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Hi, this is Tiffany, Jan, Karolina, Holger & Malte, the JSConf EU curators.

It’s usually around this time of the year that we reveal our plans for the next JSConf EU, so here it goes:

We’re thrilled to announce JSConf EU 2017! That’s right, together with CSSconf EU, JSConf EU is pressing the pause button in 2016 and will return only a few months later than usual, in spring 2017.

It’s been a fantastic SEVEN years running JSConf EU, learning a lot with each event and using it to improve the next. JSConf EU 2015 was magic, it topped expectations and we are all really happy and proud to have taken part in its making.

Yet, the organisation and running of a conference is a taxing endeavour. Like CSSconf EU, JSConf EU is organised by volunteers who dedicate much of their spare time to deliver the best event possible and after seven years we feel a little worn out. So, we’ve agreed that now would be a good time to take a break, recharge, and come back better than ever!

But don’t despair! There are A LOT of JSConfs going on in 2016, you just have to take your pick:

• JSConf Iceland
• JSConf Budapest
• JSConf Uruguay
• JSConf Belgium
• JSConf Asia

See you all at some JSConf 👋
Tiffany, Jan, Karolina, Holger & Malte

UPDATE February 18th: We have been assured that the individual who caused the breaches of the Code of Conduct has been removed from the event. Although we have limited visibility into the operation, we believe the new organisation team is acting in good faith, and are subsequently lifting our recommendation to not attend the event.

Original message:

JSConf is a federated group of events. No one person or group is responsible all of them. Instead, we are a close-knit collection of groups that run a JSConf locally, where we live. There are nine JSConfs in the US, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. They all have their own “feel”, but they all share the awesome community spirit that the original JSConf US in 2009 sparked.

The JSConf family of events is an open group: anyone can run a JSConf, if they adhere to the guidelines.

In late 2015 we were approached by JSConf Beirut to be added to the global family. We found a mentor for them and connected them with speakers. They said they would do things by the book. We were excited to bring JSConf to Lebanon.

Since then, it has come to our attention that the organisers are violating their own Code of Conduct, and despite multiple attempts at helping them to address this (that’s what we are here for, everyone makes mistakes, and we can help fix them), they refuse to handle the situations professionally and adequately.

As a result, the JSConf Family of events is withdrawing their support for the Beirut event. In light of the 2016 hiatus of JSConf EU, we recommended people visiting one of the other 6 5 JSConfs around the world that are happening in 2016, included JSConf Beirut. We also suggested this on our Twitter account.

We no longer recommend you attend or speak at JSConf Beirut, or whatever the event is going to be called going forward, as we have asked the organisers to change it as to not mislead attendees and speakers.

We apologise for any inconvenience, but the safety of this community is our prime concern, and after a significant amount of time trying to fix the situation, we don’t see another way out.

We are disappointed that things have turned out this way and we hope we can bring JSConf to Lebanon in the future.

Hi, this is Tiffany, Jan, Karolina, Holger & Malte, the JSConf EU curators.

It’s usually around this time of the year that we reveal our plans for the next JSConf EU, so here it goes:

We’re thrilled to announce JSConf EU 2017! That’s right, together with CSSconf EU, JSConf EU is pressing the pause button in 2016 and will return only a few months later than usual, in spring 2017.

It’s been a fantastic SEVEN years running JSConf EU, learning a lot with each event and using it to improve the next. JSConf EU 2015 was magic, it topped expectations and we are all really happy and proud to have taken part in its making.

Yet, the organisation and running of a conference is a taxing endeavour. Like CSSconf EU, JSConf EU is organised by volunteers who dedicate much of their spare time to deliver the best event possible and after seven years we feel a little worn out. So, we’ve agreed that now would be a good time to take a break, recharge, and come back better than ever!

But don’t despair! There are A LOT of JSConfs going on in 2016, you just have to take your pick:

• JSConf Iceland
• JSConf Budapest
• JSConf Uruguay
• JSConf Belgium
• JSConf Asia

See you all at some JSConf 👋
Tiffany, Jan, Karolina, Holger & Malte

On Monday September 28th, from 10:00–14:00, we invite you to join us for a relaxed brunch, food & drink included, at authentic Russian-style Datscha Café. Expect all kinds of delicious choices for all tastes, served in a cozy atmosphere.

• Time: 10:00–14:00
• Location: Datscha Café, Gabriel-Max-Str. 1 (Not far from Warschauer S-Bahn)

See you there!

Thank you,

For the JSConf EU After Party on Sunday, September 27, Hood.ie, SoundCloud and &yet invite you to return to the Boat Hoppetosse with DJs & free drinks.

Show your JSConf EU badge at the door. ps: The boat is docked the WHOLE time.

• Time: 20:00
• Location: Eichenstrasse 4, 12435 Berlin (A pleasant walk away from the JSConf venue)

Choose your favourite version of our time table, or make your own :)

• HTML version (always up to date)

• Lanyrd version

• We’d appreciate prettier, mobile friendly, offline capable versions. Here is the raw data:
  • Crappy XML-identity-crisis JSON

Thursday, September 24th: Reject.js closing / JSConf EU Opening Party, Crack Bellmer, from 20:00.

Friday, September 25th: JSConf EU Day 1, Radialsystem, Breakfast from 8:30. Dinner at around 19:30, Party from 21:00.

Saturday, September 26th: CSSconf EU, Closing Party, Radialsystem, from 21:00.

Sunday, September 27th: JSConf EU Day 2, Radialsystem, Breakfast from 9:00, Closing remarks from 19:00, After-Party on the boat Hoppetosse from 19:30.

Monday, September 28th: Relax.js Brunch at Datscha from 10:00.

Mark your calendars: The Final Ticket Sale for JSConf EU 2015 will start on Sunday, August 9th at 18:00 CEST.

JSConf EU is a professional, not-for-profit, labour-of-love conference for the JavaScript community that you don’t want to miss out on – Read up on the JSConf EU experience and what a ticket buys you.

Additional Information

• Price: 750€ + VAT + Fees 899€.
• This is the final sale.
• Ticket sales will be done through Tito.
• You won’t need a Paypal account, but you can use one! (The other option is Stripe.)
• You will be able to buy one ticket per order.
• How we spend your money.

We are striving for the most diverse group of people possible — we firmly believe in equality, thus we invite everyone and anyone to participate. In order to make this possible, we are proud to announce our scholarship programme for people who would otherwise be unable to participate.

Our scholarship fund will support about sixty people to attend JSConf EU and/or CSSconf EU, and/or Reject.JS. Scholarships are fully sponsored (i.e. free) tickets that are awarded after an application process and lottery. Travel expenses and accommodation, if required, will also be awarded.

Anyone from an underrepresented group in tech is invited to apply for this scholarship. This includes, but is not limited to: women, people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and people facing economic or social hardships.

The application process is simple: Tell us about what you do with JS or CSS, and why you want to attend JSConf EU or CSSconf EU.

→ Apply now for the JSConf EU / CSSconf EU Scholarship

Here is a bit more information about the process that might help you during your application:

• This is a joint application form for the JSConf EU and CSSconf EU conferences. The option to attend Reject.JS will be offered to everyone who receives a scholarship.
• You can apply to either one, or both of them.
• Both conferences have three pools of tickets, they are differentiated by how much travel support they provide.
  • The first category comes with up to 1000 Euros of travel & accommodation support, meant for non-EU travellers.
  • The second category comes with up to 500 Euros of travel & accommodation support, meant for non-Berlin EU travellers.
  • The third category comes with no travel & accommodation support, it is meant for people who are from the Berlin area, or nearby, or can pay for their own travel & accommodation (or have friends in Berlin who they can stay with).
• The travel & accommodation support is meant to cover your travel to Berlin and your stay here. Be sure to include travel to and from all respective airports, and any other smaller travel expenses you might incur; they add up quickly.

Scholarships are made possible by a joint effort of JSConf EU, CSSconf EU and Reject.JS attendees and sponsors. Our attendees have raised over 40,000 EUR for scholarship tickets to the conferences. Sponsors are still raising the funds to pay for travel and accommodation. We are very proud to be part of this community for showing their support of this initiative. Thank you!

Special thanks to the Travis Foundation for helping with the scholarship fund!

→ Apply now for the JSConf EU / CSSconf EU Scholarship

Submissions are due end of day July 12, CEST (i.e. Berlin time)

Mark your calendars: Here are the planned dates for ticket sales for JSConf EU 2015:

• Sunday, May 3rd at 18:00 CEST — Regular Price 620€ + VAT + Fees 749€

Mind the Gap Day!

This year, we are introducing a gap day. The first day of JSConf EU is on a Friday, CSSConf EU is on Saturday, followed by the second day of JSConf EU on the Sunday.

What is going on on the Saturday, you wonder? If you are interested in CSS, definitely you should attend CSSConf EU that day. For everyone else, including the wider developer community in Berlin, we invite you to socialize with each other and see the city. Smaller events that day, and in fact that whole week, will be accounced at the soon to be launched “Web Tech Fest Berlin” site. Stay tuned.

What to expect at JSConf EU

JSConf EU is a professional, not-for-profit, labour-of-love conference for the JavaScript community that you don’t want to miss out on. For the breakdown of the JSConf EU experience and what a ticket buys you, check out WHY JSConf EU.

Diversity Support Tickets

Expanding on our program from last year we are again offering Diversity Support Tickets. As last year you are purchasing a ticket for yourself and at the same time help another person of the conference’s choosing to be able to attend the event.

To make the program even more accessible we now offer a wider range of “Support Options”. Starting with paying 25% of a ticket to paying for a full ticket. We thank you in advance for your generosity and awesomeness and looking forward to a more diverse JSConf EU than ever before.

Additional Information

• Ticket sales will be done through Tito.
• You won’t need a Paypal account, but you can use one! (The other option is Stripe.)
• You will be able to buy one ticket per order.
• We will sell Combo Tickets with CSSConf EU as well.
• Reject.js tickets are sold separately.
• How we spend your money.

Mark your calendars: The Ticket Sale for JSConf EU 2015 will start on Sunday, February 1st at 18:00 CET.

JSConf EU is a professional, not-for-profit, labour-of-love conference for the JavaScript community that you don’t want to miss out on – Read up on the JSConf EU experience and what a ticket buys you.

Diversity Support Tickets

Expanding on our program from last year we are again offering Diversity Support Tickets. As last year you are purchasing a ticket for yourself and help another person of the conference’s choosing to be able to attend the event.

To make the program even more accessible we now offer a wider range of “Support Options”. Starting with paying 25% of a ticket to paying for a full ticket. We thank you in advance for your generosity and awesomeness and looking forward to a more diverse JSConf EU than ever before.

Additional Information

• Price: 575€ + VAT + Fees 699€.
• We will be opening ticket sales in multiple batches.
• Ticket sales will be done through Tito.
• You won’t need a Paypal account, but you can use one! (The other option is Stripe.)
• You will be able to buy one ticket per order.
• We will sell Combo Tickets with CSSConf EU as well.
• Reject.js tickets are sold separately.
• How we spend your money.