## Preamble

Over the past couple of months I have had some conversations with a few people about what conferences are worth going to in 2025. I started putting together a list of things that *I* think are interesting and I am making this public for others to take a look at and to suggest similar conferences.

As you can tell, the things listed below are mostly in the DWeb, Open Source, Fiscal Sponsorship, and Standards spaces. Also there is a bias to the Cascadia region since it is easier for me to get to. But if you have other suggestions, please leave a comment, hit me up and I might add it. Or if you have a list, I can link it below.

- 🐘 [Mastodon](https://indieweb.social/@chadkoh)
- 🦋 [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/chadkoh.com)
- 💼 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadkohalyk/)
- ✉️ [Email via contact form](https://chadkohalyk.com/contact/)

Needless to say, I won’t be going to _all_ of these. The ones with a checkbox ▢ are the ones I am (currently) planning on going to. This is a living doc so it will change.

Also, if you are thinking about what is the worth of tech conferences pre and post covid, I recommend this podcast ep by our pals over at Oxide Computer:

https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/conferences-in-tech

### 📝 Other Lists

- https://foss.events
- [Metagov Community Events 2024-25](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17dlUme2XM0fqSnk-XZ6NRymSr1rIKATWaRz90iMaEDc/edit?gid=0#gid=0)
- [Civic Tech Guide's massive list of events](https://civictech.guide/calendar/)

## 🗓️ Calendar

- Web Directions has 4 confs for different things. Since they are in Australia I probably can't make it. But check them out [here](https://webdirections.org/)
- **Code** for JS devs (June)
- **Code Leaders** for managers (June)
- **Developer Summit** which is more general (Nov)
- **NEXT** which is futurism (Nov)

## Upcoming

### Sep

(I will be in retreat at [Birken](https://birken.ca/))

- [Hardware Unconf](https://lu.ma/user/usr-QsBfuA209OMyNj6) Burnaby (Sep 27)

### Oct

- [Polyglot Unconf](https://www.polyglotsoftware.com/) Vancouver (Oct 11)
- [AoIR2025](https://aoir.org/aoir2025/) Rio de Janeiro (Oct 15-18)

### Nov

- [IETF 124](https://www.ietf.org/meeting/124/) Montreal (Nov 1-7)
- [National Network of Fiscal Sponsors](https://www.fiscalsponsors.org/) Phoenix (Nov 5-7)
- [Decidim 2025](https://meta.decidim.org/conferences/DecidimFest25) Barcelona (Nov 4-6)
- [MozFest](https://www.mozillafestival.org) Barcelona (Nov 7-9)
- [Canadian IGF](https://canadianigf.ca/) Ottawa (Nov)
- [CWCF Conference](https://canadianworker.coop/five-reasons-to-plan-ahead-to-attend-the-2025-cwcf-conference/) Edmonton (Nov 18-20)

### Dec

- [SplinterCon](https://splintercon.net) Berlin (Dec 9-12)

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## Past

### Jan

- [x] [DWeb Local First Weekend](https://dwebyvr.org/lofiwknd/) Vancouver (Jan 11-12)
- [@proto @FOSDEM](https://lu.ma/7a0p68nw) Brussels (Jan 31)

### Feb

- [FOSDEM 25](https://fosdem.org/2025/) Brussels (Feb 1-2)
- [OFFDEM 25]([https://oxygen.offdem.net](https://oxygen.offdem.net/))
- [FluConf 2025](https://fluconf.online/)
- [RightsCon25](https://www.rightscon.org/) Taipei (Feb 25-27)

### Mar

- [ICANN82](https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann82/) Seattle (Mar 8-13)
- [FLOSS Backstage](https://25.foss-backstage.de/) Berlin (Mar 10-11)
- [IETF122](https://www.ietf.org/meeting/122/) Bangkok (Mar 15-21)
- [x] [ATmosphere Conf](https://atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf-confirming-date-seattle/) Seattle (Mar 22-23) ([My trip report](https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2025/03/30/goosing-the-system-behind-the.html))

### Apr

- [-] ~~[FediForum](https://fediforum.org/) Online~~ (Apr 1-2) *RESCHEDULED TO JUNE*
- [LinuxFestNorthwest](https://linuxfestnorthwest.org/) Bellingham, WA (Apr 25-27)
- (I was planning on going, but got invited to a different conference on the same weekend)

### May

- [x] [Websummit](https://vancouver.websummit.com/) Vancouver (May 27-30)
- [Localfirst Conf 2025](https://www.localfirstconf.com/local-first-conf-2025) in Berlin (May 27-28)

### Jun

- [Vancouver.systems](https://vancouver.systems/) Vancouver (June?)
- [Web Engines Hackfest](https://webengineshackfest.org) Spain (June 2-4)
- [x] [Fediforum](https://foss.events/2025/06-05-fediforum.html) round 2 (June 5-7)
- [ICANN83 Policy Forum](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann83-policy-forum-location-announced-11-06-2024-en) Prague (June 9-12)
- [CMC Congress 2025](https://canada.coop/en/events/2025-cmc-congress/) Regina SK (June 10-12)
- [Protocol Berg V2](https://protocol.berlin/) Berlin (Jun 12-13)
- [IASC 2025 Regenerating the Commons](https://2025.iasc-commons.org/) Amherst MA (June 16-20)
- [Internet Governance Forum](https://info.intgovforum.org/en) Norway (June 23-27)
- [Open Source Summit](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/) Denver CO (June 23-25)

### Jul

- IETF123 Madrid (July 19-25)
- [FOSSY](https://2025.fossy.us/) Portland OR (July 31-Aug 3)

### Aug

- [FediCon](https://fedicon.ca/) Vancouver (Aug 1-2)
- [DWeb Cascadia Camp](https://dwebyvr.org/cascadiacamp/) Salt Spring Island, BC (Aug 7-10)
- [COSCUP](https://coscup.org) Taipei (Aug 9-10)
- [SIGGRAPH 2025](https://s2025.siggraph.org/) Vancouver (Aug 10-14)
- [HOPE_16](https://hope.net/) Queens NY (Aug 15-17)
- [x] [Protocols for Publishers](https://pfp.unternet.co/) Manhattan NY (Aug 20-21)
- [x] [ATProto NYC Community Hack Day](https://smokesignal.events/did:plc:lehcqqkwzcwvjvw66uthu5oq/3ltl5aficno2m) East Williamsburg NY (Aug 22)