# GopherCon

- Dates: 3 August 2026 to 6 August 2026
- Location: Seattle Convention Center's Summit Building, Seattle, United States
- Organiser: GopherCon 2026
- Industry: Developer & Engineering

## About

GopherCon is an annual US-based conference dedicated to the Go programming language. It is for developers who use Go and aims to promote its use, foster an inclusive community, and educate Go developers.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.gophercon.com/)
- [Agenda](https://www.gophercon.com/agenda)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Jennifer Johnson, Sr. Software Engineer, Storj
- Samantha Kendziora, Senior Software Engineer, Diagrid
- Kate Pond, Chief Ecosystem Officer, The Pond's Edge
- Neil Primmer, Software Engineer, CodePros
- Johnny Boursiquot, Principal Software Engineer, Stable Kernel
- Cory LaNou, Go Author & Trainer, Gopher Guides
- Derek Parker, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat
- Donia Chaiehloudj, Senior Software Engineer, Isovalent at Cisco
- Florin Pățan, Senior Software Engineer, Ardan Labs
- Dmitri Shuralyov, Software Engineer, Google, Go Team
- Nicholas Husin, Software Engineer, Google, Go Team
- Benji Vesterby, Founder & Principal Security Engineer, CodePros
- Cassie Coyle, Senior Software Engineer, Diagrid
- Simon Law, Member of Technical Staff, Tailscale
- Patricio Whittingslow, Professional Open Source Maintainer, TinyGo
- George Adams, Principal Software Engineer Manager, Microsoft
- Liam Hampton, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
- Austin Clements, Software Engineer, Google, Go Team
- Naoki Kuroda, Software Engineer
- Vladimir Vivien, Software Engineer, Starkite.AI

## Where to stay

- **Renaissance Seattle Hotel**: 110 m from the venue, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, 98104
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seasm-renaissance-seattle-hotel)
  - Phone: +1-206-583-0300
- **Executive Hotel Pacific**: 140 m from the venue, 1100 4th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](https://www.executivehotels.net/seattle-downtown-hotel/)
  - Phone: +1-206-623-3900
- **Lotte Hotel Seattle**: 140 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.lottehotel.com/seattle-hotel/)
- **Hotel Vintage**: 150 m from the venue, 1100 5th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](https://www.kimptonhotels.com/stay/hotel-vintage-seattle-wa)
  - Phone: +1-206-624-8000
- **Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle**: 170 m from the venue, 1101 4th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](https://www.monaco-seattle.com/)
  - Phone: +1-206-621-1770
- **W Hotel Seattle**: 180 m from the venue, 1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seawh-w-seattle/)
- **Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown**: 210 m from the venue, 1113 6th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](http://www.cphotelseattle.com/)
  - Phone: +1-206-464-1980
- **Fairmont Olympic Hotel**: 250 m from the venue, 411 University Street, Seattle, 98101
  - [Hotel website](https://www.fairmont.com/seattle)
  - Phone: +1-206-621-1700

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #gophercon

- [GopherCon 2025: The Go Cryptography State of the Union - Filippo ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnyeAQblUyA)
  - I know I say this every year, but Go 1.24 has been an exciting cycle for Go cryptography.A new maintainer, post-quantum crypto, native FIPS 140, a crypto/rsa...

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