Since 2015, Hoopy has hosted a series of conferences aimed at sharing and levelling up knowledge of developer relations.
Covering DevRel, developer experience, community, and developer marketing, DevRelCon has welcomed people from every inhabited continent with events in London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Beijing, and Suzhou. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, two online editions of DevRelCon have taken over while gathering in person was not possible.
Here you’ll find talks from previous DevRelCon conferences as well as details of any planned events in the series.
Upcoming events
Past events
24 May, 2022
Online
An online event for DevRel leaders featuring speakers with deep expertise in their field.
8 November, 2021
Online
The second fully online global DevRelCon took place in November 2021, bringing together speakers and attendees worldwide to discuss the DevRel career path and more.
5 June, 2021
Online
DevRelCon Tokyo returned for a virtual event with speakers and attendees from around the world. Videos available soon.
30 June, 2020
Online!
The first global online DevRelCon took place in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, replacing DevRelCon editions for 2020 in London, Tokyo, and San Francisco.
10 December, 2019
QEII Centre, London
The fifth edition of DevRelCon London 2019 took place at the QEII Conference Centre on December 10th and 11th.
6 June, 2019
Dogpatch Studios, San Francisco
The fourth edition of DevRelCon San Francisco took place in June 2019.
9 March, 2019
Nihonbashi Tower, Tokyo
The third DevRelCon Tokyo returned to the Nihonbashi Tower on March 9th for an English language conference on developer relations and more.
7 November, 2018
QE II Centre, London
Introducing a dedicated unconference day to DevRelCon for the first time, the 2018 London edition saw the event move to Microsoft Reactor and the prestigious QEII Conference Centre.
15 July, 2018
Nihombashi Tower
The second edition of DevRelCon Tokyo took place on July 15th 2018.
4 June, 2018
Dogpatch Studios, San Francisco
Continuing the focus on developer experience, the third San Francisco event moved to the Dogpatch area of the city and welcomed attendees from all corners of the globe.
21 April, 2018
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
The second DevRelCon in China saw speakers and attendees from the Greater China region, the US, and Europe gather in Suzhou.
6 December, 2017
Barbican, London
Back at the Barbican, DevRelCon London 2017 saw tickets sell out quickly, reflecting the huge growth in developer relations.
29 July, 2017
Nihombashi Tower, Tokyo
The first DevRelCon in Japan took place in Tokyo in the summer of 2017.
22 May, 2017
Galvanize SOMA, San Francisco
For 2017, DevRelCon San Francisco focused on developer experience and became DevXcon.
6 May, 2017
Universal Creative Park, 798 Arts District, Beijing
The first developer relations conference in China took place in Beijing in May 2017.
7 December, 2016
Barbican, London
The second edition of DevRelCon London took place at the Barbican in December 2016, with speakers from Microsoft, IBM, and Red Hat.
16 April, 2016
Microsoft Reactor, San Francisco
The second DevRelCon took place in April 2016 at the Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco.
30 September, 2015
Shoreditch, London
The very first DevRelCon took place in Shoreditch, London in September 2015.