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Hundreds of world premieres in smart home, AI in everyday life, robotics, computing, gaming, content creation, and sustainable tech.", "url": "https://www.ifa-berlin.com/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "ifa-berlin-2026" }, { "name": "performance.now() 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "ux", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2026-11-19", "dateDisplay": "Nov 19–20, 2026", "location": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "Single-track web performance conference covering today's most important perf insights — JavaScript and CSS optimization, framework performance, performance culture, budgets, and monitoring. Hosted by Fronteers in Amsterdam, packed with the engineers who actually ship the fast web.", "url": "https://perfnow.nl/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "performance-now-2026" }, { "name": "DesignOps Summit 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-07-29", "dateDisplay": "Jul 29–31, 2026", "location": "New York, USA", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "Rosenfeld Media's premier event for design operations leaders. 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Ground zero for cloud native.", "url": "https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "kubecon-cloudnativecon-na-2026" }, { "name": "VibeKode Utrecht 2026", "type": [ "vibecode", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "vibecode", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-10-05", "dateDisplay": "Oct 5–7, 2026", "location": "Utrecht, Netherlands", "price": "€489+", "blurb": "The Vibe Coding Conference rolls into the Netherlands. Keynotes, sessions, workshops, and a bootcamp track on vibe coding, agentic engineering, and human-in-the-loop AI development. 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The Berlin stop on VibeKode's multi-city European run.", "url": "https://vibekode.it/berlin/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "vibekode-berlin-2026" }, { "name": "Config India 2026", "type": [ "ui design", "product design", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "ui design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-10-15", "dateDisplay": "Oct 15, 2026", "location": "Bengaluru, India", "price": "Application only", "blurb": "Figma's first-ever Config in India lands at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre. A one-day gathering of 4,000+ designers, developers, PMs, and product leaders for keynotes on the future of design and product building, plus a hands-on look at Figma's newest tools. Applications July 21–Aug 11.", "url": "https://config.figma.com/india/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "config-india-2026" }, { "name": "WONDER Festival Kortrijk 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ai", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-10-27", "dateDisplay": "Oct 27 – Nov 8, 2026", "location": "Kortrijk, Belgium", "price": "Free / pay-what-you-wish", "blurb": "Nearly two weeks of design, art, tech, and innovation across 20+ venues in Kortrijk, UNESCO City of Design. 300+ designers, artists, studios, and schools staging exhibitions and installations around themes of Digital Power (AI, data, digital systems), regenerative design, and rituals of gathering.", "url": "https://wonder-festival.be/en", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "wonder-festival-kortrijk-2026" }, { "name": "MLcon New York 2026", "type": [ "ai", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "backend code", "date": "2026-09-28", "dateDisplay": "Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026", "location": "Brooklyn, USA", "price": "$629+", "blurb": "Five days at the NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge for engineers building the next generation of AI-powered systems. Tracks on Generative AI & Agents, MLOps/LLMOps, Multimodal AI, Advanced RAG, AI Strategy & Governance, and AI Developer Tools. 30+ speakers, bootcamps, and workshops.", "url": "https://mlconference.ai/new-york/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "mlcon-new-york-2026" }, { "name": "NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026", "type": [ "ai", "robotics", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "robotics", "date": "2026-10-20", "dateDisplay": "Oct 20–22, 2026", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "Jensen Huang's European GTC stop. Keynote at Tempodrom, conference and workshops at STATION-Berlin, spanning the full five-layer AI stack: agentic AI, CUDA, physical AI, robotics, industrial AI, AI infrastructure, and open models. The main event for European developers, researchers, and industry leaders working across the AI stack.", "url": "https://www.nvidia.com/en-eu/gtc/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "nvidia-gtc-berlin-2026" }, { "name": "Semi Permanent Tokyo Salone 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "motion", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2026-11-13", "dateDisplay": "Nov 13–14, 2026", "location": "Tokyo, Japan", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "Semi Permanent's hearth relocates from Australasia to Tokyo. Two days at Tokyo American Club of keynotes, provocations, workshops, and conversations bringing together global and Japanese practitioners across design, art, and creative culture — anchoring a wider November program spanning Azabudai, Shibuya, and Kyoto.", "url": "https://www.semipermanent.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "semi-permanent-tokyo-salone-2026" }, { "name": "HalfStack Vienna 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "website design", "date": "2026-11-16", "dateDisplay": "Nov 16, 2026", "location": "Vienna, Austria", "price": "Fair-pricing model", "blurb": "A single-day, 200-person JS and web conference at Ankersaal in Vienna's 10th district. 8–12 sessions from Vienna and visiting presenters on accessibility, AI in practice, CSS 3D transforms, and software simplicity — plus an afterparty with a JavaScript pub quiz and karaoke. No vendor pitches, ever.", "url": "https://halfstackconf.com/vienna", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "halfstack-vienna-2026" }, { "name": "Blender Conference 2026", "type": [ "3d", "motion", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2026-09-23", "dateDisplay": "Sep 23–25, 2026", "location": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "The largest annual gathering of Blender artists, developers, and contributors returns to Felix Meritis in central Amsterdam. Four parallel tracks of talks on 3D modeling, sculpting, animation, VFX, geometry nodes, and the open-source pipeline — plus long, informal hallway time and shared lunch/dinner buffets baked into the ticket.", "url": "https://conference.blender.org/2026/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "blender-conference-2026" }, { "name": "IDC 2026 — The Authenticity Project", "type": [ "industrial design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "industrial design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-08-18", "dateDisplay": "Aug 18–21, 2026", "location": "Pasadena, USA", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "IDSA's flagship International Design Conference & Education Symposium lands at Pasadena Convention Center under the theme 'The Authenticity Project' — three-plus days of candid dialogue for industrial designers, educators, and students on emerging tech, climate responsibility, and evolving career paths. Less lecture series, more working forum.", "url": "https://idc.idsa.org/2026idc", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "idc-2026-authenticity-project" }, { "name": "Forward Festival Vienna 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2026-10-01", "dateDisplay": "Oct 1–2, 2026", "location": "Vienna, Austria", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "Two days at Gartenbaukino — Austria's largest cinema, with a 115-square-meter screen — where 1,500+ creatives from design, tech, and entrepreneurship gather for 25+ talks, workshops, and immersive experiences. Established icons and emerging talents unpack their creative processes side-by-side.", "url": "https://www.forward-festival.com/vienna/overview", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "forward-festival-vienna-2026" }, { "name": "Pacific Graphics 2026", "type": [ "3d", "ai", "gaming" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-10-06", "dateDisplay": "Oct 6–9, 2026", "location": "Singapore", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "The 34th edition of the Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications — Asia's premier computer graphics gathering. Peer-reviewed research on rendering, geometry processing, animation, real-time techniques, and AI-driven graphics, drawing academics and industry practitioners across the Pacific Rim.", "url": "https://pacificgraphics2026.github.io/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "pacific-graphics-2026" }, { "name": "FuseCon 2026 — Technology, Humanised", "type": [ "ux", "product design", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-10-14", "dateDisplay": "Oct 14–15, 2026", "location": "Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia", "price": "MYR 1,800+ (~$455)", "blurb": "Malaysia's annual UX, product, and tech conference returns for its third edition at Connexion Conference & Event Centre. The 2026 theme, 'Technology, Humanised,' explores how Southeast Asian teams stay intentional and human-centric in an AI-driven world — bringing designers, product leaders, and technologists together across the region.", "url": "https://www.fusecon.asia/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "fusecon-2026" }, { "name": "Nxt AI 2026", "type": [ "ai", "img gen" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "img gen", "date": "2026-11-02", "dateDisplay": "Nov 2–4, 2026", "location": "Boston, USA", "price": "$699–$899", "blurb": "The second edition of an international AI/ML conference gathering researchers and industry practitioners in Boston. Three days of keynotes, oral presentations, and panels on generative AI, deep learning, NLP, robotics, and AI ethics — with academic, corporate, and student tiers all bundling lifetime access to session recordings.", "url": "https://nxtai-conference.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "nxt-ai-2026" }, { "name": "POV Budapest 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2026-09-16", "dateDisplay": "Sep 16–20, 2026", "location": "Budapest, Hungary", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Hungary's flagship international design conference returns for its third edition at the National Dance Theatre, exploring how design systems move from controlled digital environments into real-world contexts. Five days of talks, workshops, design walks, pop-up exhibitions, and afterparties bringing the most ambitious studios and creative leaders to Budapest for an audience from 50+ countries.", "url": "https://www.povbudapest.com/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "pov-budapest-2026" }, { "name": "Dash Bash 2027", "type": [ "motion", "ui design", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "brand design", "date": "2027-05-19", "dateDisplay": "May 19–21, 2027", "location": "Raleigh, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The biennial motion design gathering returns to Red Hat Tower in downtown Raleigh for two days of talks plus an optional day of hands-on workshops. About 500 attendees converge for one of the most beloved intimate motion design events on the calendar — curated by Dash Studio and OK Motion Club.", "url": "https://dashbash.net/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "dash-bash-2027" }, { "name": "AI DevWorld 2027", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2027-02-09", "dateDisplay": "Feb 9–11, 2027", "location": "Santa Clara, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Billed as the world's largest AI & ML developer event, co-located with DeveloperWeek at the Santa Clara Convention Center. 2,500+ attendees, 250+ speakers, and 100+ exhibitors across eight tracks including Agentic AI, AI-Augmented Software Development, AI Ops & MCP, and AI Security.", "url": "https://aidevworld.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ai-devworld-2027" }, { "name": "Seoul Design Festival 2026", "type": [ "product design", "brand design", "industrial design" ], "primaryFocus": "product design", "secondaryFocus": "brand design", "date": "2026-11-26", "dateDisplay": "Nov 26–29, 2026", "location": "Seoul, South Korea", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 25th edition of Korea's flagship design exhibition takes over COEX for four days, built on the expertise of DESIGN magazine and a global design network. A curated crossroads for brand identity, product, lifestyle, and visual design — connecting Korean studios, in-house teams, and international creatives.", "url": "https://seoul.designfestival.co.kr/en/main/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "seoul-design-festival-2026" }, { "name": "MUTEK Forum Montréal 2026", "type": [ "ai", "motion", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2026-08-26", "dateDisplay": "Aug 26–28, 2026", "location": "Montréal, Canada", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Three days of talks, performances, workshops, and screenings dedicated to the future of digital creation — bringing 100+ artists, researchers, and technologists to the Quartier des spectacles. The 2026 theme 'Symbiotic Frequencies' examines the relationships between AI, living systems, artistic practices, and technological infrastructures.", "url": "https://forum.mutek.org/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "mutek-forum-montreal-2026" }, { "name": "Cardiff Animation Festival 2027", "type": [ "motion", "3d", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-04-22", "dateDisplay": "Apr 22–25, 2027", "location": "Cardiff, Wales", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "One of the UK's most beloved animation events returns to Chapter Arts Centre — now moving from biennial to annual programming. Four days of screenings, industry panels, masterclasses, and networking centered on the year's best animated shorts from around the world.", "url": "https://www.cardiffanimation.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "cardiff-animation-festival-2027" }, { "name": "ICLR 2026", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2026-04-23", "dateDisplay": "Apr 23–27, 2026", "location": "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The premier gathering for deep learning research — where cutting-edge work on neural architectures, LLMs, computer vision, and reinforcement learning gets debated. Three days of talks (Apr 23–25) plus two days of workshops (Apr 26–27).", "url": "https://iclr.cc/Conferences/2026", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "iclr-2026" }, { "name": "Data + AI Summit 2026", "type": [ "ai", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "backend code", "date": "2026-06-15", "dateDisplay": "Jun 15–18, 2026", "location": "San Francisco, USA", "price": "$1,795+", "blurb": "Databricks' massive data + AI conference brings 30,000+ practitioners to Moscone Center across 800+ sessions on data engineering, agentic AI, warehousing, governance, and applied ML. Keynotes from OpenAI, Microsoft, Mastercard, and Databricks leadership.", "url": "https://www.databricks.com/dataaisummit", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "data-ai-summit-2026" }, { "name": "UXPA International 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-06-22", "dateDisplay": "Jun 22–25, 2026", "location": "Las Vegas, USA", "price": "$1,000+", "blurb": "Four days at Caesars Palace hosted by the User Experience Professionals Association — keynotes, workshops, and collaborative sessions across UX research, information architecture, and design leadership. The definitive gathering for career UX practitioners.", "url": "https://uxpa2026.org/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "uxpa-international-2026" }, { "name": "EPIC2026", "type": [ "ux", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-10-25", "dateDisplay": "Oct 25–27, 2026", "location": "Chicago, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 22nd edition of the international ethnography conference exploring how researchers model, predict, and interpret human context at scale. Held at the Chicago Cultural Center with keynotes, papers, case studies, and salon-style small-group discussions.", "url": "https://2026.epicpeople.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "epic-2026" }, { "name": "NDC Oslo 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "backend code", "secondaryFocus": "frontend code", "date": "2026-09-14", "dateDisplay": "Sep 14–18, 2026", "location": "Oslo, Norway", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Norway's flagship software development conference brings 154 speakers and 165 sessions to Oslo Spektrum across five days — two workshop days followed by three days of talks on .NET, cloud, security, agile, and everything in between.", "url": "https://ndcoslo.com/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "ndc-oslo-2026" }, { "name": "AWE Asia 2027", "type": [ "ar/vr", "3d", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-07-14", "dateDisplay": "Jul 14–16, 2027", "location": "Shanghai, China", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Augmented World Expo Asia — the region's flagship XR + AI event moves to Shanghai for its 2027 edition. Three days of spatial computing, AR/VR/MR launches, an expo floor of exhibitors, and the Auggie Awards recognizing top achievements across immersive tech.", "url": "https://www.aweasia.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "awe-asia-2027" }, { "name": "Actuate 26", "type": [ "robotics", "ai", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "robotics", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-08-18", "dateDisplay": "Aug 18–19, 2026", "location": "San Francisco, USA", "price": "$500+", "blurb": "The developer conference for people who build robots. 1,000+ attendees from companies deploying real-world robots — autonomous vehicles, drones, humanoids, defense, construction, logistics — with speakers from Wayve, Aurora, Physical Intelligence, Zipline, Shield AI, Google DeepMind, and NVIDIA at Fort Mason's Gateway Pavilion.", "url": "https://actuate.foxglove.dev/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "actuate-26" }, { "name": "The Autonomous Main Event 2026", "type": [ "robotics", "ai", "industrial design" ], "primaryFocus": "robotics", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-09-23", "dateDisplay": "Sep 23–24, 2026", "location": "Vienna, Austria", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Global flagship conference on autonomous mobility and robotics, returning to Vienna's Hofburg Imperial Palace. Under the theme \"Building Trust for Autonomy to Scale,\" leaders tackle edge AI frameworks, off-highway autonomy, regulatory pathways, and shared safety foundations across automotive and robotic systems.", "url": "https://www.the-autonomous.com/main-event/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "the-autonomous-main-event-2026" }, { "name": "Format(s) Festival 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2026-10-10", "dateDisplay": "Oct 10–11, 2026", "location": "Strasbourg, France", "price": "Free–€30", "blurb": "The 5th edition of Strasbourg's graphic design festival, initiated by Central Vapeur. Explores typography, graphic design, digital design, and publishing through 4 exhibitions, an independent publishing fair, a poster trail, 5 conferences, 2 round tables, 3 flash talks, and 2 public workshops — with exhibitions running through November.", "url": "https://formats-festival.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "formats-festival-2026" }, { "name": "IXDC 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-10-29", "dateDisplay": "Oct 29–Nov 1, 2026", "location": "Guangzhou, China", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "China's premier UX design summit, themed \"Human-Machine Symbiosis: Creating Warm Intelligent Experiences.\" Four days at Guangzhou Design Capital bringing together a cross-disciplinary community of designers, researchers, and product leaders shaping the next era of user experience — recognized by WDO, GDIO, and WGDO.", "url": "https://ixdc.org/2026/index_en.html", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ixdc-2026" }, { "name": "UCDA Design Conference: Duality", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-11-04", "dateDisplay": "Nov 4–7, 2026", "location": "Kansas City, USA", "price": "$650+", "blurb": "The 56th annual UCDA Design Conference explores how creatives navigate the shift toward AI-driven tools while preserving the human perspective that gives work meaning. Four days of mainstage talks, breakouts across Technology, Inspiration, Professional Practice, and Education tracks, plus the UCDA Design Awards Show and vendor expo. Keynote from Tad Carpenter.", "url": "https://www.ucda.com/events/231/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ucda-design-conference-duality" }, { "name": "ADCE Creative Week 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design", "motion" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2026-11-17", "dateDisplay": "Nov 17–20, 2026", "location": "Barcelona, Spain", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The Art Directors Club of Europe returns to Barcelona for the second edition of Creative Week at DHub Barcelona. 500+ creatives from across the continent gather for talks, portfolio reviews, gala ceremonies, and networking under the theme \"Relationships\" — celebrating that great work has never come from ideas alone.", "url": "https://adceurope.org/festival/adce-creative-week/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "adce-creative-week-2026" }, { "name": "RenderCon 2026", "type": [ "3d", "ai", "motion" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-04-16", "dateDisplay": "Apr 16–17, 2026", "location": "Los Angeles, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "A two-day production-focused conference at Nya Studios West bringing together artists, studios, technologists, and infrastructure leaders to explore the future of media, technology, and art. Day one is keynotes and panels on neural rendering, AI in creative pipelines, virtual production, and gaussian splats; day two is hands-on workshops and developer sessions. Speakers include Jules Urbach (OTOY), Fede Alvarez, Alex Ross, and Refik Anadol.", "url": "https://rendercon2026.com/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "rendercon-2026" }, { "name": "Eurographics 2026", "type": [ "3d", "ai", "motion" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-05-04", "dateDisplay": "May 4–8, 2026", "location": "Aachen, Germany", "price": "€500+", "blurb": "The 47th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics returns to Aachen with full papers, short papers, tutorials, and posters covering state-of-the-art rendering, animation, generative AI, and simulation. Six keynotes from leaders at Inria, Aalto, UCL, and ETH Zurich, with a social event held in the historic Coronation Hall.", "url": "https://eg2026.github.io/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "eurographics-2026" }, { "name": "FMX 2027", "type": [ "motion", "3d", "gaming" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-04-27", "dateDisplay": "Apr 27–30, 2027", "location": "Stuttgart, Germany", "price": "€400+", "blurb": "The 31st edition of Europe's flagship Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia, hosted by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Four days of talks, workshops, and showcases from studios and researchers pushing digital media, VFX pipelines, real-time production, and immersive storytelling forward.", "url": "https://fmx.de/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "fmx-2027" }, { "name": "GDC 2027", "type": [ "gaming", "3d", "motion" ], "primaryFocus": "gaming", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-03-01", "dateDisplay": "Mar 1–5, 2027", "location": "San Francisco, USA", "price": "$999+", "blurb": "The Game Developers Conference returns to Moscone Center for five days of the art, science, and business of game development. Tens of thousands of programmers, artists, producers, designers, and executives gather for keynotes, deep-dive sessions, awards, and expo — with venues extending across downtown SF in the newly revised format.", "url": "https://gdconf.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "gdc-2027" }, { "name": "Meaningful XR 2026", "type": [ "ar/vr", "3d", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2026-05-30", "dateDisplay": "May 30–31, 2026", "location": "Portland, USA", "price": "$200+", "blurb": "A hybrid conference at the University of Oregon Portland Campus bringing researchers, educators, and industry together to explore how VR, AR, and mixed reality can enhance experience and solve complex challenges. Keynotes, panels, demos, and poster sessions cover spatial computing, the psychology of VR, robotics, and applied XR across disciplines.", "url": "https://www.meaningfulxr.org/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "meaningful-xr-2026" }, { "name": "Crafted London 2026", "type": [ "ux", "product design", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-09-17", "dateDisplay": "Sep 17, 2026", "location": "London, UK", "price": "Free–£370", "blurb": "UserTesting's flagship event for research, design, and product leaders lands at Exhibition White City, a reimagined historic venue in London's innovation hub. A free afternoon mainstage of keynotes and panels plus optional full-day workshops turning insights into impact — case studies from industry practitioners, hands-on frameworks, and cross-discipline networking.", "url": "https://events.usertesting.com/crafted-london/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "crafted-london-2026" }, { "name": "CXI Conference 2027", "type": [ "brand design", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2027-06-11", "dateDisplay": "Jun 11, 2027", "location": "Bielefeld, Germany", "price": "€300+", "blurb": "Europe's largest professional gathering for corporate and brand identity returns to Rudolf-Oetker-Halle. The signature format puts companies and their agencies on stage together, unpacking strategy, decision-making, and design development for 1,400+ brand practitioners.", "url": "https://www.cxi-konferenz.org/en/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "cxi-conference-2027" }, { "name": "AGNTCon + MCPCon North America 2026", "type": [ "ai", "backend code", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "backend code", "date": "2026-10-22", "dateDisplay": "Oct 22–23, 2026", "location": "San Jose, USA", "price": "$799+", "blurb": "The flagship conference for the open agentic AI ecosystem, hosted by the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation. Two tracks converge around Model Context Protocol (MCP), the Goose framework, and the AGENTS.md spec — the plumbing that makes production agent systems reliable across tools, data, and platforms.", "url": "https://events.linuxfoundation.org/agntcon-mcpcon-north-america/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "agntcon-mcpcon-north-america-2026" }, { "name": "STHLM Xperience Conference 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ai", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-11-12", "dateDisplay": "Nov 12, 2026", "location": "Stockholm, Sweden", "price": "1,250–9,995 SEK", "blurb": "A hybrid single-day conference at 7A Posthuset marking World Usability Day with the theme \"Designing a Sustainable Future with Ethical AI.\" 58 speakers across 13 keynotes and 6 workshops on how human creativity and responsible technology can tackle global challenges — streamed with subtitles for online attendees.", "url": "https://www.sxc.se/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "sthlm-xperience-conference-2026" }, { "name": "Frontmania 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "ux", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2026-10-05", "dateDisplay": "Oct 5–7, 2026", "location": "Utrecht, Netherlands", "price": "€499+", "blurb": "Three days of frontend for developers who ship. Bootcamp days at NH Hotel Utrecht (Oct 5–6) lead into a full main conference at Jaarbeurs (Oct 7) — hands-on skill-building, modern web trends, and the community that keeps the Dutch frontend scene humming.", "url": "https://frontmania.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "frontmania-2026" }, { "name": "World AI Cannes Festival 2027", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2027-02-10", "dateDisplay": "Feb 10–11, 2027", "location": "Cannes, France", "price": "€500+", "blurb": "The premier global summit for turning AI strategy into real-world implementation, now backed by Informa. 7,500 attendees, 200+ speakers across business, technology, and policy tracks, and 80+ exhibitors converge at Palais des Festivals for two days of enterprise-scale AI conversation.", "url": "https://waicf.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "world-ai-cannes-festival-2027" }, { "name": "Fronteers Dark Mode 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "website design", "date": "2026-10-02", "dateDisplay": "Oct 2, 2026", "location": "Dordrecht, Netherlands", "price": "€99", "blurb": "An intimate single-track evening conference at Cinema De Witt for ~100 frontend folks. Runs from 3 PM well past midnight with inspiring talks on the material of the web — HTML, CSS, JS, accessibility, sustainability — in a cozy after-work atmosphere.", "url": "https://fronteersconf.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "fronteers-dark-mode-2026" }, { "name": "Unite Tokyo 2026", "type": [ "gaming", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "gaming", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2026-11-17", "dateDisplay": "Nov 17, 2026", "location": "Tokyo, Japan", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Japan's premier Unity developer conference, bringing together creators from gaming, advertising, automotive, and manufacturing. Expect a first look at Unity 7 (entering beta this December), roadmap sessions, hands-on demos, and community meetups following the Unity 7 unveiling at Unite Seoul earlier in the year.", "url": "https://unity.com/events/unite-2026", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "unite-tokyo-2026" }, { "name": "OFFF Barcelona 2027", "type": [ "brand design", "motion" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2027-05-06", "dateDisplay": "May 6–8, 2027", "location": "Barcelona, Spain", "price": "€250+", "blurb": "The 27th edition of the world's most iconic festival of contemporary visual creativity returns to the Museu del Disseny de Barcelona for three days of workshops, keynotes, live projects, and networking. A pilgrimage for motion designers, illustrators, art directors, and studios shaping the visual language of the next year.", "url": "https://www.offf.barcelona/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "offf-barcelona-2027" }, { "name": "React Conf 2026", "type": [ "frontend code", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2026-10-07", "dateDisplay": "Oct 7–8, 2026", "location": "Henderson, NV, USA", "price": "$799+", "blurb": "The official conference from the React team at Meta, held at M Resort Spa Casino outside Las Vegas. Two days of announcements straight from the core team on React 19+, Server Components, the React Compiler, and where the framework is headed next — plus talks from Vercel, Expo, Shopify, and the broader ecosystem.", "url": "https://conf.react.dev/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "react-conf-2026" }, { "name": "DIS 2027", "type": [ "ux", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2027-06-28", "dateDisplay": "Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2027", "location": "Stockholm, Sweden", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "ACM's Designing Interactive Systems conference — the premier academic venue for interaction design research. DIS 2027 gathers researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of HCI, design, engineering, and the arts to present new methods, prototypes, and critical reflections on how we design the interactive world.", "url": "https://dis.acm.org/2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "dis-2027" }, { "name": "Meta Connect 2026", "type": [ "ar/vr", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-09-23", "dateDisplay": "Sep 23–24, 2026", "location": "Menlo Park, CA, USA", "price": "Free (livestream) / Invite (in-person)", "blurb": "Meta's flagship developer event for XR and AI. Expect a keynote on Horizon OS, Ray-Ban and Orion smart glasses, mixed reality, and Meta's AI stack — followed by deep-dive sessions on APIs, tooling, and hardware capabilities. The rumored ultralight tethered headset targeted for H1 2027 is the one to watch.", "url": "https://www.meta.com/connect/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "meta-connect-2026" }, { "name": "SXSW 2027", "type": [ "ai", "website design" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "website design", "date": "2027-03-13", "dateDisplay": "Mar 13–21, 2027", "location": "Austin, TX, USA", "price": "$1,195+", "blurb": "South by Southwest returns to downtown Austin with an expanded 9-day format under new Penske Media leadership. SXSW EDU kicks things off (Mar 13–16), followed by the main Innovation, Music, Film & TV and Comedy tracks (Mar 15–21) — the annual crossroads for anyone building at the intersection of tech, design, and culture.", "url": "https://sxsw.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "sxsw-2027" }, { "name": "Boston AI Week 2026", "type": [ "ai", "robotics", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "robotics", "date": "2026-09-16", "dateDisplay": "Sep 16–Oct 28, 2026", "location": "Boston, MA, USA", "price": "Free–Varies", "blurb": "The Festival of AI returns as a six-week statewide celebration across Massachusetts. 500+ orgs, 125+ events, and a Core Festival Week (Sep 24–Oct 2) spanning enterprise adoption, healthcare, robotics, government, and the Boston AI Summit under the theme AI in Business and in Life.", "url": "https://aiweek.boston/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "boston-ai-week-2026" }, { "name": "Helsinki Design Week 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "product design", "industrial design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-08-28", "dateDisplay": "Aug 28–Sep 6, 2026", "location": "Helsinki, Finland", "price": "Free–€35", "blurb": "The Nordics' largest design festival takes over Helsinki with 100+ events under the 2026 theme 'The Oncoming Other.' Exhibitions, PechaKucha Night, workshops, open studios, and Meeting Points scattered across the city — most of it free.", "url": "https://helsinkidesignweek.com/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "helsinki-design-week-2026" }, { "name": "AI Engineer Paris 2026", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode", "frontend code" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2026-09-23", "dateDisplay": "Sep 23–24, 2026", "location": "Paris, France", "price": "Varies", "blurb": "The second edition lands at Station F, Europe's largest startup campus, hosted by Mistral. Two days of technical talks, 16 hands-on workshops, and 24 exhibitors bringing ~1,000 AI engineers, founders, and VPs of AI together for research-grade sessions and an expo afterparty.", "url": "https://ai.engineer/paris/2026", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "ai-engineer-paris-2026" }, { "name": "DesignUp Festival 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-10-01", "dateDisplay": "Oct 1–4, 2026", "location": "Bengaluru, India", "price": "₹8,950–₹35,950", "blurb": "Ten years in, India's flagship design + product festival returns to the Sheraton Grand Whitefield with the theme 'Design At Cross-Roads.' Keynotes from Kara Pernice (NN/g), Tey Bannerman, and 25+ leaders on how generative AI is redefining the designer's role.", "url": "https://26.designup.io/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "designup-festival-2026" }, { "name": "UX Sofia 2026", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2026-11-11", "dateDisplay": "Nov 11–13, 2026", "location": "Sofia, Bulgaria", "price": "€early bird", "blurb": "Bulgaria's international UX conference by Lucrat digs into 'Automation and Meaning' — how AI is reshaping the craft without hollowing it out. Two days of half-day workshops (Nov 11–12) followed by a full seminar day (Nov 13), livestreamed and recorded.", "url": "https://uxsofia.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ux-sofia-2026" }, { "name": "IEEE VR 2027", "type": [ "ar/vr", "3d", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-02-27", "dateDisplay": "Feb 27–Mar 3, 2027", "location": "Melbourne, Australia", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The premier international venue for advances in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality heads to Melbourne. Researchers, practitioners, artists, and industry leaders convene for papers, posters, demos, workshops, tutorials, and the 3DUI Contest.", "url": "http://ieeevr.org/2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ieee-vr-2027" }, { "name": "SPIE AR | VR | MR 2027", "type": [ "ar/vr", "3d", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-01-30", "dateDisplay": "Jan 30–Feb 4, 2027", "location": "San Francisco, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The ultimate XR conference on optical architectures for next-generation smart glasses and head-mounted displays. Deep dives into display techniques, optical sensors, combiner optics, and light-field rendering with industry and academic leaders at the Moscone Center.", "url": "https://www.spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/ar-vr-mr", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "spie-ar-vr-mr-2027" }, { "name": "Rise of AI Conference 2027", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2027-05-12", "dateDisplay": "May 12, 2027", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "price": "€899+", "blurb": "A curated gathering for ~300 decision-makers from Europe's AI ecosystem — business, policy, research, investment. Focuses on technological sovereignty, trusted AI infrastructure, industrial implementation, and human leadership in an AI-driven world.", "url": "https://riseof.ai/conference-2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "rise-of-ai-2027" }, { "name": "AI for Good Global Summit 2027", "type": [ "ai", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2027-07-21", "dateDisplay": "Jul 21–25, 2027", "location": "Geneva, Switzerland", "price": "Free (application)", "blurb": "The UN's flagship AI summit convened by ITU at Palexpo. Ten tracks and 300+ speakers under the theme 'Guardians of Tomorrow' — enterprise AI teams, frontier labs, startups, investors, and academic researchers exploring AI's potential to serve humanity.", "url": "https://aiforgood.itu.int/summit27/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ai-for-good-summit-2027" }, { "name": "Web3D 2026", "type": [ "3d", "ar/vr", "frontend code" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "ar/vr", "date": "2026-10-13", "dateDisplay": "Oct 13–15, 2026", "location": "Doha, Qatar", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 31st International Conference on 3D Web Technology, hosted at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Education City. ACM SIGGRAPH–sponsored premier venue for the 3D web community — metaverse, digital twins, avatars, XR, and 3D content creation.", "url": "https://web3d.siggraph.org/2026/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "web3d-2026" }, { "name": "MODE Summit 2027", "type": [ "motion", "ar/vr", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "ar/vr", "date": "2027-06-10", "dateDisplay": "Jun 10–12, 2027", "location": "Singapore", "price": "$325+", "blurb": "The peer-reviewed international summit for motion design education, hosted at Catapult by CapitaLand with National University of Singapore. 2027 theme 'BREAKOUT' spans AI integration, immersive experiences, data-driven graphics, and cultural impact in motion design.", "url": "https://www.modesummit.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "mode-summit-2027" }, { "name": "RAISE Summit 2027", "type": [ "ai", "vibecode", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "vibecode", "date": "2027-07-06", "dateDisplay": "Jul 6–8, 2027", "location": "Paris, France", "price": "Early bird", "blurb": "The global stage for AI leadership at Palais des Congrès. Brings together 9,000 AI leaders, C-suite executives, startups, investors, and policymakers across four tracks — Foundation, Frontier, Friction, and Future — covering infrastructure, compute, governance, and where AI goes next.", "url": "https://www.raisesummit.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "raise-summit-2027" }, { "name": "Playgrounds Fest 2027", "type": [ "motion", "3d", "gaming" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "3d", "date": "2027-04-14", "dateDisplay": "Apr 14–16, 2027", "location": "Eindhoven, Netherlands", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The rebranded evolution of The Art Department, returning to Strijp-S and Klokgebouw. Three days celebrating the creative image across animation, film, games, illustration and design — with artist talks, masterclasses, portfolio reviews, live sketching, artist studios and industry networking.", "url": "https://weareplaygrounds.nl/event/plgr-fest-2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "playgrounds-fest-2027" }, { "name": "Global Brand Conference 2027", "type": [ "brand design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-05-12", "dateDisplay": "May 12–14, 2027", "location": "Mainz, Germany", "price": "Academic rates", "blurb": "The 20th anniversary edition of the international academic conference on brand management, brand identity and corporate reputation. 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Two days of technical talks and hands-on sessions for ~3,500 developers spanning web, cloud, AI, mobile and modern engineering practices.", "url": "https://devfest.gdgnantes.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "devfest-nantes-2027" }, { "name": "Reeperbahn Festival 2026", "type": [ "ai", "brand design", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "brand design", "date": "2026-09-16", "dateDisplay": "Sep 16–19, 2026", "location": "Hamburg, Germany", "price": "€300+", "blurb": "Europe's largest club festival and cross-industry pop-culture platform. The conference track runs ~190 sessions covering AI in creative work, digital fashion, sync & tech, platform policy and startup pitches — a rare mashup of music, brand, design, and emerging tech professionals.", "url": "https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/en", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "reeperbahn-festival-2026" }, { "name": "prompt:UX 2027", "type": [ "ux", "ai", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-02-24", "dateDisplay": "Feb 24–25, 2027", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "price": "€390+", "blurb": "Two days at Hotel AMANO East Side dedicated to the intersection of AI and UX. 50+ speakers from Google, Microsoft, Booking.com and Zalando cover practical AI skills for designers, researchers, and product managers, plus a full-day workshop track.", "url": "https://www.promptux.ai/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "prompt-ux-2027" }, { "name": "Vulkanised 2027", "type": [ "3d", "frontend code", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "frontend code", "date": "2027-02-08", "dateDisplay": "Feb 8–10, 2027", "location": "Kortrijk, Belgium", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The largest annual gathering for developers building with the Vulkan API. Keynotes, technical talks, panels and application case studies for 3D graphics engineers, hosted at Howest University with the Real-Time Shading Symposium running immediately after.", "url": "https://vulkan.org/events/vulkanised-2027", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "vulkanised-2027" }, { "name": "3DV 2027", "type": [ "3d", "ai", "ar/vr" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-04-06", "dateDisplay": "Apr 6–9, 2027", "location": "Thessaloniki, Greece", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 14th International Conference on 3D Vision at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. Single-track research on optical sensors, geometric modeling, reconstruction, and rendering — plus poster sessions, live demos and an industrial exhibition.", "url": "https://3dvconf.github.io/2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "3dv-2027" }, { "name": "UX Copenhagen 2027", "type": [ "ux", "product design", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-05-20", "dateDisplay": "May 20–21, 2027", "location": "Copenhagen, Denmark", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Denmark's most inspirational human experience conference returns after a three-year hiatus for its 11th edition. About 200 UX pros, design leaders, and strategists gather around the theme 'UX As An Approach' — keynotes, workshops, and live Q&A, with a hybrid online option.", "url": "https://uxcopenhagen.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ux-copenhagen-2027" }, { "name": "AWE USA 2027", "type": [ "ar/vr", "ai", "gaming" ], "primaryFocus": "ar/vr", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-06-14", "dateDisplay": "Jun 14–17, 2027", "location": "Long Beach, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The #1 AR/VR conference and expo returns to Long Beach under the theme 'I, Spatial: Humans Empowered by Spatial AI.' Sixteen tracks span enterprise XR, digital twins, AI + XR, developer tools, gaming and immersive media, alongside a startup pitch competition and expo floor.", "url": "https://www.awexr.com/about_awe", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "awe-usa-2027" }, { "name": "SIGGRAPH 2027", "type": [ "3d", "motion", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "3d", "secondaryFocus": "motion", "date": "2027-08-08", "dateDisplay": "Aug 8–12, 2027", "location": "Anaheim, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The world's leading conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques lands at the Anaheim Convention Center. Expect 12,000+ attendees, cutting-edge research papers, the Electronic Theater, Real-Time Live, Immersive Pavilion, and hands-on labs across VFX, animation, AI, and 3D.", "url": "https://s2027.siggraph.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "siggraph-2027" }, { "name": "Advanced Humanoid Forum 2027", "type": [ "robotics", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "robotics", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-01-20", "dateDisplay": "Jan 20–21, 2027", "location": "Munich, Germany", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Europe's leading humanoid robotics conference focused on Physical AI validation, embodied AI real-world testing, and industrial humanoid deployment. Brings together 500+ CTOs, roboticists, and manufacturers for live demonstrations and structured benchmarking of humanoid systems in industrial environments.", "url": "https://advancedhumanoidforum.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "advanced-humanoid-forum-2027" }, { "name": "TEI 2027", "type": [ "product design", "ux", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "product design", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2027-01-24", "dateDisplay": "Jan 24–27, 2027", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 21st annual ACM conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction at Centro Cultural de Belém. Researchers, practitioners, designers, and artists explore how bodies and space shape interactive systems — papers, studios, and hands-on work-in-progress demos.", "url": "https://sigchi.org/events/tei-2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "tei-2027" }, { "name": "JSWORLD Conference 2027", "type": [ "frontend code", "ai", "backend code" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-03-12", "dateDisplay": "Mar 12, 2027", "location": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 10th edition of Europe's premier JavaScript conference brings 1,000+ developers to Theater Amsterdam for a full day of talks on AI-assisted development, modern JS frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Turbopack, Vite), and the future of web engineering — all on a 500-square-meter screen with live code demos.", "url": "https://jsworldconference.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "jsworld-conference-2027" }, { "name": "Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf 2027", "type": [ "frontend code", "ui design", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "ui design", "date": "2027-04-19", "dateDisplay": "Apr 19–20, 2027", "location": "Düsseldorf, Germany", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Europe's best-loved conference for coders and creatives returns to Düsseldorf for two days of single-track talks that cross the boundaries of design, development, and inspiration. Known for its warm community vibe, curated speaker lineup, and no-workshop, all-substance format.", "url": "https://beyondtellerrand.com/events/duesseldorf-2027", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "beyond-tellerrand-dusseldorf-2027" }, { "name": "PROMPT.NYC 2027", "type": [ "ai", "product design", "vibecode" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-04-24", "dateDisplay": "Apr 24–25, 2027", "location": "New York, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "NYC's largest AI conference lands at the Javits Center, with two days of keynotes, an AI Hackathon, and cross-industry deep dives (finance, healthcare, automotive, media) for engineers, startups, investors, and researchers building the applied-AI stack.", "url": "https://prompt.nyc/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "prompt-nyc-2027" }, { "name": "CHI 2027", "type": [ "ux", "ai", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-05-10", "dateDisplay": "May 10–14, 2027", "location": "Pittsburgh, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center under the theme 'Bridges,' connecting researchers, practitioners, and students advancing tech for human flourishing. Papers, posters, interactive demos, panels, and workshops across HCI, UX, and applied AI.", "url": "https://chi2027.acm.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "chi-2027" }, { "name": "Oddfest 2026", "type": [ "brand design", "ux", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2026-06-08", "dateDisplay": "Jun 8–14, 2026", "location": "Helsinki, Finland", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "A week-long Helsinki gathering that blends the energy of a festival with the depth of a conference, blurring the lines between art, business, and society. Talks, workshops, and side events across creative disciplines and emerging tech.", "url": "https://oddfest.co/", "past": true, "status": "approved", "slug": "oddfest-2026" }, { "name": "OMR Festival 2027", "type": [ "brand design", "ai", "ux" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-05-03", "dateDisplay": "May 3–5, 2027", "location": "Hamburg, Germany", "price": "€539+", "blurb": "Europe's leading event for marketing and the digital economy, extended to three days with 800+ speakers, 1,000+ exhibitors, six stages, masterclasses, and live concerts across the Hamburg Messe.", "url": "https://omr.com/en/events/festival/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "omr-festival-2027" }, { "name": "Web Summit Qatar 2027", "type": [ "ai", "frontend code", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-01-31", "dateDisplay": "Jan 31–Feb 3, 2027", "location": "Doha, Qatar", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The Middle East's largest tech gathering returns to Doha with 30,000+ attendees, 1,500 startups, and 800 investors across content stages on AI, deep tech, enterprise, and the future of business.", "url": "https://qatar.websummit.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "web-summit-qatar-2027" }, { "name": "CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2027", "type": [ "ux", "product design", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-03-08", "dateDisplay": "Mar 8–12, 2027", "location": "Anaheim, USA", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "The 42nd edition of the world's longest-running assistive-tech conference. A new Innovation Pavilion, Innovation Track, and Innovation Challenge spotlight emerging accessibility ideas alongside the deep-practice workshops and research tracks CSUN is known for.", "url": "https://www.csun.edu/cod/conference", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "csun-assistive-technology-2027" }, { "name": "Clerkenwell Design Week 2027", "type": [ "industrial design", "product design", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "industrial design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-05-25", "dateDisplay": "May 25–27, 2027", "location": "London, UK", "price": "Free", "blurb": "The UK's leading design festival takes over Clerkenwell for its 16th edition: 200+ showrooms, 16+ exhibition venues, installations, launches, and talks across contemporary interiors, furniture, lighting, materials, and workplace design.", "url": "https://www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "clerkenwell-design-week-2027" }, { "name": "UXLx 2027", "type": [ "ux", "ui design", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-05-11", "dateDisplay": "May 11–14, 2027", "location": "Lisbon, Portugal", "price": "TBA", "blurb": "Four days to master the human side of design under the theme 'Designing Human Experiences in the Age of AI.' A Leadership & Strategy day, two days of hands-on workshops, and a final day of inspirational talks and case studies at the FIL Meeting Centre.", "url": "https://www.ux-lx.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "uxlx-2027" }, { "name": "Future Product Days 2027", "type": [ "product design", "ux", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "product design", "secondaryFocus": "ux", "date": "2027-09-22", "dateDisplay": "Sep 22–24, 2027", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "price": "€599+", "blurb": "Europe's largest product-creator event moves to Berlin's CityCube. 4,000+ daily participants, 100+ speakers, and seven stages covering product design, engineering, UX, AI, and leadership.", "url": "https://www.futureproductdays.com", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "future-product-days-2027" }, { "name": "Anima Brussels 2027", "type": [ "motion", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "brand design", "date": "2027-02-19", "dateDisplay": "Feb 19–28, 2027", "location": "Brussels, Belgium", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "The 44th edition of the International Animation Film Festival of Brussels — ten days of competition screenings, retrospectives, filmmaker Q&As, kids workshops, and industry panels that take over Flagey and the Belgian capital.", "url": "https://www.animafestival.be/en/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "anima-brussels-2027" }, { "name": "ITFS Stuttgart 2027", "type": [ "motion", "gaming" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "gaming", "date": "2027-04-27", "dateDisplay": "Apr 27–May 2, 2027", "location": "Stuttgart, Germany", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film turns the city into an animation playground — international competition, open-air screenings at Schlossplatz, GameZone, and the Animation Production Day industry market.", "url": "https://www.itfs.de/en/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "itfs-stuttgart-2027" }, { "name": "NDC London 2027", "type": [ "frontend code", "backend code", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "frontend code", "secondaryFocus": "backend code", "date": "2027-01-25", "dateDisplay": "Jan 25–29, 2027", "location": "London, UK", "price": "£TBA", "blurb": "Five days at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre with 97 speakers and 110 sessions covering .NET, JavaScript, cloud, AI, architecture, and leadership — the London stop of the long-running NDC developer conference circuit.", "url": "https://ndclondon.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ndc-london-2027" }, { "name": "AIPD 2027", "type": [ "ai", "product design", "industrial design" ], "primaryFocus": "ai", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-04-23", "dateDisplay": "Apr 23–25, 2027", "location": "Hybrid / Online", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "The 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Product Design — academic and industry work on AI-assisted ideation, generative product workflows, user experience, and how machine intelligence is reshaping the design process.", "url": "https://www.icaipd.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "aipd-2027" }, { "name": "ConFoo Montreal 2027", "type": [ "frontend code", "backend code", "ai" ], "primaryFocus": "backend code", "secondaryFocus": "frontend code", "date": "2027-02-24", "dateDisplay": "Feb 24–26, 2027", "location": "Montreal, Canada", "price": "CA$999+", "blurb": "A full-stack developer conference packing roughly 190 pragmatic sessions across three days at Hotel Bonaventure — JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, cloud, security, databases, and AI, with a strong francophone community vibe.", "url": "https://confoo.ca/en", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "confoo-montreal-2027" }, { "name": "ACM IUI 2027", "type": [ "ux", "ai", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "ai", "date": "2027-02-08", "dateDisplay": "Feb 8–11, 2027", "location": "Helsinki, Finland", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "The 32nd ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces at Helsinki's Paasitorni — the premier venue where HCI meets AI, with research on interactive ML, generative interfaces, agentic systems, and human-in-the-loop design.", "url": "https://iui.acm.org/2027/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "acm-iui-2027" }, { "name": "Bangkok Design Week 2027", "type": [ "brand design", "industrial design", "product design" ], "primaryFocus": "brand design", "secondaryFocus": "industrial design", "date": "2027-02-18", "dateDisplay": "Feb 18–28, 2027", "location": "Bangkok, Thailand", "price": "Free", "blurb": "The 10th edition of Southeast Asia's largest design festival, themed 'Design to Last: Ever Evolving, Everlasting' — 400+ programs from 2,000+ participants spread across Charoenkrung–Talad Noi and districts across the city.", "url": "https://www.bangkokdesignweek.com/en/bkkdw2027", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "bangkok-design-week-2027" }, { "name": "MIG 2026", "type": [ "motion", "gaming", "3d" ], "primaryFocus": "motion", "secondaryFocus": "gaming", "date": "2026-12-11", "dateDisplay": "Dec 11–13, 2026", "location": "Charleston, USA", "price": "$TBA", "blurb": "The 19th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games at Clemson's Charleston Innovation Campus — where researchers in character animation, physics-based motion, interactive systems and game AI share papers, posters and keynotes.", "url": "https://mig.siggraph.org/2026/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "mig-2026" }, { "name": "DesignTO Festival 2027", "type": [ "industrial design", "product design", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "industrial design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-01-22", "dateDisplay": "Jan 22–31, 2027", "location": "Toronto, Canada", "price": "Free", "blurb": "Canada's largest annual design festival returns for its 17th edition — 10 days, 100+ exhibitions and events across Toronto celebrating design as a multidisciplinary form of creative thinking and making.", "url": "https://designto.org/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "designto-festival-2027" }, { "name": "Stockholm Design Week 2027", "type": [ "industrial design", "product design", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "industrial design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-02-08", "dateDisplay": "Feb 8–14, 2027", "location": "Stockholm, Sweden", "price": "Varies", "blurb": "A week of open showrooms, talks and exhibitions anchored by Stockholm Furniture Fair — the Nordic region's premier gathering for furniture, lighting and interior design, pulling the global design industry into Scandinavia's capital.", "url": "https://www.stockholmdesignweek.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "stockholm-design-week-2027" }, { "name": "Dubai Design Week 2026", "type": [ "industrial design", "product design", "brand design" ], "primaryFocus": "industrial design", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2026-11-03", "dateDisplay": "Nov 3–8, 2026", "location": "Dubai, UAE", "price": "Free", "blurb": "The 12th edition of the region's leading creative festival at Dubai Design District (d3) — 200+ events spanning architecture, product, furniture, interior and graphic design, co-headlined by the Downtown Design trade fair.", "url": "https://www.dubaidesignweek.ae/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "dubai-design-week-2026" }, { "name": "UX360 Europe 2027", "type": [ "ux", "product design", "ui design" ], "primaryFocus": "ux", "secondaryFocus": "product design", "date": "2027-05-13", "dateDisplay": "May 13–14, 2027", "location": "Berlin, Germany", "price": "€TBA", "blurb": "Europe's flagship UX research summit — 'From Invisible to Indispensable' — two days of keynotes, case studies and round-tables on scaling research, influencing leadership and turning insights into measurable product outcomes.", "url": "https://eu.ux360summit.com/", "past": false, "status": "approved", "slug": "ux360-europe-2027" }, { "name": "GAIIP 2027", "type": [ 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