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2019 has been an incredible year for Vercel. We announced zero-config, launched a new integrations platform, and even hosted a successful hackathon.
To end the year on a memorable note, we held our first-ever remote conference: backendlessConf_.
The Stats
This first edition of backendlessConf_ received a lot of interest from the developer community.
3,888 registrations from every corner of the world
1,500+ live attendees throughout various points in the event
1,374 participants on the dedicated Slack
The backendlessConf_ Experience
We believe it's the new friendships and connections that make any great conference memorable. To facilitate connections in a remote setting, we set up a dedicated Slack for backendlessConf_.
We also created a /gif command to help participants record themselves into a GIF and add a fun and personal element to their introductions.
It was absolutely heartwarming to see developers from every corner of the world join us!
On the day of the conference, backendlessconf.com transformed itself to include a conference video stream, as well as a live feed of all activity from Slack and Twitter — messages, our assortment of emoji, even GIFs!
The Sessions
A total of 16 international speakers, representing various aspects of the frontend and JAMstack joined us live for backendlessConf_. They brought with them a diverse range of content, and patiently answered questions from all the participants.
Sponsors
Without the support of our generous sponsors, putting backendlessConf_ together wouldn't have been possible. Each of our sponsors play a unique, critical role within the JAMstack ecosystem:
Cloudinary — upload, manage, manipulate, and optimally serve any type of media
Sanity — take advantage of structured data to seamlessly deliver content across devices
Mux — easily build & instantly stream video with straightforward APIs
Prismic — make your website editable by the whole team, effortlessly
Pusher — robust APIs for building scalable realtime communication features
Crystallize — fast GraphQL-based APIs for tailor-made e-commerce
FaunaDB — low-friction serverless databases for all your Vercel projects
Conclusion
The videos for all the talks are published on Vercel TV as well as YouTube.
Organizing the first edition of backendlessConf_ was a rewarding experience for the Vercel team. We whole-heartedly thank our speakers, sponsors, and participants for their support, and eagerly look forward to organizing the next one!
Keep an eye out on our Twitter for upcoming announcements!