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Amsterdam

Perpetual

25/45

“Design. Technology. Cool Sh*t.”

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From Radim: You can always start at the B-side room

Pretty sure this should be an easy way in.

AMS only has 25min slots

TO has got 45min slots as you know

Cab request assistance with flight/hotel

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The Artful Designer

Vancouver

Closed

30-45

Graphic Design, Branding, Advertising, Marketing, "Creativity" in broad terms

They ghosted me last tiime...

Chris Do,

The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations

London

Closed

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a 'for us by us' festival seeking to create intentional and alternative spaces within the tech scene

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Vancouver

Closed

45

Hear from industry leaders about crafting experiences and telling stories that shape the future of the web.

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Coaching offered

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NYC

Closed

5 or 15

The only conference designed for new and growing developers.

Inspiring talks and hands-on workshops from people on their coding journey.

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Talk topics: Art/Creative Coding, Gaming, Health/Life Sciences, Community, Civic Tech, Career, My Coding Journey

Pay possible by request, I asked for AT

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The Artful Designer

Toronto

Closed

30-45

Graphic Design, Branding, Advertising, Marketing, "Creativity" in broad terms

This was my Vancouver application that was ghosted?!

Sagi Haviv, Swissmiss, Adam J Kurtz, Natasha Jen, Veronica Fuerte (Hey Studio)

All Roads Lead to Rome

Edinburgh

Closed

20

Scotland's Conference for Digital Creatives...an international conference for digital makers and creatives.

This year's theme is "Luck": What roles does luck play in the creative process? How has chance played a helped you to make your best work? How has serendipity changed your career? Can you code luck?

Jenny Shen! (or is this last year's list?)

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Milan

Closed

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Languages Mobile Game Dev Cloud Big Data DevOps Front-end IoT Inspirational JavaScript Microservices Design/UX FAAS/Serverless Blockchain Cybersecurity Diversity in Tech AR/MR/VR AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning

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Super techie. "Design" is listed as a topic but not sure this is for me.

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San Francisco

Closed

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This is geared towards "marginalised GENDER identities" so not a fit for me

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A Case for Weirdness: Growth Through Creative Play

Zagreb

Closed

20/40

"Technology oriented conference for developers and designers"

CFP will open in May. Accommodation covered plus up to €200 for travel. Not selected but rated highly and currently going to a vote by early bird audience.

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Antwerp

Closed

20

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We expect your topic to be (as described in one or more of the following terms): Radical, pictorial, contemplative, investigative, performed, declamatory, philosophical, solution-oriented, future-oriented.

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The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations

Munich

Closed

10, 20, or 45

“A LOVINGLY CRAFTED PLATFORM FOR HANDS-ON DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS.”

GOT IT BUT SAME DAY AS DESIGNTHINKERS AND MAY HAVE TO DECLINE!!! Got on their "global shortlist" last year, need to show progress.

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Amsterdam

Closed

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Branding, design, future of creative work etc

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No CFP deadline posted, apply early. This is a high-level conference suited to company representatives or product/design people who can attach a well-known brand name to your work.

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Stockholm

Perpetual

15, 30 or 50

General theme is "digital design" "single track conference all about UX, UI, design tools, workflows and more"

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we aim to select topics that are interesting to as many designers as possible from different point of views. We would love to have talks about visual design, UX, AR, VR, bots, creative work, and more.

Ricardo Vazquez (Shopify), Jack Morgan (Duolingo)

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Seattle

Closed

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spotlights the convergence of technology, creativity, and culture in one of the world's most innovative cities. SIC brings together thousands of entrepreneurs and online business professionals for in-depth presentations, master classes and networking events.

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Feels kinda elitist

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The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations

Bangalore

Closed

10 or 25

Design in—and for—tech

Five Tracks: I would probably go for "interweave". Expect to hear back if shortlisted around late august.

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Cracking the Art World: Low-Code Interactive Installations

San Francisco

Closed

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Celebrating the future of visual development — and the makers behind the movement.

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1 night of hotel accommodation in San Francisco, CA. Conference speakers' hotels will be covered for the night of Tuesday, November 12.

Economy airfare reimbursement up to $500 USD for domestic flights and up to $1,000 USD for international flights

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London

Closed

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a non-profit community conference to share experiences, ideas and approaches on Design Systems

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Milan

Closed

7, 15 or 35

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Theme is "a new dawn", talks fit one of 3 tracks:

Ch-Ch-Changes

Traversing the Unknown

Wicked Solutions

"Everyone is welcome, but the content is at the leading edge"

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Toronto

Closed

10-15 or 20-30

we’re looking for a diverse set of design and product leaders to share experiences from their leadership journey – both good and bad, no holds barred.

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Probably not for me; too org-focussed and also, DesignX. Could maybe pitch something like "leading from the outside", looking at the assumption that contractors can't contribute at the level of culture and principles.

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Stockholm

Closed

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The slots are from 15 to 20 minutes. We want practical experience in every talk. Every speech must strive to inspire and create the prerequisites that are needed to design for the future that we want.

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Cape Town

Closed

40

Pixel Up! is by designers for designers. We deliver an inspiring program packed with practical skills you can take back to your desk and apply immediately.

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Toronto

Closed

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Asked by LUMAS to moderate a panel with 5 digital artists. Had fun

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