Post by Dave Vankat, director of events for AIM.
In the words of Heartland Developer Conference founder Joe Olson, “AIM HDC 2014 will be a sell-out because it’s designed for developers by developers. All the conference team does is contract the venue, hand out badges and provide fun entertainment.”
By design, conference content, topics and labs are all provided by the dev community—a community that really stepped up this year submitting three times the number of presentations HDC could handle. That’s a tremendous response.
Thanks to our sponsor
The conference, Sept 3-5, is an incredible value. Experienced HDC attendees call it a world-class professional experience loaded with opportunities.
Dave Coover, AIM’s Director of Events says, “There’s real value for software developers and designers at AIM HDC to network and share with peers, gain new skills in one of the hands-on labs, kick around ideas or experiment with people who speak your language, get recognition for contributing in sessions and check out employers, checking out talent.”
The conference—all keynotes, breakouts, meals, exhibition access and the killer MESH party—has a low registration price of $250. For 2014, session topics include: mobile web, programming essentials, mobile and single page apps, web development, project management and best practices.
Attendance is limited due to space. Don’t be left on the outside looking in. Check out the content , register and share with #hdc14.
Sure, the AIM HDC team thinks they stage a great conference. But so do attendees. Here’s a post from HDC alum Donn Felker:
This will be the first time in 6 years I haven’t spoken at @HDC411. For those going … HAVE FUN, its one of the best confs out there.
— Donn Felker (@donnfelker) August 14, 2014
The hallmark of AIM HDC is the consistent focus around hands-on content in practitioner-led labs. Software designers and developers from around the country have come to labs in Omaha for serious upgrades of their skills and had a blast doing it.
One past attendee summed it up this way: “My mind was really opened up to some fresh new thinking. Connecting with some of the brightest minds in the tech community? There’s nothing like that experience.”
AIM HDC’s Wednesday night welcome reception at Embassy Suites in LaVista is a relaxed opportunity for attendees, presenters, partners and sponsors to meet and network in a comfortable environment before the first day of the conference. Thursday and Friday feature opening and closing keynotes with about 20 sessions in between.
All sessions are open so you don’t need to pick a track of interest. Thursday is the Hudl MESH Networking Party where everything rocks. The destination is V Bowling & Laser Tag via Arrow Rock Star Buses for food, tasty cocktails and the challenge of onsite tournament play. The Hudl MESH party has the feeling of something epic. Not to be missed.
AIM HDC 2014 is one energizing conference, not only for hungry software developers, but everyone involved, from keynote speakers and instructors to presenters and sponsors. For the most current conference content visit the website.
