Devcon 2016: The Wild Wild West

Once again: Devcon is over (actually, for quite a while now) and it's time to look back. If only because the Recap site is public. You can now watch the video recordings of presentations that you've missed, download slides and go through everything again.

Just like last year, we've started with the Unconference on Monday (day 0). Also, like last year, the Unconference was totally sold out, more than a month before the event. According to some, it was the most productive day of the conference, if only because everybody who wants to gets to speak up. Make sure to sign up in time for the next Unconference, so that you're experiencing the magic first hand.

Unlike last year, we've seen the incarnation of a remarkable and important new component of the event: Modconf. This is a new conference-within-a-conference, dedicated to Java modularity and not limited to Liferay. This parallel event was the reason for keynotes on day 1 (Tuesday) that were unusual and unexpected for Liferay-folks that expected a pure Devcon/Liferay experience. It was also the reason why we had more attendees on Tuesday than on Wednesday, because it was possible to book just the Modconf track on a single day. And it was one of the main causes to get an OSGi luminary like Peter Kriens for the keynote.

Did I mention the Wild Wild West? Conference Parties are fun - and this one particular so. Bullriding and other activities, all themed around the Wild West topic, were this year's party highlight.

Thank you to all participants, sponsors and in especially the organizing team who invested great effort (with an even greater outcome) for making this the inspiring event that it was. For me, these are the most intense working days of the year, but also the most rewarding ones.

If you already know that you're going to attend next year's Devcon: There's a special "I trust you" rate (for super-early-birds), which will give you the lowest possible price for next year's Devcon. Speaking of 2017, you're probably curious to know where and when Devcon will be next year - well, here's the answer.