!!Con (pronounced “bang bang con”) West was a two-day conference of ten-minute talks about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing, and the west-coast successor to !!Con! It was held in Santa Cruz, California, on the campus of UC Santa Cruz, on February 23-24, 2019!
!!Con West was a pay-what-you-want conference, with tickets that were completely sold out; we sold our tickets on Eventbrite!
!!Con West was also livestreamed (sponsored by our EXCELLENT!! friends at Stripe) and recorded; if you missed attending in person, you can watch all 32 of our amazing speakers on our YouTube channel!
Who spoke?
Two amazing keynote speakers (Lynn Cyrin and VJ Um Amel), and 30 other amazing speakers! We were incredibly excited by this year’s talk line-up, and we know that you will be too – check it out!
Our call for talk proposals is now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted one!
What was the schedule of the event?
The rough schedule looked like this for both days:
- Registration opens at 9am. Continental breakfast will be available.
- First talk starts at 10:30am.
- Boxed lunch will be served around 12:30pm.
- Wrap-up will end by 5pm.
The detailed program has more information.
How do I get updates on future !!Cons West?
Follow us on Twitter at @bangbangconwest!
You can also subscribe to our mailing list! We send roughly five emails a year, and we’ll never share your email address with anyone else.
Who sponsored?
We had a sponsorship prospectus available, or sponsors could get in touch!
Who organized?
The !!Con West 2019 organizing team was Dema Abu Adas, Dev Purandare, Janice Shiu, Jeena Lee, Jessica Rudder, Joshua Wise, Lindsey Kuper, Maggie Zhou, Sara Chicazul, and Taylor Hodge.
Send us an e-mail if you’d like to get in touch.