GopherCon

June 22nd - 25th, 2020

Now that we've conquered the west coast, GopherCon is continuing its road trip by giving the east coast a little gopher love! The Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, in Orlando, Florida, will be our 2020 home. Offering both rooming and programming under one roof again, we hope to continue to maintain the tight sense of community attendees have come to expect as we approach the big 2-0-0-0 attendance threshold. With exceptional pre-conference workshops taught by a few of the smartest people we know, some of the very best programming driven by our conference attendees' feedback, hours and hours of networking, and a magical destination, we can't imagine a better way of celebrating Go's 10-year anniversary! 

Call for Papers/Programming

GopherCon's Call for Papers opened at the beginning of December and closed January 10th. We're excited to share that we received over 160 submissions! The review committee is actively reviewing submissions and we anticipate informing selected speakers by the middle of February. 

Community Day, the final day of GopherCon, offers a slew of community focused workshops, hands-on activities, roundtable discussions and our ever-popular Lightning Talks. These short 5 - 7 minute talks drew in an audience of over 600 in 2019! There will not be a Call for Papers for Lightning Talks. Rather, we will post an electronic sign-up sheet in May 2020. We’ll be sure to offer a link here, so stay tuned!

Pre-Conference Workshop Tickets

Based on attendees' feedback, we are trying a new Pre-Conference Workshops format on Monday, June 22^nd. Half-day workshops (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) will be offered in the morning and afternoon. This new format will give our gophers the opportunity to learn about more than one subject, while also providing our budget-conscious attendees greater access to this day of learning (tickets will be $295 each). 

A Pre-Conference Workshop ticket is only valid Monday, June 22nd and does not include access to the full conference, Tuesday, June 23^rd – Thursday, June 25^th. If you wish to attend the full conference, please purchase a General Admission ticket in addition to your Pre-Conference Workshop ticket. Multiple workshops will be offered and posted as they are confirmed.

Which Ticket Should You Choose?

If you are paying your own way to GopherCon, please choose "General Admission - Self Paid".  If your company is paying for your ticket, please choose "General Admission - Corporate". We are trusting our Go community members to choose honestly.

Student and Non-Profit Tickets

If you fall into one of these categories, we offer conference tickets for $595 and half-day workshop tickets for $225. If interested, please email us proof of your status (i.e. student ID card or non-profit business card) and we will send you a promo code. Please be prepared to purchase your ticket(s); each promo link will have a five-day use period, and we will not generate a second code if it is not used.

Group Ticket Discounts

The more gophers the merrier! We offer a 5% discount for groups of 5 - 9 attendees and a 10% discount for groups of 10+ off the Corporate General Admission tickets. With this said, there are a couple caveats to consider. 1. The group discount does not apply to anyone who has already registered. We will not refund a purchased ticket, then issue a promo code. 2. Please be prepared to purchase your tickets; each promo link will have a ten-day use period, and we will not generate a second code for a group if it is not used. When your group is ready, send us an email prior to registering and we will send you a promo code.

Scholarships

GopherCon awards a limited number of Diversity Fund Scholarships each year to golang users in need. Though we are looking for diversity in both areas of gender and race, we absolutely consider need as well. The scholarship submission process opened at the beginning of December and closed January 8th. We are pleased to announce that we received over 170 applications this year! Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than Friday, February 14th.

International Gopher Assistance

Need a letter of invitation? No worries, we've got you covered. Simply email your legal name, job title, company name and company address to us, and we'll take care of you. 

Refund Policy

We offer full refunds on or before Friday, May 22nd at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. No refunds will be offered after this point in time, for any reason. If you are unable to make it to GopherCon past May 22nd, you may transfer your ticket to someone else. To do so, open your confirmation email and select “Manage Registration Details”.