GopherConAU 2024

6th to 8th November 2024

GopherConAU Mascot by Renee French

Join us for GopherConAU 2024; featuring inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities! With limited tickets available, we encourage you to secure yours soon! We are committed to delivering an exceptional experience: one that celebrates the Go community in Australia. We've been working diligently for months to bring together some of the brightest minds in the industry for GopherConAU. Please note that while there may be a few updates or additions leading up to November, the core plans are well underway. See you there!"

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Early Bird Ticket

Conference Days - EB Price 300$

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Standard Ticket

Conference Days- 7th & 8th November

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Late Gopher Ticket- A$ 600

Last-minute ticket for those joining later.

Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre

Workshops Day

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All Day Hack Session

Workshop
Description

Ron Evans is an award-winning software developer and expert in robotics, IoT, and computer vision.

He has helped many clients like AT&T, Intel, and Northvolt with their technical challenges.

Ron is the maintainer of TinyGo (https://tinygo.org) and the creator of Gobot (https://gobot.io) and GoCV (https://gocv.io).

Prerequisites
  • A willingness to dive into IoT, robotics, and computer vision. Some coding experience is helpful but not required.
What an attendee is expected to learn

    • Learn how to build and work with robotics and IoT devices.

    • Explore the practical use of computer vision in projects.

Ron Evans
About Ron Evans

Ron Evans is an award-winning software developer, active in the open-source community, and works as a technologist for hire at The Hybrid Group.

Golang Concurrency Workshop

Workshop
Description

This hands-on workshop is divided into two sessions; Morning - Concurrency Fundamentals and Pitfalls; Afternoon - Advanced Concurrent Design Patterns.

Through coding challenges, you'll master concurrency tools and learn advanced patterns to build scalable, performant Go applications.

Prerequisites
  • Intermediate knowledge of the Go programming language. Review the Go tour (https://tour.golang.org/welcome/) if needed.
What an attendee is expected to learn

    • Concurrency Fundamentals

    • Sync Package

    • Error Handling in Concurrent Scenarios

    • Advanced Concurrent Design Patterns

Roman Gurevitch
About Roman Gurevitch

Roman Gurevitch is a Go expert, leading workshops on Go concurrency patterns and focusing on performance and scalability in software design.

Beginner's Workshop

Workshop
Description

TODO

Prerequisites
  • Some prior Go programming experience recommended, though beginners will benefit from the morning session.
What an attendee is expected to learn

    • Better design choices in Go applications.

    • Learn how to write maintainable, scalable Go code.

Leah Garrett
About Leah Garrett

Leah Garrett's Bio

Speakers

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About

Why Should You Come to GopherConAU?

GopherConAU is thrilled to continue its journey in fostering innovation and collaboration among the Go community! In its third edition, GopherConAU 2024 brings together the passionate and ingenious Go developers for an unparalleled experience in the scenic locales of Australia. Our conviction is as strong as ever - Go is the language that is sculpting the future of programming!

Set against the backdrop of the vibrant city of Sydney, this year's GopherConAU is scheduled from 6th to 8th November 2024. It's time to mark your calendars and start your countdown!

Building on the success of our previous conferences, this year's event aims to be an even bigger extravaganza. We are committed to providing a platform for the diverse and inclusive community that reflects the values of the modern tech industry. International speakers, industry experts, and pioneers from varied backgrounds will be gracing the event, sharing their wisdom, and igniting discussions.

Witness an array of exciting workshops, keynote presentations, and networking opportunities. Gain insights into how Go is being utilized and celebrated by many well-known Australian companies, including Google, Atlassian, VMware, Nine, Seek, Siteminder, Freelancer.com, Campaign Monitor and many more.

GopherConAU is proud to continue the tradition of Go conferences that began in Denver, while bringing an Australian flavour. It is founded by Katie Fry and Xuanyi Chew, both organisers of the renowned Sydney Go Users’ Group, and is brought to life by a dedicated committee of volunteers. The Gopher mascot and logo was drawn and designed by Renee French.

See you in Sydney for GopherConAU 2024!

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Code of Conduct

Why Should You Care?

All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible by emailing hello@gophercon.com.au, or by speaking to a member of the conference staff. Conference staff will be wearing badges with the label 'Organiser'.

Things To Do

Around Sydney!

If none of these entices you, or there is something particular you are looking to do, feel free to ask any of the conference organisers and they will be happy to assist in any way possible!

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