This autumn, Timișoara will host revo.js, a community-driven, not-for-profit event taking place between the 3rd and 4th of October 2019.

The conference will bring JavaScript enthusiasts two full days of tech-focused talks, community networking, and thought-provoking ideas. The main topics that will be covered include Web Standards, Node.js, Frameworks & Libraries, Graphics, Tools for better developer experience, Code Design, Hardware, and many others. 

The event’s tagline - Change is the only const - emphasizes the evolving nature of JavaScript and the challenges it prompts developers through new frameworks and libraries. The name of the event is short for JavaScript Revolution, referencing Timișoara’s leading role in the 1989 Romanian Revolution. In the case of revo.js, the revolution can be understood as both a mindset and a practical plan through the actionable changes shared by the specialists who lived to code them. 

The revo.js conference is organized by tim.js with the help of the Banat IT Association. These two entities play important roles in the local tech communities and have been implementing, through the years, numerous events, local gatherings, and meetups. tim.js has been organizing, since 2013, the local JavaScript meetup with great success and a constantly growing number of attendees. BanatIT has been involved in various tech initiatives including a well-known local hackathon - HackTM, various CoderDojo coding clubs, and many others. When the organizers of tim.js decided that the local community deserved a JavaScript conference, BanatIT was ready to jump on board and support their efforts. This is how revo.js came to be and how it managed to gather 17 speakers from 12 different countries: 

• Martin Hochel (Principal Engineer at Productboard)
• Boyan Mihaylov (Software Architect and Developer at Fadata)
• Gleb Bahmutov (VP of Engineering at Cypress.io)
• Raluca Nicola (Product Engineer at Esri)
• Sebastian Witalec (Senior Developer Advocate at Progress)
• Laura Carvajal (Principal Engineer at The Financial Times)
• Kenneth Auchenberg (Developer Experience at Stripe)
• Benedek Gagyi (Software Engineer at Cloudera)
• Stephen Meya Kenigbolo (Fronted Engineering Lead at BCaster) 
• Tițian Cernicova-Dragomir (Freelance Software Developer)
• Alex Moldovan (Open Source Engineer at teleportHQ)
• Ruben Restrepo (Software Engineer at Auth0)
• Jennifer Wadella (JavaScript Developer at Bitovi)
• Mathieu Henri (Senior Software Developer Engineer at Microsoft)
• Csaba Patkós (Technical Team Lead at Syneto)
• Kwinten Pisman (Co-founder and Mentor at Strongbrew) 
• Dominic Elm (Software Engineer at StackBlitz). 

In addition to the 16 talks, revo.js has also prepared a workshop that will be held prior to the conference, on the 2nd of October at DevPlant. The workshop is already sold out and the 24 participants who managed to get their hands on a ticket will have the opportunity to test a modern web application using the Cypress.io end-to-end test runner with Gleb Bahmutov, VP of Engineering at Cypress.io, as a facilitator. The application uses the Vue.js framework, with Vuex data management and REST API calls, but the testing will be applicable to any modern web app, regardless of the technology it uses.

The organizers couldn't have pulled off such a complex event without the help of their sponsors: [e-spres-oh], Dream Production, BusyMachines, Visma, 3Pillar Global, Syneto, Steadforce, WeVideo, UnifiedPost, imobiliare.ro, plentymarkets, Haufe Group, IBM, Softvision, Ness and Endava. Partners include Bereta Brewing Co, Progress Software Corporation, Auth0, CRAFTWAND, Irian, DevPlant Cowork and Microsoft. Of course, the tech communities also played a special part in the process and they are an important supporter.

You too can be among the 300 participants by catching one of the Late Bird Tickets until September 30th. As a not-for-profit event, any profit made will be redirected to causes that will benefit the entire JavaScript community. See you there!
 

This article was written by Anastasia Coste.