Tech Conferences With Childcare

How it works

In the CodeNewbie Twitter chat tonight (4/5/2017), several people mentioned lack of childcare as a barrier for their attendance at tech conferences. I thought a list like this should exist, so I made one.

Make a PR to add a conference to the list! PRs also welcome to improve the template.

Template

Conference name

• link
• Childcare:
  • Free/Paid
  • On-site/Stipend provided
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes/No
• Location: Location (include country if city varies)
• Date: Date/Date Range (if recurring)
• Recurring conference? [recurrence]/No

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Conference List

United States

DjangoCon US

• DjangoCon US
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • See site for details
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Varies, United States
• Date: August
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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Write/Speak/Code Conference

• Write/Speak/Code Conference
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Portland, OR, USA
• Date: August 23-26, 2017
• Recurring conference? Annually

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LambdaConf

• lambdaconf.us
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes (Volunteer opportunities also available)
• Location: Boulder, CO, USA
• Date: June 3-5, 2018 (Paid commercial training + Free Mini-Conf(s) preceeding)
• Recurring conference? Annually

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ElaConf

• elaconf.com
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • Stipend provided
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Date: November
• Recurring conference? Annually

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AlterConf Austin, TX

• https://www.alterconf.com/conferences/austin-tx
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Austin, TX, USA
• Date: Sunday, August 26, 2017
• Recurring conference? No

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Dockercon

• http://2017.dockercon.com/childcare/
• Childcare:
  • Paid
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Not sure
• Location: Austin, TX, USA
• Date: April 17-20, 2017
• Recurring conference? Yes

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Code4Lib

• Code4Lib conference
• Childcare:
  • Paid, details have varied depending on the host
  • was available at the 2015 and 2016 conferences -- not sure about 2017
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: varies, USA
• Date: February or March

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RailsConf

• https://railsconf.com/
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes https://railsconf.com/scholarships
• Location: varies, USA
• Date: April
• Recurring conference? Annually

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RubyConf

• http://rubyconf.org/registration
• Childcare:
  • Free
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: varies, USA
• Date: November
• Recurring conference? Annually

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WWDC (Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference)

• https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: San Jose, CA, USA
• Date: June 5-9, 2017
• Recurring conference? Annual

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PyCon

• PyCon Childcare
• Childcare:
  • Paid, cost subsidized by PSF
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Varies, USA
• Date: end of May
• Recurring conference? Annual

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Abstractions

• http://abstractions.io/
• Childcare:
  • Paid, cost subsidized by Code and Supply
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• Date: Varies
• Recurring conference? Biennial

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Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • See site for details
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Orlando, FL, USA
• Date: Varies
• Recurring conference? Yes

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Canada

Node Interactive

• http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/node-interactive
• Childcare:
  • Free
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes
• Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Date: October 4-6, 2017
• Recurring conference? Annual

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India

Rootconf - India's Principal Conference on DevOps and Monitoring

• https://rootconf.in/
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes, Diversity Grants
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Date: **May 11-12 **
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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The Fifth Elephant - India's Largest Data Science Conference

• https://fifthelephant.in
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes, Diversity Grants
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Date: **Jul 27-28 **
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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50p - The Payments Landscape in India

• https://50p.in
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes, Diversity Grants
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Date: **Jan 24-25 **
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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Kilter - Health, Nutrition and Habits

• https://kilter.in
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes, Diversity Grants
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Date: **Jul 27-28 **
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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JSFoo - Conference and Workshops on JavaScript

• https://jsfoo.in
• Childcare:
  • Free
  • On-site
• Attendee scholarship available? Yes, Diversity Grants
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Date: **Sep 15-16 **
• Recurring conference? Yearly

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