diverse world-views ."

• When: February 9, 2016
• Where: Online

ConveyUX 2016
"The Emerald City is busting at the seams with all the high-tech development. Companies big and small are opening offices here and the user experience scene is exploding. If you haven't been to Seattle before, this is a great time to get introduced. It might rain a bit in February but the temperatures are always mild. ConveyUX is a great opportunity for local and visitors to get together and enjoy the city while we hash about UX."

• When: February 9–11, 2016
• Where: Seattle, WA, USA

Webstock 2016
"Webstock '16 will be a time to look at the challenges overcome, those we've still to face, and the opportunities we have to make the web and the products and services we work on better. The golden central X marks both our 10th edition and our evolution from an event with origins in the web standards movement, to our place and purpose now, at the intersection of business, technology, design and culture."

• When: February 9–12, 2016
• Where: Wellington, New Zealand

Lift Conference 2016
"Lift Conference is one of Europe’s key events about innovation and digital technologies. It features a special blend of inspiring speeches by some of the world’s best speakers, truly interactive workshops, exhibitions of interactive media projects and prototypes to play with… and the legendary Fondue!"

• When: February 10–12, 2016
• Where: Geneva, Switzerland

FITC Tokyo 2016
"FITC produces design and technology events worldwide which inspire, educate and challenge attendees. Staying fresh by covering relevant topics in interactive, technical, design and business related content, FITC Events provides the professional development and networking opportunities needed to keep attendees up to date on the rapidly changing industry they work in."

• When: February 13–14, 2016
• Where: Tokyo, Japan

DevNexus 2016
"Our ninth DevNexus will be at the Georgia World Congress Center in Downtown Atlanta, GA." Topics will include Data and Integration, Java, HTML5 and JavaScript, Alternative Languages, Agle and Tools and Mobile.

• When: February 15–17, 2016
• Where: Atlanta, GA, USA

Open Set Soul Edition 2016
"Open Set provides a high-quality program, including symposiums and workshops that identifies the latest developments in design, emphasizes its relations with the urgent social and political debates, and also promotes cooperation with other cultural disciplines and sectors. Open Set Seoul Edition will investigate the changing concepts of memory as part of our personal and collective identities, and how they are projected on images of the future."

• When: February 15–27, 2016
• Where: Seoul, South Korea

Mobile Growth Summit 2016
"The Mobile Growth Fellowship is the largest network of mobile UA & Growth leaders in the industry. It is a not-for-profit think tank aimed at exploring the latest trends in marketing, advertising and distribution for mobile applications. "

• When: February 17–18, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

Mobile Trends Conference 2016
"On 18th and 19th February 2016, in Krakow, the third edition of Trade Fair of IT Solutions, E-commerce and Mobile Devices Mobile­IT will take place. This event is dedicated to issues connected with effective usage of mobile technologies, both in private and public sector. The high standard of accompanying lectures will be provided by specialistic institutions, research and scientific experts and experts and practitioners from mobile industry."

• When: February 17–19, 2016
• Where: Krakow, Poland

World IA Day 2016
"World IA Day is a one-day, annual celebration focused on the practice and education of Information Architecture. Our celebration brings together a diverse community including information architects, user experience designers, content strategists, product managers, developers, scholars, and students."

• When: February 20, 2016
• Where: At locations on every continent

Bulgaria Web Summit 2016
"Bulgaria Web Summit is an annual conference about the modern web. Practical lessons which you can immediately apply in your work and thus gain time and money. The attendance fee is actually an investment. An investment in yourselves."

• When: February 20, 2016
• Where: Sofia, Bulgaria

The Rolling Scopes Conference
"This winter Minsk will once again become a gathering spot for amazing people of the front-end scene presenting hot topics and sharing their expertise and vision. Currently the agenda is still work-in-progress, but we can promise you two full days of delicious content: Workshop Saturday and Conference Sunday! We hope to treat you to talks in both standard-length and lightning format so we issue the Call for Papers at our full lung capacity!"

• When: February 20–21, 2016
• Where: Minsk, Belarus

React.js Conf
"At React.js Conference 2015, we announced React Native, GraphQL, and Relay, and the community response blew us away. React opens a world of new possibilities such as server-side rendering, real-time updates, different rendering targets like svg, canvas, iOS, and Android. We need to rethink how we write applications using one-way data flow, immutable data structures, the full power of JavaScript and languages targeting it."

• When: February 22–23, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

FITC Amsterdam 2016
"FITC produces design and technology events worldwide which inspire, educate and challenge attendees. Staying fresh by covering relevant topics in interactive, technical, design and business related content, FITC Events provides the professional development and networking opportunities needed to keep attendees up to date on the rapidly changing industry they work in."

• When: February 22–23, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mobile World Congress 2016
"Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is an annual gathering for the mobile industry and related industries, organised by the GSMA, and held in Barcelona, Spain, the Mobile World Capital. In short: if you’re in mobile, or an industry that supports mobile, or are looking to make contacts in the mobile industry, you simply have to attend MWC in 2016."

• When: February 22–25, 2016
• Where: Barcelona, Spain

UX Riga 2016
"Unlike other conferences, UX Riga 2015 is designed as a practical one day conference targeted to digital, e-commerce, IT and product development professionals, designers and developers, as well as local web design agencies, CRM and marketing specialists. Keynotes by internationally acclaimed speakers, hands-on workshops, and local case studies will provide inspiration, new ideas and necessary skills to build your client loyalty by improving their user experience of web and mobile applications, as well as other IT and digital products."

• When: February 25, 2016
• Where: Riga, Latvia

2016 International Conference on Design Principles and Practices - A Common Ground Conference
"International Conference on Design Principles & Practices attendees include leaders in the field, as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe and represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. A variety of presentation options and session types offer opportunities for attendees to share their work, discuss key issues in the field, and build relationships with attendees."

• When: February 25–26, 2016
• Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Typoday 2016
"Typography Day will be organized for the ninth time on 25th to 27th February 2016 at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya. "

• When: February 25–27, 2016
• Where: Bangalore, India

VOXXED Days Vienna 2016
"Voxxed Days is a series of tech events organised by local community groups and supported by the Voxxed team. Sharing the Devoxx philosophy that content comes first. Great blend of Java Rock Star speakers and some of the top talent from Austria and around the globe will be delivering sessions on the latest and most important topics. 2 keynotes and 36 parallel sessions will take place during the two days to make a total of 38 great sessions."

• When: February 29–March 1, 2016
• Where: Vienna, Austria

Planning for a Higher Ed Website Redesign
"Ensure that you are putting your best foot forward with your updated website by intentionally planning your institutional website redesign. Our expert instructors will walk you through the key milestones of the website redesign process and will present best practices, lessons learned, and new ideas for you to consider. Throughout the conference you will critically examine the content, design, usability, and sustainability of your website as you prepare to embark on this journey at your own institution."

• When: February 29–March 2, 2016
• Where: Cincinnati, OH, USA

March 2016

Interaction16
"In addition to keynotes, Interaction 16 Call for Proposals was highly successfull with over 400 submissions from the community. We worked hard to pick the best of the best and ended up with over 80 stellar talks, panels and workshops over four days. "

• When: March 1–4, 2016
• Where: Helsinki, Finland

Riga Dev Day 2016
"Riga Dev Day is an event by software developers for software developers. The agenda will be carefully organized to include over 40 of only the most relevant topics and technologies. Expect the delivery to be hands-on and immediately useful. Oh, and we have zero tolerance for sales pitches. With tracks, covering JVM, Oracle, Mobile, DevOps, Web development, IoT, Databases and other case studies, you have a lot of space to share ideas across different backgrounds, with estimated 400+ participants."

• When: March 2–4, 2016
• Where: Riga, Latvia

Voxxed Days Zurich
"This developer conference will bring together popular speakers, core developers of popular open source technologies and professionals willing to share their knowledge and experiences. With six tracks on different topics, quickies and an evening Hackergarten, attendees can satisfy their curiosity and learn new skills while enjoying and having fun!"

• When: March 3, 2016
• Where: Zurich, Switzerland

MIDWEST PHP 2016
"Come join us as Midwest PHP returns for its fourth year in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 4-5, 2016. This year’s conference brings all of the great things you have come to expect from Midwest PHP including great speakers, fantastic talks for all skill levels, and a wonderful community supporting all of it."

• When: March 4–5, 2016
• Where: Minneapolis, MN, USA

QCon London 2016
"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: March 7–11, 2016
• Where: London, UK

JDays 2016
"A Java developers conference about Java SE, Java EE, Java Open Source Frameworks and technologies, Front-end (Web & Mobile), Cloud & Microservices, IoT, Big Data, Test, Trends & Future, Software Solutions, Case Studies, Real World Experiences, Methodologies & Tools, and other related subjects. "

• When: March 8–9, 2016
• Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

O'Reilly Fluent Conference 2016
"Fluent is the only conference that covers every major (and emerging) web technology and tool of the web stack: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, React, Angular, containers, Docker, and many others. Learn about UX design, engineering best practices, and the newest libraries from over 75 of the leading experts and innovators in every facet of the web platform."

• When: March 8–10, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA

RWDevCon 2016
"RWDevCon is a conference focused on high quality programming tutorials. It’s right outside Washington DC, brought to you by the teams at raywenderlich.com and 360iDev. Learn about iOS development with Swift via high quality hands-on tutorials led by the authors you know and love."

• When: March 11–12, 2016
• Where: Alexandria, VA, USA

UXHK 2016
"User Experience Hong Kong (UXHK) is a learning event dedicated to bringing all product and service design disciplines together, from research, marketing, design, technology and the business to name a few, who are interested and passionate about designing great experiences for people and business for a better world for all."

• When: March 11–12, 2016
• Where: Hong Kong, China

SXSW 2016
"The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for discovery. Intellectual and creative intermingling among industry leaders continues to spark new ideas and carve the path for the future of each ever-evolving field, long after the events’ conclusion."

• When: March 11–20, 2016
• Where: Austin, TX, USA

An Event Apart 2016: Nashville
"An Event Apart Nashville is an intensely educational learning session for passionate practitioners of standards-based web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you've been waiting for."

• When: March 14–16, 2016
• Where: Nashville, TN, USA

MobileTech Conference Spring 2016
The MobileTech Conference Spring is the leading conference for mobile technologies and innovations in Germany. As a trend-setter in the mobile industry, the conference brings in experts from all areas of mobile product development. Visit the partner Internet of Things Conference at the same time.

• When: March 14–17, 2016
• Where: Munich, Germany

SmashingConf Oxford 2016
"The conference will be packed with smart real-life solutions and techniques, ranging from front end to design to UX — and a few delightful surprises along the way. Two days, one track, 14 brilliant speakers and 350 fantastic attendees."

• When: March 15–16, 2016
• Where: Oxford, UK

DIBI 2016
"Since 2009 DIBI has celebrated the best of digital by bringing together those who are shaping the future of the web. With two days of talks on design and build, DIBI has an engaging format which covers both sides of digital. DIBI delivers inspiring talks from industry thought leaders. Learn from those who are shaping the future of the web. Social events and plenty of opportunities to network make DIBI the perfect place to make contacts."

• When: March 17–18, 2016
• Where: Edinburgh, UK

MEX/16
"For more than 10 years, MEX has been the gathering place for the diverse network of participants required to drive real change across digital industry. It is a two day, curated experience which involves everyone in defining new ideas, building a lifelong network of contacts and sharing best practice. "

• When: March 17–18, 2016
• Where: London, UK

Mdevcon 2016
"Mdevcon is a conference by mobile developers, for mobile developers. We have two days with multiple tracks, designed in such a way that whether you're an Android, iOS, Windows or other mobile platform developer, there's always at least one session that should be of interest. The venue is epic, it's the 1920′s classic Tuschinski Theater in Amsterdam. We expect around 300 attendees."

• When: March 17–18, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

DevExperience
"DevExperience is the conference that gets together software developers from all over the world to bring their real and valuable experiences to our Iasi community. We have created the event where experienced people will share the latest in practices, tools and technology with a community eager to learn and improve. Join us for one day where you will meet and speak with open minded professionals covering different roles in building a software project. From Business Analysts, Product Managers, Technical Leads, DevOps and QA Engineers everyone will find valuable information and advice, learn new skills and practices."

• When: March 25, 2016
• Where: Iasi, Romania

EmberConf 2016
"Ember is growing every day, and EmberConf is the best place to meet the folks behind the magic. You'll hear from members of the Ember Core Team, top community contributors and users, and be the first to know what to expect for the future of Ember."

• When: March 28–30, 2016
• Where: Portland, OR, USA

QCon SP 2016
"The QCon aims to disseminate knowledge and innovation for communities of developers. It is a conference dedicated to the professional developer, reaching leaders of technical teams, software architects, engineering directors and project managers that influence innovation in their teams. The seventh QCon Sao Paulo will be the largest ever held in QCon Brazil. With three days of conference and two workshops will be 15 tracks and more than 90 speakers. This will also be the most international of all Brazilians Qcons."

• When: March 28–April 1, 2016
• Where: São Paolo, Brazil

UX in the City: Oxford 2016
"Co-organised by the team behind UX Cambridge and UX Scotland, and the organisers of UX Oxford, the conference is a hands-on event for the User Experience community. 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: March 31–April 1, 2016
• Where: Oxford, UK

April 2016

Fronteers Spring Thing 2016
"Come join us for a day-long front-end extravaganza in Amsterdam's other most beautiful theatre, the EYE. On the waterfront, in the fresh spring air, April 1st 2016. Really."

• When: April 1, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Space City JS 2016
"Space City JS is a conference in Houston, TX focused on the rigor of JavaScript and the web platform, put on by your neighborhood community tech enthusiasts from the likes of houston.js, Node JS Houston, and other groups. Here, we are working to energize the Houston scene by sharing the talent that our growing city has to offer with the world, and bringing some of the world here to Houston."

• When: April 2, 2016
• Where: Houston, TX, USA

MobCon Europe 2016
"MobCon Europe brings together attendees from across the globe to network, learn, and get inspired by mobile technologies. Main topics of MobCon Europe 2016 include: iOS Development ,Android Development ,Windows Phone Development ,Hybrid Development ,Mobile Web Development ,Wearables ,IoT ,VR ,Marketing & Monetization ,Mobile Testing ,UI/UX Design ,Mobile Data Security ,Architecture & Infrastructure."

• When: April 4, 2016
• Where: Sofia, Bulgaria

An Event Apart 2016: Seattle
"An Event Apart Seattle is an intensely educational learning session for passionate practitioners of standards-based web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you've been waiting for."

• When: April 4–6, 2016
• Where: Seattle, WA, USA

SmashingConf San Francisco 2016
"With our very first SmashingConf San Francisco, we'll explore practical insights, tips, tricks and techniques that we all can apply to our work right away. 1 track, 2 conference days, 6 workshops, 16 excellent speakers and just 400 available seats."

• When: April 5–6, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

Ancient City Ruby 2016
"Join us in historic St. Augustine for the 4th annual Ancient City Ruby - we're a single-track event with roots in the Ruby community, featuring speakers and workshop topics ranging far and wide. We'd love for you to spend your weekend learning and adventuring with us."

• When: April 6–8, 2016
• Where: St. Augustine, FL, USA

Le Web a Quebec 2016 — 6e edition
The largest Francophone virtual event in North America opens the doors of its 7 conference rooms from the 6th to the 8th of April 2016. Discover the latest digital trends, meet with key players of the ecosystem and deepen your knowledge.

• When: April 6–8, 2016
• Where: Quebec, Canada

WebVisions New York City 2016
"WebVisions explores the future of the Web with a supercool lineup of experts in NYC, Portland, Barcelona, Chicago, Berlin and London. Discover new techniques and strategies to advance your career and organization."

• When: April 7, 2016
• Where: New York City, NY, USA

Respond 2016
"Now in its third year, and curated by John Allsopp, cited by Ethan Marcotte as one of the originators of Responsive design, Respond goes beyond the technology, to address the myriad challenges we face in delivering modern, responsive Web experiences. Featuring a mix of renowned international and local speakers, including the founder of Responsive Web Design Ethan Marcotte, Respond is one of the World's leading events for the Web industry."

• When: April 7-8, 2016
• Where: Sydney, Australia
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• When: April 11-12, 2016
• Where: Melbourne, Australia

Lone Star PHP 2016
"Welcome back to Lone Star PHP for another great year! We're in our sixth year and we're making things better all the time. This year's event will provide all of the great PHP speakers and content you've come to expect from Lone Star PHP. After great success, we are bringing back the Training Day. Training Day will provide a more hands-on experience for all that attend. There'll be plenty of time to spend with the local PHP community too through after-parties and other events."

• When: April 7–9, 2016
• Where: Dallas, TX, USA

Jazoon Techdays Spring 2016
"Jazoon TechDays is a one-day conference which takes place twice a year. Every edition focuses on a single topic and features high-quality speakers.In autumn the conference takes place in Zurich and in spring in Bern."

• When: April 8, 2016
• Where: Berne, Switzerland

Yggdrasil 2016
Yggdrasil is Norway's most important conference on digital user experience and interaction design. The conference is interdisciplinary and the participants are information architects, interaction designers, webmasters, frontend developers, web designers and related professionals in the private and public sectors.

• When: April 11–12, 2016
• Where: Sandefjord, Norway

Now What? Conference 2016
"Now What? Conference is two days of talks and workshops about how to maintain and improve your website. It's not just about making a new site – it's about getting better at handling your current one. Join us and our team of experienced web-hands to navigate the high seas of website maintenance – from writing great copy to tracking content effectiveness – and ensure that you have what you need for smooth sailing."

• When: April 13–14, 2016
• Where: Sioux Falls, SD, USA

Peers Conference 2016
"Peers Conference is the tech event you can't afford to miss. Spend three days learning and laughing with your fellow devs, designers and business owners. Come for the code, stay for the community. Because you don't have to go it alone. It's easier with your peers."

• When: April 13–15, 2016
• Where: St. Petersburg, FL, USA

ConvergeSE 2016
"It's for designers with a free heart and a love of details. It's for the developers who code for joy and are filled with a passion for technology. It's for the love of the web and the love of our community. Converge SE is for you and me and everyone."

• When: April 13–15, 2016
• Where: Columbia, SC, USA

ACE! 2016
"ACE! is the largest regional conference of its kind in Central Europe, attracting people from all over the region. The Building Software Better track includes the traditional ACE! content such as agile, lean, Scrum, Kanban, and other tools and methods for improving the software development process. This year we're adding a Building Better Products track that features Lean Startup, LeanUX, Design Thinking, and Customer Development topics."

• When: April 14–15, 2016
• Where: Krakow, Poland

From Business to Buttons
"This is a conference about user experience, service design and sustainability – about how to create services that are great for users, business, and the world we live in. We have a direct impact on the success of the organisations we work for, and… depending on how we choose to use our skills we can even change society for the better."

• When: April 14–16, 2016
• Where: Stockholm, Sweden

JSConf 2016
There is no information yet. But keep checking for the JS conference in Uruguay.

• When: April 15–16, 2016
• Where: Montevideo, Uruguay

FITC Toronto 2016
"FITC produces design and technology events worldwide which inspire, educate and challenge attendees. Staying fresh by covering relevant topics in interactive, technical, design and business related content, FITC Events provides the professional development and networking opportunities needed to keep attendees up to date on the rapidly changing industry they work in."

• When: April 17–19, 2016
• Where: Toronto, Canada

Industry Conf 2016
"The conference will be packed with practical content and techniques covering everything from design to front-end web development from people who work at companies / organisations like the United States Digital Service, The UK Government Digital Service, Facebook, Salesforce and more. oining us will be speakers Erie Meyer, Rian van der Merwe, Caroline Jarrett, Beth Dean, Jonah Jones, Wes Bos, Stephanie Rewis and Jennifer Brook."

• When: April 20, 2016
• Where: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Render 2016
"Render conference is two packed days of technical front-end talks from a seriously awesome line-up of speakers, including Bruce Lawson, Sara Souiedan and Harry Roberts. Whatever your current level, you'll leave overflowing with new ideas you can put into practice straight away."

• When: April 21–22, 2016
• Where: Oxford, UK

MCE3
"MCE is the conference created by developers and designers. Getting bigger every year it touches the aspects of all elements of mobile creation – development, design, UX, and technology. Our goal is to get a holistic picture of mobile devices of all kinds and take a next step in their development, getting to give users the “WOW” impression."

• When: April 21–22, 2016
• Where: Warsaw, Poland

Generate NYC 2016
"Generate conferences are brought to you by net magazine and Creative Bloq. Now in its third year, we're thrilled to announce we're back for 2016, which will be our biggest and best yet. As always, Generate will be a source of inspiration, practical advice and networking opportunities. This year the event will be packed with even more top content from world-class speakers, to help you sharpen your web design skills."

• When: April 22, 2016
• Where: New York City, NY, USA

Open Vis Conf
"OpenVis Conf is a two-day, single track conference centered around the practice of visualizing data on the web. Join us to learn about data visualization, information design, data analysis and implementation using the best Open Web technology."

• When: April 25–26, 2016
• Where: Boston, MA, USA

M2M WORLD CONGRESS 2016
M2M World Congress is the World's leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Event in 2016. After a successful event in 2015, there will be a new event in London in 2016.

• When: April 26–27, 2016
• Where: London, UK

Mobile + Web DevCon 2016
"Mobile+Web DevCon is a three-day event dedicated to helping developers and software engineers like you build awesome apps and websites. Tap into the latest best practices for android and ios app development, network and connect with mobile and web developers across industries, collaborate better with design & development teams, develop faster, more scalable apps for cross-platform performance, discover what’s new in web development."

• When: April 26–28, 2016
• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

One Day Out 2016
"One Day Out is a yearly conference for designers, developers, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. We’re open for sale, be sure to buy your ticket quick and get the Early Bird discount. We will keep you updated with announcments of speakers, sponsors and the final schedule."

• When: April 29, 2016
• Where: Odense, Denmark

May 2016

NG-Conf 2016
"Who says watching someone stand up and pontificate for 20 minutes is the best way to learn? We want to show you there are lots of novel hands-on ways to improve your skills."

• When: May 4–6, 2016
• Where: Salt Lake City, UT, USA

IA Summit 2016
"The world's most prestigious gathering of information architects, user experience designers, content strategists, and all those who work to create and manage information spaces. This is where the community gathers to refine our craft, solve problems, and break new ground. Attendees include industry leaders, mid-weights, and juniors alike - arriving as guests, leaving as friends, and sharing in this celebration of IA practice and culture."

• When: May 4–8, 2016
• Where: Atlanta, GA, USA

Syntax Convention 2016
"The Syntax Code & Craft Convention – more commonly referred to as ‘SyntaxCon' – aspires to become the SouthEast's premier programmer's code gathering. The event is focused on fostering ongoing education among the developer community and will provide sessions, talks and workshops across 4 main tracks: Mobile Development, Front-End Development, Back-End Development and Platforms."

• When: May 6–7, 2016
• Where: Charleston, SC, USA

beyond tellerrand (BTconf) // Dusseldorf 2016
"In 2010 Marc Thiele founded beyond tellerrand. 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 “ueber den Tellerrand schauen,” which means “Think outside the box”."

• When: May 8–11, 2016
• Where: Dusseldorf, Germany

DRUPALCON New Orleans 2016
"New Orleans in the spring time is a city like no other. Enjoy the food, music, and atmosphere of one of the most unique and diverse cities in North America. The Big Easy is a true melting pot."

• When: May 9–13, 2016
• Where: New Orleans, LA, USA

CSSConf Budapest 2016
"We miss the CSS from Central/Eastern Europe. We want to bring you some. CSSConf Budapest is a community conference dedicated to the designers and developers who love CSS. For the community, from the community."

• When: May 11, 2016
• Where: Budapest, Hungary

JsDay 2016
"From case studies to project management, from new technologies to established ones, from development environments to best practices and mobile development, everything a javascript ninja should know [was] covered during the jsDay 2015."

• When: May 11–12, 2016
• Where: Verona, Italy

UX Alive 2016
"UX Alive is an international conference and workshops about User Experience and Usability, which is the first and biggest will be arranged in Turkey, Europe and MENA region. Conference Topics [will be]: User Experience Design, Storytelling, Information architecture, Usability, User Interface Design, Interaction Design, Content Strategy, Web Psychology, Optimization, Experience Design, Service Design,experience and product marketing."

• When: May 11–13, 2016
• Where: Istanbul, Turkey

Create Upstate
"Create Upstate 2015 was even bigger than last year, with a line-up of stellar speakers, a new marketplace, and some fantastic food, this year is sure to go down in the record books. This isn't just a conference. It's a gathering of the Upstate NY design community, an opportunity to connect with people across the entire state."

• When: May 12–13, 2016
• Where: Syracuse, NY, USA

Front 2016
"Each year, product design innovators, thought-leaders, digital craftsmen, artists, and entrepreneurs gather in Salt Lake City to share, learn, and inspired each to create amazing products. You aren't just looking for a motivational speaker; you're looking for real world, in-the-trenches case studies of things that teach how you can actually have a big effect at your company and in the world."

• When: May 12–13, 2016
• Where: Salt Lake City, UT, USA

JSConf Budapest 2016
"JSConf Budapest is a JSConf family member 2-day non-profit for-the-community by-the-community conference about JavaScript in Budapest, Hungary. "

• When: May 12–13, 2016
• Where: Budapest, Hungary

TypoTalks Berlin 2016
"TYPO Berlin 2016 “Beyond Design” is dedicated to the mental tool called designing. It’s not about the well-worn narrative forms of graphic design that are readily available on every street corner. And it’s not about flash in the pan sensations. It’s about a strategy of responsible design. It’s about the design of the future. And about thinking about thought. It’s about what our brain was made for – networking, language, learning, interaction."

• When: May 12–14, 2016
• Where: Berlin, Germany

phpDay 2016
"phpDay introduces the most important international PHP gurus to italian and european developers. Three tracks, two days of talks and workshops: you can learn best-practices, good methodologies, case histories about quality assurance, and have a broader view on development and innovation with PHP."

• When: May 13–14, 2016
• Where: Verona, Italy

An Event Apart 2016: Boston
"An Event Apart Boston is an intensely educational learning session for passionate practitioners of standards-based web design. If you care about code as well as content, usability as well as design, An Event Apart is the conference you've been waiting for."

• When: May 16–18, 2016
• Where: Boston, MA, USA

SDD 2016
"SDD 2016 features over 100 in-depth sessions and workshops on a wide range of key software development topics, delivered by world-class speakers, with a keynote from Neal Ford. The event runs for five days, with the main three-day conference taking place from Tuesday to Thursday, and optional all-day workshops on the Monday and Friday."

• When: May 16–20, 2016
• Where: London, UK

OSCON 2016
"Since 1999, OSCON has brought together talented people from diverse backgrounds who are doing amazing things with open source. It's the place to share new techniques and approaches, proven best practices, and exceptional technical skills. At OSCON 2016, you can go from consumer to contributor of your favorite open source projects and find out how open source can be a strategic advantage for business."

• When: May 18–19, 2016
• Where: Austin, TX, USA

UX London 2016
"We bring engaging industry leaders from around the world to present a combination of inspirational talks and lively, hands-on workshops. Learn from the authors, founders, directors and designers - working at companies like Google, Lego, Cooper and IDEO - who are helping push the industry forward."

• When: May 18–20, 2016
• Where: London, UK

Front-Trends 2016
"Front-Trends is one of Europe's most established annual conferences for professional front-end developers to meet, learn and get inspired. See how the pros build the future face of the web and get motivated from a wide spectrum of front-end talks beyond the ordinary."

• When: May 18–20, 2016
• Where: Warsaw, Poland

Port 80
"We run events for people who design or build websites, who are involved with the designing/building of them or who are just plain old interested."

• When: May 20, 2016
• Where: Newport, UK

GOTO Chicago 2016
"GOTO Chicago is created "by developers, for developers" where the emphasis is placed on presenting latest developments as they become relevant and interesting for the software development community. GOTO Chicago 2016 includes two conference days on May 24-25th and two workshop days, May 23 & 26th. "

• When: May 23–26, 2016
• Where: Chicago, IL, USA

UXLx - User Experience Lisbon 2016
"4 days of training and inspiration for UX Pros. Come to sunny Lisbon for 2 full day and 16 half-day workshops to hone up your skills and 11 inspiring talks from thought leaders in the field."

• When: May 24–27, 2016
• Where: Lisbon, Portugal

UpFront 2016
"The conference will bring together the world's foremost authorities on development, design, UX/UI and all things web and is ideal for any developer or designer looking for access to hot topics and the latest trends."

• When: May 27, 2016
• Where: Manchester, UK

Frontend United 2016
"Frontend United is a yearly European conference that moves from country to country. Its aim is to bring frontend developers, designers and Drupal themers from all kinds of backgrounds closer together and share knowledge, experiences and ideas face-to-face. We reach out to specialists around the globe to share their passion."

• When: May 27–28, 2016
• Where: Ghent, Belgium

Sud Web 2016
South Web is a humanely sized wandering conference that emphasizes the well-being and the values of exchange. Two days dedicated to continuous improvement to better work together. Take home a new look to better understand the web of today and the world of tomorrow.

• When: May 27–28, 2016
• Where: Bordeaux, France

Webinale 2016
"The 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: May 29–June 02, 2016
• Where: Berlin, Germany

UXPA 2016
"The UXPA Seattle chapter has been active in the Puget Sound area for several years and has grown to be an integral part of the user experience scene. Whether you're running an in-house UX department or managing a team at an agency that services many clients, you know how hard it can be to keep on top of emerging trends."

• When: May 31–June 03, 2016
• Where: Seattle, WA, USA

June 2016

CSSconf Nordic 2016
"Since the prototype, CSSconf US, was started by Nicole Sullivan in 2013, the CSSconf family has expanded around the globe. All CSSconf organizer teams share the vision of an international, diverse and creative CSS community, for which the CSSconf series offers a platform to meet, hack, share knowledge and build friendships."

• When: June 1, 2016
• Where: Oslo, Norway

ScotlandCSS 2016
"ScotlandCSS is a warm, friendly and fast paced, single track conference held in the beautiful city of Edinburgh on June 1st 2016. Speakers and attendees come to visit us from around the globe to share their experience and knowledge on all matters CSS! Previously we have hosted four editions of ScotlandJS and are aiming for a similar feel for this event."

• When: June 1, 2016
• Where: Edinburgh, UK

Kerning 2016
"We will gather in Faenza, in the very heart of Italy, top notch speakers from the whole world of digital and web typography to create an unique event. Kerning features two days of workshops (June 1st and 2nd) and a Conference day full of talks (June 3rd). Kerning offers a very interesting chance to meet developers, gurus, managers and innovators from all over the world."

• When: June 1–3, 2016
• Where: Faenza, Italy

ReactEurope 2016
"The conference aims to give talks that inspire and explore new futuristic ideas dealing with all the techs we enjoy including React.js, React Native, GraphQL, Relay, Universal apps, inline CSS and more. ReactEurope is also a great occasion to socialize, meet new people and old friends, hack together, taste delicious food and have fun in the beautiful city of Paris."

• When: June 2–3, 2016
• Where: Paris, France

Web Rebels 2016
"Web Rebels is a non-profit, community driven conference for everyone who loves developing applications and services using web technology. Two days, one track, 16 speakers — and a member of the JSConf Family Of Events."

• When: June 2–3, 2016
• Where: Oslo, Norway

Soap! 2016
"Soap! is an annual conference dedicated to product­ related content. It is built by content professionals & brings a fresh perspective to the world of technical communication & product development by going beyond the already said & known." They will talk about: e-learning technical writing UX & UI media design product development team building project management".

• When: June 2–3, 2016
• Where: Krakow, Poland

UXSofia 2016
"UX Month Sofia is a collaboration between several events related to user experience design. UX Sofia is a conference about usability. It features interactive trainings and workshops. Organised by Lucrat. "

• When: June 3–5, 2016
• Where: Sofia, Bulgaria

UXScotland 2016
"The conference for the UX, service design and digital communities in Scotland and the north of England is back for another year - this time as a 3 day event. Returning for its 4th year, UX Scotland is a hands-on, practical UX & design conference that allows participants to connect and learn from their peers and leaders in the industry."

• When: June 8–10, 2016
• Where: Edinburgh, UK

M-Enabling Summit 2016
"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. It is an annual meeting place for all who create and contribute accessible ICT products, services and consumer technologies."

• When: June 13–14, 2016
• Where: Washington, D.C., USA

GoTo Amsterdam 2016
"The conference includes a total of 11 tracks with over 60 presentations being showcased in Amsterdam. Our speakers are authors, experts and practitioners across various areas of software development."

• When: June 13–15, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

QCon New York 2016
"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: June 13–17, 2016
• Where: New York City, NY, USA

SmashingConf New York 2016
"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 14–15, 2016
• Where: New York City, NY, USA

FrontEnd Design Conference 2016
"Front End Design Conference is two days of immersive web design and front end development delivered via keynote style talks. There is also a day of more in-depth workshops thrown in for good measure."

• When: June 15–17, 2016
• Where: St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Droidcon Berlin 2016
"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. The 8th edition of droidcon Berlin takes place from June 15-17, 2016 at Postbahnhof. droidcon Berlin 2016 will again consist of a barcamp and two conference days."

• When: June 15–17, 2016
• Where: Berlin, Germany

CSSDay 2016
"CSS Day is a two-day advanced web development conference, one day about CSS, and one day about HTML. The new HTML Special, on Thursday 16th of June, treats a few advanced HTML5 topics such as iframes, links, and SVG."

• When: June 16–17, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

UXLausanne 2016
"Improve and develop your skills, attending a human-sized conference, blending together creativity and pragmatism. Share moments and ideas with the UX community, as well as connecting and amplifying your network and its impact. Meet innovators and people sharing your interests from all across Switzerland and Europe, discuss your projects and get a whiff of the new trends."

• When: June 17, 2016
• Where: Lausanne, Switzerland

DWX Developer Week 2016
"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 20–23, 2016
• Where: Nuremberg, Germany

Devoxx Poland 2016
"Devoxx is a conference by developers for developers at an affordable price this way every developer can enjoy this unique experience. [We provide] a first class tech conference where passionate developers can network, hack, get inspired and learn all week long. During 4 days, 2.500 Devoxxians from 20 different countries attend Devoxx Poland including 100 speakers and another 600K developers enjoy the presentations online. Making Devoxx the biggest Java conference in Poland."

• When: June 22–25, 2016
• Where: Krakow, Poland

Web Design Day 2016
"Beginning in 2009, Pittsburgh Web Design Day has aimed to bring the best of 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 23–24, 2016
• Where: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

The Lead Developer 2016
"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 2016 is a 2-day conference featuring practical advice from experts on leading and motivating your team and high-level sessions on new and disruptive technologies."

• When: June 23–24, 2016
• Where: London, UK

Dutch PHP Conference 2016
"We're back! And we are glad to announce that we'll be organizing the 10th! edition of the Dutch PHP Conference, which will be held in Amsterdam from June 23th to 25th June 2015. Thursday 23th will be the tutorial day and June 25th and 26th will be the main conference days. DPC brings together the best speakers and PHP, Javascript and front-end talent from Europe and beyond for three days of high-level technical sessions."

• When: June 23–25, 2016
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

More Links For Keeping Up

Here are a few links that will also help you keep up with newly scheduled design and development conferences being shared through Lanyrd that have been sorted out by category:

• Design
• Web Design
• Web Development
• HTML5
• CSS
• JavaScript
• User Experience
• Mobile

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 workshops, as well as the Smashing Conferences — it would be wonderful and a great honor to meet you personally someday!