2023 was a good conference year! I spoke at more than thirty conferences and meetups across four continents. In addition to the more traditional developer conferences, I visited a lot of Java User Groups this year. This is something I will continue to do next year. I already have a couple lined up. Check out my Developer Advocate pages on the Jakarta EE website for an up-to-date list. Please reach out if you are involved in a JUG in the vicinity of an event I am already traveling to as I will be happy to extend my stay and visit your JUG.

Conferences and Events 2023

Name	Location	Date	Blog Post
Toronto JUG	Toronto 🇨🇦	Dec 7	Toronto JUG 2023
Ottawa JUG	Ottawa 🇨🇦	Dec 6	Ottawa JUG 2023
JakartaOne Livestream	online 🌐	Dec 5	JakartaOne Livestream 2023
JCON WORLD ONLINE	online 🌐	Nov 21-23	JCON WORLD ONLINE 2023
Malmö JUG	Malmö 🇸🇪	Nov 22	Malmö JUG 2023
Øredev	Malmö 🇸🇪	Nov 8-10	Øredev 2023
J-Fall	Ede 🇳🇱	Nov 9	J-Fall 2023
EclipseCon	Ludwigsburg 🇩🇪	Oct 16-19	EclipseCon 2023
Devoxx Morocco	Agadir 🇲🇦	Oct 11-13	Devoxx Morocco 2023
Community Over Code	Halifax 🇨🇦	Oct 7-10	Community Over Code 2023
Devoxx Belgium	Antwerp 🇧🇪	Oct 2-6	Devoxx Belgium 2023
Montreal JUG	Montreal 🇨🇦	Sep 22	Montreal JUG 2023
Omaha JUG	Omaha 🇺🇸	Sep 21	Omaha JUG 2023
Detroit JUG	Detroit 🇺🇸	Sep 20	Detroit JUG 2023
Garden State JUG	New Jersey 🇺🇸	Sep 19	Garden State JUG 2023
Central Ohio JUG	Columbus 🇺🇸	Sep 18	Central Ohio JUG 2023
IBM TechXchange	Las Vegas 🇺🇸	Sep 11-14	IBM TechXchange 2023
Picnic Java Meetup	Amsterdam 🇳🇱	Sep 6	Picnic Java Meetup 2023
JCrete	Kolymvari 🇬🇷	Jul 2-7	JCrete 2023
Amsterdam JUG	Amsterdam 🇳🇱	Jun 29	Amsterdam JUG 2023
GOTO Amsterdam	Amsterdam 🇳🇱	Jun 27-29	GOTO Amsterdam 2023
JPrime	Sofia 🇧🇬	May 30-31	JPrime 2023
Infoshare	Gdańsk 🇵🇱	May 24-25	Infoshare 2023
Devoxx UK	London 🇬🇧	May 10-12	Devoxx UK 2023
Devoxx Greece	Athens 🇬🇷	May 4-6	Devoxx Greece 2023
GIDS	Bangalore 🇮🇳	Apr 25-28	GIDS 2023
Java Heroes Conference (Singapore JUG)	Singapore 🇸🇬	Apr 13	Java Heroes Conference (Singapore JUG) 2023
Devnexus	Atlanta 🇺🇸	Apr 4-6	Devnexus 2023
JavaLand	Brühl 🇩🇪	Mar 21-23	JavaLand 2023
ConFoo	Montreal 🇨🇦	Feb 22-24	ConFoo 2023
DeveloperWeek	Oakland 🇺🇸	Feb 15-17	DeveloperWeek 2023
Jfokus	Stockholm 🇸🇪	Feb 6-8	Jfokus 2023
jChampionsConf	online 🌐	Jan 19-24	jChampionsConf 2023
THAT Conference Texas	Round Rock 🇺🇸	Jan 16-18	THAT Conference Texas 2023

Earlier this year, in May to be exact, I decided to revive my Instagram presence and started posting pictures there. Please take a look and don’t be shy to ask for a selfie with me if we cross paths.

Since I am an avid runner, I always bring my running gear with me when I travel. I also usually bring some extra Jakarta EE running shirts for those who would like to join me on a morning run before a conference starts. Check out the #runWithJakartaEE tag on social media.

I hope to see you all at conferences and meetups throughout 2024!