The GitHub Blog: Conferences

With 14 sessions and two keynotes, there’s plenty to do on the first day of Satellite. But make sure to save some energy for socializing, workshops, and after parties while you’re there. Here’s a rundown of events outside of the conference talks you can experience with your Satellite ticket.

Ask GitHub

Don’t miss your chance to chat with a GitHub expert. Whether you have questions about GitHub Enterprise or Electron, GitHub team members will be at Satellite and ready to help you do your best work.

GitHub Professional Services is offering 30-minute complimentary, private consultations. Stop by Ask GitHub while you’re at Satellite to chat with them or sign up on the Satellite site under Ask GitHub.

Build your community

Connect with developers and teams who share your passions.

Wander through art installations, lounges, and food stations to meet developers working on projects like yours, and strike up a conversation with service providers who can improve your GitHub workflow.

This year, you can look forward to interactive art like an ethereal flower garden from Heroku and recharge lounges hosted by AWS and Sentry.

Celebrate with us

After the conference, walk a few blocks over to the after party at Hawker House, one of London’s biggest street markets. Reconnect with developers you met at the conference, meet session presenters, and challenge them all to a game of foosball when you’re done sampling the food stands.

Hone your skills

The second day of Satellite kicks off on May 23 with workshops—practical sessions, where you’ll build something new with experts leading the way. You’ll have your choice of workshops for €99 like “GitHub and the Internet of Things: Automate IoT Hardware”, “Electron: Start to Finish”, “Creating an InnerSource Culture”, and “Build a ChatBot”.

Space is limited and workshops are almost sold out, so make sure to register for workshops when you get your ticket.

See the full Satellite schedule

Developers, community builders, and technical leaders from around the world are gearing up to share their experiences in fourteen sessions at Satellite on May 22. Here’s a closer look at a few of the topics and presenters.

Get your Satellite ticket before they sell out to be a part of the sessions.

Get excited for Satellite

“How to avoid creating a GitHub junkyard” with Lauri Apple of Zalando

When Lauri isn’t project managing Zalando's core search engineering team, she’s spearheading the team’s InnerSource initiative. She’ll be applying her background as a former journalist and media strategist to a session about building a cohesive narrative on GitHub.

“In this talk, I'll share insights gained from ‘editing’ Zalando's GitHub repository so we can tell a better story. From 400+ projects of widely differing quality, reliability, and maintenance levels, we've winnowed our offerings to make our highest-quality work more discoverable. I'll share how we used GitHub and other tools to create guidelines, categories, and processes that bring sanity to our storytelling. If your organization is facing similar GitHub-bloat challenges, or looking for ways to manage your repos more effectively, you’ll find some help here.”

“The power of the open source community” with Kat Fukui & Mike McQuaid of GitHub

Kat is a California-based Product Designer on GitHub’s Community and Safety team building tools that empower communities. Mike is a Scotland-based Senior Software Engineer and a lead maintainer of Homebrew on the side. They’ll be teaming up to share what they’ve learned about tapping into the power of the open source community to build the most successful people-powered projects.

“In this session, we’ll talk about what makes an open source project successful, and what workflow tools we’ve been building to help communities become happier places. Whether you’re a maintainer, existing open source contributor or looking to make your first ever contribution, this session will help you make the most out of the open source community on GitHub.”

“Openness at King: our journey towards collaboration with GitHub Enterprise” with Raul Pareja and Victor Martinez

Raul and Victor are build and configuration engineers at King, based in Barcelona and the UK respectively. They bring decades of experience in building integration and delivery environments to their session about collaboration among developer teams on GitHub.

“We’re excited to discuss how we’ve used GitHub Enterprise as a sharing and collaborative tool in our current workflow. We needed to boost collaboration between departments and game studios that fit the openness of our company, and while there were challenges along the way, this session will show you how we achieved that outcome.”

“Building a tech community within an African society” with Konrad Djimeli, GitHub Campus Expert

Konrad Djimeli is a student at the University of Buea, Cameroon, an open source developer, and a GitHub Campus Expert. He’ll share his experience with building software in African communities in his session.

“I’m helping build ‘the Silicon Mountain community’ known to be Cameroon's largest growing tech community. It’s still very new and has gone through some refinement to get to where it is now. This talk provides some insight on how technology is being used to solve problems we are facing in this part of the world, and how we are overcoming challenges against all odds.”

“Demystifying the monolith” with Kir Shatrov of Shopify

Kir is a Developer Infrastructure Engineer at Shopify where he works on the core Rails platform. He shares his journey working on the oldest actively developed Rails monolith, Shopify, in his session.

“The Shopify codebase starts in 2005, contains a thousand models and 400 controllers, and remembers the very first Rails versions. Every day hundreds of developers are working on it and pushing new code into a single GitHub repo. How do you scale, not in the number of requests served per minute, but from the perspective of developer experience? How can you automate code reviews and prevent developers from shooting themselves in the foot? We’ve built tools to make developers happy working with monolith, and I’ll share our learnings at Satellite.”

Don’t miss this orbit

These are just a handful of the sessions you’ll be able to participate in at GitHub Satellite. Find more info about sessions in the Satellite schedule, and don’t forget to grab a ticket!

There's still time to register for GitHub Satellite, and now you can buy a ticket knowing more about what's in store.

See the full schedule

Here's a peek at what you'll experience in London on May 22-23.

Hear from the GitHub team

You'll start day one with GitHub's co-founder and CEO, Chris Wanstrath. The keynote will share the latest GitHub updates, and you'll hear more from our team in later sessions. GitHub trainers, engineers, and product designers will cover everything from Git tips to running a healthy open source project.

Learn from the GitHub community

The keynote will also kick off breakout sessions hosted by leaders from our community. They'll share case studies on what they're building on GitHub and the tools they're using to improve the way their teams work together. Learn how:

• Panna Pavangadkar of Bloomberg is changing how her team builds software
• Kir Shatrov and the Shopify team improved the experience of hundreds of developers shipping code every day
• Jacob Tomlinson and the team behind the largest supercomputer in Europe, the Met Office, are using open source tools to manage and analyze the rapidly growing warehouse of weather and climate data

Build something new in the workshops

If you're joining us for day two of Satellite, you'll experience hands-on workshops that bring you closer to the code and experts. In this new workshop format, you'll learn how to build a chatbot, create Electron apps from start to finish, and bring open source principles to your team.

See workshop schedule

Be inspired in London

Outside of the sessions, you'll have plenty of opportunities to connect with other attendees in our conference venue, Printworks—a 16 acre former printing factory. Chat while taking a break in one of the lounges or meet up for all-day coffee and snacks. You'll be immersed in the most exciting software community in the world, and you won't want to miss what we have planned outside the conference doors.

After party at Hawker House. After the conference, make your way over to the after party a few blocks away at Hawker House in the Rotherhithe neighborhood. You’ll get to meet presenters, visit food stalls, and play billiards and foosball in one of London’s biggest street markets.

Workshops at The White Rabbit. The second day of Satellite kicks off in a striking studio space—a 7,000 square foot renovated Victorian archway in Shoreditch. From chatbots to IoT hardware, you’ll have your choice of things to build alongside experts leading the way.

Visit the Satellite page to see the full schedule and get your ticket—but don’t wait! This conference will sell out.

If you haven't grabbed your GitHub Satellite ticket yet, we're making it easier to get there. A select number of free tickets are now available through scholarships and community partners.

We're excited to make the two-day conference in London accessible to more people and enhance the experience for everyone who attends. Learn more about free tickets through one of the following channels.

Scholarship applications

We're welcoming applications for scholarships from the Travis Foundation's Diversity Tickets, which makes it easier for events to reach a more diverse audience. Applications close on Friday, April 14th, so apply now for a scholarship and spread the word!

Community partners

We're also partnering with UK-based organizations that support underrepresented communities to distribute tickets to their members:

• codebar is a non-profit initiative that facilitates the growth of a diverse tech community by running regular programming workshops
• blackgirl.tech is an organization that aims to create a safe space for black women to learn and explore technology
• Code Your Future is a non-profit organization supporting refugees with the dream of becoming developers
• Nuanced Dinners is a monthly community event for underrepresented groups in tech

If you aren't eligible for a free ticket, get 25% off your ticket with code GITHUBTURNS9 until April 19.

We can't wait to see you at Satellite!

General admission tickets for GitHub Satellite 2017 are now on sale. Join us at Printworks in London May 22-23 for the regional extension of our flagship product and user conference, GitHub Universe.

This year, Satellite is inspired by the way teams work. You'll learn how to bring together the people and tools you need to build great software. Find out what we've been working on, and hear how other teams use the GitHub ecosystem to customize the way they work.

You’ll also experience digital art installations and eat delicious food while exchanging experiences with developers from all over the world.

Confirmed Speakers

• Chris Wanstrath, Founder & CEO at GitHub
• Kir Shatrov, Developer Infrastructure Engineer at Shopify
• Lauri Apple, Open Source Evangelist/Agile Project Manager at Zalando
• Jacob Tomlinson, Lead Engineer at the Met Office Informatics Lab
• Phil Haack, Director of Engineering for Client Apps at GitHub

Workshops
Workshops cost €99 and will take place on Tuesday, May 23. Take away hands-on experience, and advance your Git and GitHub Skills with our Training Team in the following workshops: GitHub and the Internet of Things: Automate IoT Hardware, Electron: Start to Finish, Creating an InnerSource Culture, and Build a ChatBot. Space is limited.

Dark Matter
An evening event on Tuesday, May 23, Dark Matter is part mini-conference and part after-party dedicated to the intersection between technology and other domains. Your Satellite conference ticket gets you free entry to Dark Matter.

Sponsorships
Event sponsorships are all about engaging attendees in memorable ways: art installations, lounges, delectable food, and entertaining auxiliary events are just a few examples. Get in touch for more information.

Tickets
General Admission tickets cost €349 and include entry to the After Party (May 22) and Dark Matter (May 23). Workshops are not included in the general admission ticket.

Get Tickets

See you in London!

With the the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) in San Francisco next week, that means it's time for our annual GDC Party.

Please swing by GitHub HQ on Tuesday, February 28th at 7 PM, and feel free to bring your laptops and other devices, show off your games, and meet people who love games as much as you do. We'll supply the drinks, Wi-Fi, and Octocat stickers <3

Our friends from itch.io, Ludum Dare, and the Museum of Digital Art and Entertainment will be there with a collection of fun party games - old school classics, weekend game jam entries, and the latest indie games. We may have one or two surprises too…

Please note: GDC/VRDC badges or proof of registration are required for entry. All ages welcome, but please bring a valid photo ID if you're over 21 and would like to drink. We recommend showing up early to avoid disappointment (we certainly wouldn't be the first GDC party to reach capacity quickly).

Can't make it to the party? We'd still love to meet you. Please swing by booth #2210 in the Expo Hall Wednesday through Friday and say hi!

This week more than 350 Git enthusiasts convened in Brussels for Git Merge 2017, and hundreds more tuned in from around the world via live stream. The conference brought together Git contributors, source control teams, and end-users from around the world for two days of sessions, training, and conversation. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Software Freedom Conservancy in acknowledgement of the excellent work they do to improve and defend free and open source software.

Program highlights

Git Merge stands apart as a conference for the Git community at large, promoting goodwill and dialogue between companies that have a vested interest in the success and progression of Git as a technology and that employ Git core contributors.

Education is a key component of the event—Git Merge kicked off with a full day of workshops for developers of all skill levels led by experts from GitHub and Praqma.

On day two, Software Freedom Conservancy’s Executive Director, Karen Sandler, opened the day with a thoughtful keynote about how free and accessible software is the key to building the future. Speakers from Autodesk, Atlassian, MIT, Microsoft and more took the stage over the course of the day to discuss the future of Git. Among the themes discussed were scaling, extensions, aliasing, and education.

Diversity and inclusion

Ten percent of total conference tickets were allocated for distribution to the Travis Foundation, Rails Girls Brussels and Operation Code. Twenty-five students received discount codes and complimentary tickets.

The venue was outfitted with gender-neutral restrooms and a nursing room.

Thank you

Git Merge wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors, who come together to support the Software Freedom Conservancy, improve and develop Git, and to make this event happen year after year.

Recordings of the workshops and sessions will be available in the coming weeks. Git Merge will return in 2018, so keep an eye on Twitter for announcements about dates and locations.

Early bird ticket sales and CFP now open

GitHub Satellite is the European edition of our flagship user and product conference, GitHub Universe. Satellite features two keynotes from GitHub leadership and fourteen breakout sessions from all over the GitHub community. We’ll spend an intensive day in breakout sessions featuring maintainers of open source projects, engineering teams facing unique challenges, and leaders using software to change the way their businesses work.

Register before March 7 to save 100 Euro.

Get Tickets >

Interested in speaking at Satellite?

Our call for proposals is open now until March 3. Don’t miss your chance to share your story with more than 600 GitHub users.

Submit a Proposal >

For information on sponsorship opportunities please email events@github.com.

Brussels will play host to Git Merge 2017 in February, and planning is already well underway.

We're building Git Merge to be welcoming to and supportive of everyone in the vibrant Git community. To this end, 100% of conference proceeds will once again go to the Software Freedom Conservancy to protect and further FLOSS projects. We are also pleased to offer scholarships as part of our commitment to accessibility and inclusion at GitHub events and to bring Git Merge to a wider audience.

The Git Merge scholarships consist of a number of discounted student tickets and complimentary tickets for people from currently underrepresented groups in tech. We reserve 10% of tickets to all of our events for scholarships and distribute them through partner organizations in the area serving technologists from underrepresented groups. The Git Merge 2017 partners are Rails Girls Belgium, part of the global Rails Girls movement for women in tech, and Operation Code which supports military veterans and their families learning to code.

Finally, for the first time, we are taking individual applications for scholarship tickets through the Travis Foundation's Diversity Tickets program which makes it easier for events of any size anywhere in the world to reach a more diverse audience. Applications close on January 13th, so there's still time to apply and spread the word!

GitHub Universe returns in 2017, and we already have some surprises in store for you. Mark your calendars for October 10-12, 2017 at Pier 70 in San Francisco.

Super Early Bird Tickets available now

We're releasing a limited amount of tickets at a super early bird price of $199 USD. There are only 100 tickets available, so make sure to snag yours before they run out.

GitHub Universe is the three-day event for people making the future of software. Immerse yourself in creativity and curiosity with the largest software community in the world. The event is packed with advanced training, deep dives on open source projects, keynotes from industry experts, and a look into successful software teams.

Check out the videos from 2016 at githubuniverse.com.

The complete agenda for Git Merge 2017 is now live. Check it out.

Learn how companies like Facebook, Microsoft, GitHub, Autodesk, Yubico, MIT, Atlassian, and the Software Freedom Conservancy are using Git and how you can apply their process within your team. You'll also meet other developers and join hands-on training courses.

Sample sessions

Scaling Mercurial at Facebook: Insights from the Other Side
Facebook uses Mercurial to host some of the largest, fastest growing distributed version control repositories in the world. In this session they’ll talk about the specific technical and user experience improvements they’ve open sourced to handle our growing scale, with an emphasis on lessons relevant to Git and the Git community.

Git LFS at Light Speed
Git and its extensions are becoming more popular than ever. However, certain use cases may still be suboptimal. We identified a way to dramatically improve performance in a popular Git extension—LFS (Large File Storage)—that required changes to both Git Core and the extension itself. We’ll walk you through the process of a successful contribution to each project with the help of mailing lists and pull requests. If you already have a bit of Git command line knowledge then this talk will prepare you for your first contribution to Git, an extension, or both.

Top Ten Worst Repositories to Host on GitHub
In this talk we'll see what technologies GitHub has developed to handle the more challenging repositories and use-cases, from heuristics to replication and quotas, as well as what it takes to backup this data.

Confirmed speakers

Karen Sandler - Executive Director at Software Freedom Conservancy
Karen M. Sandler is the executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy. Karen is known for her advocacy for free software, particularly as a cyborg in relation to the software on medical devices. Prior to joining the Conservancy, she was executive director of the GNOME Foundation. Before that, she was general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center. Karen co-organizes Outreachy, the award-winning outreach program for women. She is also pro bono lawyer to the FSF and GNOME. Karen is a recipient of the O’Reilly Open Source Award and cohost of the oggcast Free as in Freedom.

Durham Goode - Tech Lead, Source Control Team at Facebook
Durham is the tech lead on the Source Control team at Facebook. He has spent the past four years making distributed version control scale to some of the largest repositories in the world. He has helped teach thousands of engineers to use source control and has a keen interest in making it more approachable to everyone.

Caren Garcia - Implementation Engineer at BazaarVoice
Caren is an Implementation Engineer at BazaarVoice in Austin, Texas. She's an organizer for her local chapter of Women Who Code, a perennial optimist and enjoys delicious German beers, fika, tacos, and travel. She is an Alumna of and Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas.

Santiago Perez De Rosso - PhD Student, Software Design Group at MIT
Santiago P. De Rosso is a PhD student in the Software Design Group at MIT. He used to work at Google, developing tools to make engineers more productive. He currently spends most of his time thinking about how to make software and the process of software engineering better.

In-Depth Workshops

Git and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
We searched the world over for the gnarliest, most terrifying Git scenarios we could find. In this caffeine-fueled session, you will learn how to use some of the more advanced porcelain commands to detangle all the things.

The Battle for Sub-premacy
Submodules or Subtrees? Both are proposed as solutions for handling dependencies. In this session the gloves are coming off. Which one will win it all?

Jedi Mind Tricks for Git
Learn to channel the Git force and improve your workflows using customized configurations, attributes, and hooks.

Repo 911
Is your repository out of control? Is it so unwieldy and awkward you are embarrassed to be seen with it? It's time to take control. Learn how to clean up your repository with filter-branch and BFG, then use git-lfs for a healthier tomorrow.

Git Simple: Writing Primary Git Functionalities in Ruby
Git can seem unapproachable to new users. Even more seasoned users can forget the simplicity that underpins Git. In this session, we will write the remedial functionalities of Git in Ruby. Because of Ruby's approachable syntax, no previous Ruby experience is needed to follow this talk.

See you in Brussels!

Tickets for Git Merge 2017 are now on sale 🎉

Git Merge is the pre-eminent Git-focused conference: a full day offering technical talks and user case studies, plus a full day of pre-conference, add-on workshops for Git users of all levels. Git Merge 2017 will take place February 2-3 in Brussels.

Confirmed Speakers

• Durham Goode, Facebook
• Santiago Perez De Rosso, MIT
• Carlos Martin Nieto, GitHub

Workshops
Git users of all levels are invited to dive into a variety of topics with some of the best Git trainers in the world. Learn about improving workflows with customized configurations, submodules and subtrees, getting your repo under control, and much more. Workshops are included in the cost of a conference ticket, but space is limited. Make sure to RSVP when you get your conference ticket.

Sponsorship Opportunities
By sponsoring Git Merge, you are supporting a community of users and developers dedicated a tool that's become integral to your development workflow. Check out the Sponsorship Prospectus for more information.

Tickets
Tickets are €99 and all proceeds are donated to the Software Freedom Conservancy. General admission also includes entrance to the after party.

The GitHub team is getting ready for AWS re:Invent on November 28, and we'd love to meet you there.

Why? GitHub works alongside AWS to ensure your code is produced and shipped quickly and securely, giving you a platform that plugs right into existing workflows, saving time and allowing your team to use tools they’re already familiar with. And at AWS re:Invent, we’re hosting events throughout the week to help you learn how GitHub and AWS work together.

Level up your DevOps program

DevOps is a never-ending journey, and implementing the best tools and practices for the job is only the beginning. Hear from Accenture Federal Services’ Natalie Bradley and GitHub’s Matthew McCullough about how GitHub Enterprise and AWS formed the backbone of a DevOps program that not only raised code quality and shipping speed, but defined how to scale tools for thousands of users.

Unwind at TopGolf

Join us on Tuesday, the 29th for a party at TopGolf—the perfect place to unwind from a full day of travel, training, or meetings. Tee time is 7:30 PM at the MGM Grand. RSVP today.

Meet with GitHub Engineers

You'll also have a chance to get some in-depth advice from our team of technical Hubbers headed to Vegas by scheduling a 1:1 chat with them.

You can visit the Octobooth on the expo floor to watch live demos, talk to one of our product specialists, or just grab some swag. Stop by and say hi at booth #607.

We’re kicking off 2017 with Git Merge, February 2-3 in Brussels. Join us for a full day of technical talks and user case studies, plus a day of pre-conference workshops for Git users of all levels (RSVP is required, as space is limited). If you’ll be in Brussels for FOSDEM, come in early and stop by. Just make sure to bundle up!

Git Merge is the pre-eminent Git-focused conference dedicated to amplifying new voices from the Git community and to showcasing thought-provoking projects from contributors, maintainers, and community managers. When you participate in Git Merge, you’ll contribute to one of the largest and most forward-thinking communities of developers in the world.

Call for Speakers
We're accepting proposals starting now through Monday, November 21. Submit a proposal and we’ll email you back by Friday, December 9. For more information on our process and what kind of talks we’re seeking, check out our Call For Proposals (CFP).

Code of Conduct
Git Merge is about advancing the Git community at large. We value the participation of each member and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Check out our Code of Conduct for complete details.

Sponsorship
Git Merge would not be possible without the help of our sponsors and community partners. If you're interested in sponsoring Git Merge, you can download the sponsorship prospectus for more information.

Tickets
Tickets are €99 and all proceeds are donated to the Software Freedom Conservancy. General Admission includes access to the pre-conference workshops and after party in addition to the general sessions.

See you in Brussels!

Most developers are already familiar with the concept of InnerSourcing, although many have never called it that. InnerSource is simply using best practices and methodologies from open source development in a confined corporate environment. Several large organizations have already embraced these processes to great advantage, and a few of them came together at GitHub Universe to discuss how their teams are benefitting.

Kakul Srivastava, VP of Product Management at GitHub, moderated a panel featuring Panna Pavangadkar, Global Head of Engineering Developer Experience at Bloomberg, Yasuhiro Inami, iOS Engineer at Line, Joan Watson, Director of Engineering IT at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Jeremy King, Senior Vice President and CTO for Global eCommerce at Walmart, and Jeff Jagoda, Senior Software Engineer at IBM.

During the course of the 45-minute discussion, panelists offered anecdotes and examples of the many positive ways InnerSource practices have impacted their teams — not a small feat when it comes to enacting change in highly structured, highly distributed companies with thousands of developers all over the world. Across the board, panelists reported seeing not only increased collaboration between previously siloed teams, but also a reduction in bottlenecks, as well as increased communication on projects.

“Once you embrace it [InnerSource] and see new teams come on, you show examples of places where not only can people contribute, you unlock bottlenecks,” said Walmart’s Jeremy King. “When you're working with large software companies, on lots of different projects, you end up having inherent bottlenecks in some team or another — and it’s awesome to have another team come in and say, ‘I can fix this bug’ or ‘I can add this feature’, without impacting the overall roadmap of that important group.”

From shorter shipping times to community development to designing innovative products, InnerSource has evolved the workflow of teams operating on an enormous scale — however, the advantages of the InnerSource process can benefit teams of all sizes by introducing the collaborative and creative principles of open source development.

Learn more about how InnerSource practices can impact your teams by watching the full video below: