Fortunately, there are more than enough opportunities for this. In the first quarter of 2020, a number of interesting events for programmers and IT industry specialists will take place in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. We will tell you about the most interesting and worth attention in this material.
Ukraine
First, let's go through the events in Ukraine, starting with those that specialize in Java.
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When: March 21, 2020 (Saturday)
Place: Kiev, st. Vadim Getman, 6 Mercure Congress Center
How much does it cost: from 100 to 200 USD
Java Fest 2020 is a new professional Java event in Kyiv, organized by the Fest Group, which holds career-oriented conferences in Ukraine.
The organizers promise us the latest news and insights from the world of Java, a focus on practice and technicality, as well as a lot about the experience of international companies. “Cool speakers” are also expected - top specialists from the USA, Europe and Ukraine, whose reports will contain many practical examples from real projects.
The list of currently announced speakers includes Egor Bugaenko (founder and head of Zerocracy), Barukh Sadogursky (Head of Developer Advocacy, USA), Vadim Kazulkin (Head of Technology Strategy at IP Labs) and Philipp Krenn (Developer Advocate from Austria).
The list of priority topics for Java Fest includes: New Java features, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Code design & architecture, Microservices, Reactive programming, Security, Messaging & Apache Kafka, Containers & Docker, Cloud programming & architecture, Testing: unit & integration, Serverless, Hibernate.
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When: February 15, 2020 (Saturday)
Place: Lviv, st. Striyska 29A, UCU Library
How much does it cost: 150 USD
JavaDay Lviv is an annual international conference dedicated to Java technologies and ecosystems. There are 18 speakers announced for JavaDay Lviv 2020 - well-known Java professionals from around the world. During the conference, the latest Java trends, news and modern technologies will be discussed. In particular, the topics include Full-stack Java, JVM Languages, Serverless, Machine Learning, Data Science and much more. The conference will take place over one day in three parallel streams.
As the organizers note, the main goal of JavaDay is to create and support a community around Java and its ecosystem. “The world is changing, new frameworks and tools are appearing. Reports from world experts will help you stay up to date and be ready for new challenges,” says the event description.
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When: February 13, 2020 (Thursday)
Place: Kiev, Brovarskoy Ave., 15, International Exhibition Center
How much does it cost: from 500 to 1500 UAH
Another new event, this time dedicated to the Internet of Things (which, as we know from a recent article , literally cannot live without Java), will take place in Kiev in February.
According to the organizers, three large business forums will be held as part of the event: Internet of Things Forum, which is dedicated to the Internet of Things, Smart Building Forum (more about it below), and the Business Forum “TOP 100 best Ukrainian companies. Work in Ukraine”, which will present leaders of various industries in Ukraine.
“The common exhibition area will unite over 200 different companies, and the Forum’s business program will bring together specialists and industry experts. The Internet of Things gives you the opportunity to rethink how you do business and provides the tools to improve any industry and market through the use of innovative technologies. This is a platform where projects and developments of companies will not only be presented, but also a lot of time will be devoted to the latest trends and directions, real cases that have been or will be implemented in Ukraine. Experts and specialists from leading market companies will be present at the Forum,” the organizers promise.
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When: February 13-14, 2020
Place: Kiev, Brovarskoy Ave., 15, International Exhibition Center
How much does it cost: from 500 to 1500 UAH
The International Smart Building Forum will be held in Ukraine for the fourth time. The event is dedicated to demonstrating global and Ukrainian achievements in the field of intelligent systems and automation, energy efficiency and smart solutions for creating a “smart home” and “smart city”.
According to the organizers, the event will feature six thematic blocks: smart home, smart city, energy efficiency, building automation, IoT solutions and security.
As part of the business program, a two-day conference and presentations by over 30 speakers are planned.
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When: March 11-12, 2020
Place: Kiev, Brovarsky Avenue, 15, International Exhibition Center
How much does it cost: 1800 UAH
Another relatively large event that will be of interest to many programmers in general and Java coders in particular. Ukrainian Gaming Week 2020 is the largest event in Ukraine dedicated to the gambling business.
Ukrainian Gaming Week is designed to bring together manufacturers, distributors and operators working in the gambling business. As part of the event, a two-day exhibition will be organized, a business zone will be set up, and expert discussions of the gambling market after legalization will be held.
The exhibition area will feature products from Ukrainian and global manufacturers of equipment and software for land-based casinos. Among the exhibitors are the best software developers for bookmakers and online casinos, legal companies working in the field of gambling, payment system developers and other industry representatives.
A separate business location is provided for VIP guests, where they can discuss business issues with sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and other event participants.
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When: March 20-21, 2020
Place: Kiev
How much does it cost: from 200 USD
DevOps Fest is a conference for developers and DevOps practitioners from the organizers of the DevOps Bootcamp, which took place in June 2019 in Kyiv.
DevOps Fest 2020 will take place over two days, with presentations in three parallel streams. Among the speakers will be Kohsuke Kawaguchi, creator of Jenkins and CTO of CloudBees, USA.
Russia
In Russia in the first quarter of the new year there will also be quite a lot of interesting events.
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When: January 24, 2020 (Friday)
Place: Moscow, Bersenevskaya embankment, 6 building 3, Deworkacy Red October
How much does it cost: 10,000 rubles
The Mieloconf conference is dedicated to the connection between science and modern technologies, and the reports will cover a number of trending segments, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, self-driving cars, IT in construction, biotech, science, IT in pharmaceuticals and others.
“Every branch of science has a place for IT, so the conference program will consist of blocks from scientists and science popularizers who will talk about the theory, followed by reports from practitioners from the real sector who will show us how it really works, “- promise the event organizers.
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When: February 11-12, 2020
Place: Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 12, WTC
How much does it cost: from 25,350 to 39,000 rubles
TeamLead Conf is a professional conference intended exclusively for team leads.
Ticket prices include meals, handouts and the right to attend two days of the conference. You can also buy an online broadcast of the conference on the official website.
“A wide variety of management topics on one site will provide a unique opportunity to find exactly what suits you. They will talk about the application of psychology in business and management, creating projects and team building, business processes, personal development of team leads and new skills,” says the official website of the event.
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When: March 4, 2020
Place: Moscow
How much does it cost: participation in the conference is free for customer representatives. The cost of participation for representatives of system integrators and vendors is RUB 12,500
An event organized by TAdviser and dedicated to business analytics and big data.
“The main consumers of big data in Russia are banks, telecom operators, retailers and Internet companies. However, Big Data technologies are conquering more and more new areas and industries. Great opportunities open up for them in the public sector, which has a huge amount of data. Thanks to data management and forecasting technologies, industrial enterprises can significantly increase productivity. Thus, we can say with confidence that the demand for BI and Big Data solutions will only increase,” say the organizers.
Among the announced topics of the reports: “What are the global trends in the development of BI systems,” “What are the advantages of intelligent data analytics,” “Which companies have successful experience in using Big Data technologies,” “How to make money on big data” and others.
Belarus
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When: February 21-22, 2020
Place: Minsk, Marriott Hotel
How much does it cost: from 225 to 350 Belarusian rubles
PyCon Belarus 2020 is the sixth annual Python conference in Minsk, Belarus. The event will take place over two days. The first day is Workshop Day, which will consist of practical training in Python for developers of different levels.
The second day includes the conference itself, which will be held in two streams with reports on the development of Python and Data Science in the Python ecosystem.
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When: January 25, 2020 (Saturday)
Place: Minsk, SPACE (Oktyabrskaya str., 16/4)
How much does it cost: $115-140, workshop - $30-40
f(by) 2020 is a conference on functional programming. On the eve of the conference, on January 24, a workshop will be held in the same place.
On the day of the conference, participants will receive two streams of reports on the following topics: the Scala language and functional programming languages (theory and design).
Las Vegas, USA
And finally, let’s add the largest exhibition CES in the USA, the progress of which can be followed online on the official website of the event.
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When: January 7-10, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, USA
How much does it cost: $300
CES is the largest exhibition created by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in the United States. This is the meeting place for all successful representatives of the consumer technology business. For 50 years, this exhibition, accompanied by a conference of industry leaders, has served as a "testing ground" for innovation and demonstration of new technologies from around the world.
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