The Good Life Aquatic by NEJS (aka NEJS CONF)

August 9, 2019

Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Omaha, Nebraska

NEJS CONF is a single day, single track, community run conference focused on front-end, JavaScript, and healthy communities.

In its fifth year, NEJS CONF is known for its friendly environment, a nice mixture of relevant/challenging/fun talk topics, and an all-around good time.

NEJS

2019

Speakers

These Are

Important Dates

  • APRIL 10—MAY 26

    Open Call for Proposals (CFP). 200+ Submissions were received!

  • APRIL 10

    Sunlight Zone (Early Bird) tickets go on sale! Get the best price now at $150!

  • MAY 30

    The Great NEJS CONF Speaker Selection Battle — organizers select the speakers!

  • JUNE 28

    Sunlight Zone ticket sales ends! The price floats up to $180 as we descend into the Twilight Zone

  • JULY 8

    We sink to the Midnight Zone! Last chance to get discounted tickets for $210!

  • JULY 17

    Last chance to get a shirt! Register today!

  • JULY 22

    The faint light of the Midnight Zone is gone, tickets are now available for $240. Welcome to the The Abyss.

  • AUGUST 9

    NEJS CONF!

The Venue

Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium Education and Conference Center

At the world famous

Omaha Henry Doorly
Zoo & Aquarium

“Explore the wonders of the ocean in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium Education and Conference Center. Located on the west side of the Scott Aquarium, the 13,000 square foot Education and Conference Center is a meeting place and classroom unlike any other. As you walk through the 1,062 square foot conference center foyer, guests are greeted by a 10 foot coral reef tropical fish aquarium. […] The centerpiece of the opposite wall is a 24 foot 10,000 gallon reef aquarium.”
—via omahazoo.com

Official

Itinerary

August 8

August 9

  • 8:00 AM

    Doors Open, Registration

  • 9:00 AM WELCOME

    Introductions / Kick-off

  • 9:15 AM FRED SCHOTT

    Pika: Reimagining the Registry

  • 9:45 AM LUKE BONACCORSI

    How I ended up automating my curtains and shouting at my laptop

  • 10:30 AM

    Break & Animal Ambassador

  • 11:00 AM ASH BANASZEK

    Storytelling and Tech

  • 11:30 AM ADRIENNE TACKE

    Delicious JavaScript: Delectable Explanations of the Power of JS

  • 12:00 PM JEREMY WAGNER

    Responsible JavaScript

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch (Provided) & Zoo Exploration

  • 2:30 PM SEBASTIAN GOLASCH

    EME? CDM? DRM? CENC? IDK!

  • 3:00 PM KAS PERCH

    Web Assembly: The Future of JS and a Multi-Language Web

  • 3:30 PM TRENT WILLIS

    Generating Art Everywhere and Fast!

  • 4:00 PM

    Break & Animal Ambassador

  • 4:30 PM PHIL HAWKSWORTH

    Are you being servered? — Exploring a "serverless" web

  • 5:00 PM TATIANA MAC

    How Privilege Defines Performance

  • 5:45 PM CLOSING

    Thank you!

  • 6:00 PM HAPPY HOUR

    Happy hour starts!

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