Wrap Up Your Calendar: List of Magento Events Left in 2016
Autumn is going to be absolutely amazing for the Magento community. There are so many great events that you can attend, but there's another thing that makes this season even better. Now you can experience all of the gloriousness of a Magento event without actually visiting it. With all of the speakers, juicy sessions and insights. Magento is introducing Meet Magento World - the first official online conference for the Magento community.
In this post we'll talk about this conference and some of the other important events that you can't miss this autumn. The schedule is absolutely packed, so start planning now, if you want to attend a couple of these gatherings. Hopefully our details about the events will help you choose the most exciting ones.
MAGETITANS AUSTIN
When: September 8th - 9th, 2016
MageTitans are famous for their event around the world that gather prominent voices from the Magento community. These are some of the biggest unofficial Magento events that include some very powerful sessions, which can help you better understand Magento and its infrastructure. Seasoned with some marketing, and management talks, Mage Titans Austin will offer some great insights into the future of Magento and its ecosystem.
This event will feature Magento core developers, community managers, chief product officers and other big names in the community. You're in for some great sessions:
Scrum and Agile practices that build successful development teams
Magento 2 integration with APIs, Webhooks, etc.
How to build better tests for browsers
Thoughts and ideas on the future of Magento 2
Stay updated using #MageTitansUSA or simply follow them.
MEET MAGENTO POLAND
When: September 19th - 20th, 2016
Meet Magento Poland will be absolutely jam-packed with amazing speakers and sessions. Over 20 speakers from various successful Magento companies are going to share their wisdom with the attendees. The event is organized by Snow Dog, an experienced team of Magento professionals that take the platform very seriously. They invited 6 CEOs and a bunch of other executives to speak in front of the crowd. They also invited the most prominent representatives of the Magento community, like Sherrie Rhode and Ben Marks. Expect some great practical sessions from the numerous certified developers, speaking at the event.
Unfortunately, the exact schedule is not available on the event's website, so any suggestions are speculative. But with the strong lineup that they have, you can expect the best value out of your ticket.
For more updates use #mm16pl or follow them on Twitter.
MEET MAGENTO NEW YORK
When: October 5th, 2016
MM NY is another great community event for Magento professionals, organized by a duet of 2 great Magento service providers - Atwix and Interactiv4. These behemoths of Magento development have extensive experience and numerous success stories. This translates into balanced Magento events that favor practical sessions and insights, as proven by their previous events.
You can expect tons of great sessions that will focus on many subjects, including:
Email marketing with Magento 2
Shipping integrations for Magento stores
Get the latest updates through the event's Twitter or use #mm16ny for more details.
MEET MAGENTO GREECE
When: October 12th, 2016
The second Meet Magento Greece by Converge SA looks to be a very promising community event. It's a short one-day event, but at the same time, it includes some amazing sessions by experienced eCommerce and Magento pros. If you focus on audiences from southern Europe - this might be the right place to get the necessary insights. Ben Marks will also be speaking at the event.
To follow the event closely - add them on Twitter or follow this hashtag: #mm16gr.
MEET MAGENTO VIETNAM
When: October 15th, 2016
Vietnam is one of the biggest centers of Magento development in Southeast Asia. That's why Meet Magento is a very important regional event. This is a very economically diverse region and being able to enter the region as an eCommerce business provides some great growth opportunities. It's organized by SmartOSC, which is one of the biggest eCommerce developers in the region with great reputation and experience. They channel all of this into their events. And MM Vietnam will mirror that with tons of great sessions and dozens of businesses attending.
You can expect some amazing business sessions from Nexcess, SmartOSC, as well as a healthy dose of technical Magento presentations from people like Ben Marks - yes, he speaks at all of these:)
Follow the event on Twitter or get the latest scoop using #mm16vn.
MEET MAGENTO ARGENTINA
When: October 21st, 2016
There aren't that many details about the event at this point - no info on the agenda or the speakers. But judging by the previous events, organized by Summa Solutions - it's going to be as great. Last year the stage was offered to Magento hosting providers, specialists in email marketing and Magento community leaders, as well as local voices, like Mercado Libre.
Find out more as soon as details become available - follow MM Argentina on Twitter or monitor #mm16ar hashtag.
MEET MAGENTO SPAIN
When: October 25th. 2016
Interactiv4 is hosting this event, just like Meet Magento New York. You know it's going to be good, when one of the leaders in Magento solutions is organizing a community event. It is expected to host around 400 attendees, as one of the biggest Magento events in Europe. The organizers of this community event haven't disclosed any details yet. The only certain thing is the venue and the fact that Ben Marks will be there - it's impossible for him to miss an event of this magnitude:)
You can expect some of the top eCommerce names to be present at the event. Great networking opportunity. Not to mention that Magento developers and company representatives will definitely be sharing their wisdom with you.
Follow this great event on Twitter using #mm16es.
MEET MAGENTO ROMANIA
When: October 28th - 29th, 2016
From the details, currently available, it's obvious that the event is going to focus on technical sessions. It's pretty obvious from the available lineup of speakers, which consists mostly of certified Magento specialists and experienced developers. Among them are Kuba Zwolinski (listed in our Magento influencers post), Fabian Schmengler, Anna Völkl, etc. Expect some great insights about Magento 2, hosting and development.
More details can be found on their Twitter or via the relevant hashtag #mm16ro.
MAGENTOLIVE AUSTRALIA
When: November 7th - 8th, 2016
The biggest Magento event in the southern hemisphere, which attracts many famous and extremely experienced Magento developers. Magento is also putting a lot of effort into the promotion of their products in Australia, as obvious by the lineup of speakers. You'll see Mark Lavelle, Magento's CEO; Senior VP - Mark Lenhard and many other worthy Magento speakers. There are no specific details about the sessions that you might be able to attend. But they're going to be presented by successful Magento business managers, executives from professional Magento solution providers and talented marketers. There's definitely going to be something for everyone, involved with Magento.
More live updates about the event available through #mlau16.
MEET MAGENTO DENMARK
When: November 10th, 2016
This even hasn't disclosed any information on the lineup of speakers or the sessions that are going to be held. But the previous events were absolutely great and there's no reason to think that this one is going to be any different. Previously we've seen speakers like Guido Jansen, Ben Marks, representatives of Amasty and many other experienced Magento providers.
Learn more about the future lineup of speakers and the agenda by following #mm16dk on Twitter.
MAGETITANS UK
When: November 12th, 2016
Another great MageTitans event that will feature full length talks by Ben Marks and Vinai Kopp. They are both very experienced Magento developers, who are ready to share some very important insights and development tips. If you're in the UK - this might be a great opportunity to meet like-minded Magento developers and enthusiasts.
Follow them on Twitter and use #MageTitans for live updates.
MAGENTOCOM CHINA
When: November 17th, 2016
China is a very desirable market for many international brands. ECommerce is booming in China right now, so it's not a surprise that Magento is getting more and more popular in the People's Republic. This is going to be the 4th annual Magentocon and you can expect premiere experience from the organizers. Magento also pays a lot of attention to it, that's why their SVP of Strategy & Growth, Mark Lenhard, is going to be the keynote speaker.
There are going to be 12 sessions and tons of networking opportunities during breaks. This conference is the perfect place for someone, looking to enter the Chinese market - many businesses will send their representatives.
More details available at the organizer's website or follow #magentocom on Twitter.
MEET MAGENTO JAPAN
When: November 22nd, 2016
Another upcoming Magento event that's still not fully disclosed by the organizers. By the way, they provide Magento development AND mental health services. That's quite intriguing:) The only things that they advertise are the numbers: over 150 attendees, over 15 sessions and over 10 workshops. Sounds action-packed to me. Not to mention that Japan is a technological society, so you can expect to see some great advice, innovations and practical tips from the presenters.
Follow them on Twitter or use #mm16jp for more information.
MEET MAGENTO WORLD
When: December 6th - 8th, 2016
This is going to be first event of its kind, which might actually revolutionize Magento community events. This will allow a lot more people to actually attend the event due to significantly lower costs and absence of any need for travel arrangements. It's going to feature some of the most prominent Magento personalities and specialists out there, who're going to offer some exclusive insights into Magento 2 and its development. For example, Magento 2 architect, Anton Kril, will be speaking at this event. Chief Magento architect, Alan Kent, will also be sharing his insights. This should be a very exclusive Magento event.
You'll find more details at the official Magento Association Twitter or subscribe to updates via #meetmagentoworld hashtag.
Did we miss a great event that's taking place this fall? Let us know in the comments below!