This is
Swift Alps.
An experimental event usually taking place in the Swiss Alps
Join us November 26th and 27th 2020 — Online
After a conference ends, it is very common to get back to the office, fire up the code editor, dabble with some new things you heard about and then just forget about it after a week.
We usually collaborate only with our co-workers or sometimes with Open Source contributors, but most of our time as developers is spent alone with our code.
Everyone has their own learning process, however listening to a conference talk is often not the best way to truly understand a subject.
Exchanging ideas with other attendees is an important part of a conference, for some people is the main reason to go to a conference, but the chances to do this are often limited to breaks and the after-party.
The Swift Alps format is the result of collaboration between conference organisers and speakers, drawing upon the lessons learnt from various other kinds of events like unconferences and hackathons.
At the start of the day session mentors take about 5 minutes each to pitch their topic, after which attendees can decide which sessions to attend.
Every mentor works with a group of about a dozen attendees, experimenting on the topic they prepared — maybe with a specific goal in mind — or in an open-ended fashion. Attendees have a chance to work with others they probably never worked with, exchanging knowledge while also sharing ways to overcome challenges. Each session lasts about 2 hours, after which attendees can work with another mentor and group of attendees.
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Kaya is a senior iOS engineer at Calm. Formerly she worked on iOS at Slack on the Messaging team. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Computer Science and did software engineering internships at Time Inc, Intuit and Apple. In 2014, Kaya launched We Read Too, a book resource app that features titles for kids and teens written by authors of color. Aside from coding, she also enjoys writing and public speaking. Kaya has bylines in OneZero, Smashing Magazine, TechCrunch and Fusion. She's spoken at several conferences all over the world.
Joseph is a software engineer who started in 2010 developing mobile apps for Symbian. Fast forward to today, he works on Switzerland's most used apps like SBB, SwissCovid, MétéoSwiss, Swisstopo and many more. When he’s not behind his computer, you can find him sailing the Swiss lakes or enjoying a trip on his motorbike.
Vincent started working on iOS apps back in 2011. For the last years, he's been working at Worldline, where he contributes to building great apps for major French banks. He loves Swift and enjoys sharing about it on the Internet. Most notably, he built the framework KeyPathKit that implements a SQL-like syntax for data manipulation. He's also the one behind the Twitter account @ios_memes.
Roxana is a Romanian mobile developer based in Dubai with a passion for augmented reality. She started coding when she was 13 years old and so far has been part of the development team of over 20 apps including one of the biggest digital public services app in Scandinavia. She is involved in the tech community, both online (instagram.com/coderox/) and offline at local events. As an advocate for women in tech, Roxana is encouraging other girls to join the tech world.
Engin is an indie developer working on apps such as SolarWatch, Aufwind and CallTap. Before going indie he used to co-organize UIKonf and ran the European office of Keepsafe. He started iOS development back in 2008 with hopes of being able to afford an iPhone by selling apps on the AppStore. He lives in Berlin with his son and wife and flies gliders whenever he can.
Online
The current event schedule is published in the event's vito hub — the times below are informative and may change at short notice.
Workshops: App Clips (Joseph), AR Quick Look (Roxana), Pseudo-Keywords (Vincent)
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Workshops: Collection View Lists (Kaya), SwiftUI 💘 Combine (Vikram), Widgets (Engin)
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All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualised clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualised environment.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they'll be wearing branded clothing and/or badges.
Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.
