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React Advanced 2024 Attendee Welcome Guide

Welcome to React Advanced London 2024! We are so excited to have you! Use this guide, so you know all the important info & policies that will ensure you have a safe and productive and amazing conference!

For remote participation, the most important information will be here.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected].

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October 25 (London): talks, Q&As, discussion rooms, party October 28 (online): talks, Q&As October 29 (online): discussion rooms

Main Info

Conference Agenda

October-November
October 25
React Advanced - Day 1: main program & afterparty with Pub Quiz (hybrid)
October 28
React Advanced - Day 2: main program (remote)
October 29
React Advanced - Day 3: discussion rooms (remote)

Discord

All the main communication will be on Discord and it's also a quick way to contact the org team at the conference.

  • After joining the server you’ll get a welcome message as in the image on the right.
  • You need to go to #🎭pick-your-role channel and pick your event by clicking on relevant emoji 💫.
  • After clicking the relevant emoji you will get access to React Advanced channels.
👀 Conference channels on Discord
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Workshops

We will hold workshops before and after the conference. There are two types of workshops: free workshops and pro workshops.

Free Workshops

The workshops take place remotely. To take part in the workshop you have to register separately via the GitNation portal.

Pro-workshops

The workshops take place in person and online, you can find out more about the workshops here. The tickets should be purchased separately.

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React Advanced Program, Oct 25

Registration – 8:00 BST

We kindly ask you to be on time as the conference opening is at 9:00 BST.

Please note that registration will be available throughout the day.

When you arrive, have your conference ticket ready in your phone.

Schedule

We will have 2 tracks: Ballard Track (1st floor) & Tharp Track (ground floor). Each track will have a different speaker in parallel.

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Livestream page (for joining remotely)

You will receive an email with the link and instructions on the day of the event. Do not forget to check your spam folder :)

If there is no email, please:

After these actions the page with player & timeline (=schedule) should open.

Speaker Q&A spots

After each talk, you will be able to ask questions to the speakers in-person. We’ll have a dedicated Speaker Q&A spot for most of the speakers. Head there after talk and onstage Q&A to ask your questions to speaker personally.

Location: ground floor, room on the left to the reception – look for a Speaker Q&A banner.

Discussion Rooms

We’ll have 2 discussion rooms:

  • 13:30-14:15 BST - Why Don’t We Use React Suspense More?
  • 14:30-15:15 BST - What Three Libraries Would You Bring to a Pub Fight

Location: 1st floor, room near the Ballard Track – look for Discussion room signs.

Break before the party (17:15-19:00 BST)

Use the time before the party wisely – take some rest, have a nice dinner with new and old friends, recharge before the party begins!

You can use our custom city map to find enjoyable places to taste/visit!

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Afterparty, Oct 25

📍The Brewery (same as conference)

🕰️ Program:

  • 19:00 - 19:30 BST – Networking
  • 19:30 - 20:15 BST – Tech Pub Quiz hosted by Orta Therox & Daniel Büchele
  • 20:15-22:00 BST – Karaoke

Extra activities: silent disco, game zone with arcade machines and football table, board games.

Nibbles & welcome drink are included!

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Venue

Ways of Getting to the Venue

Travelling to the Brewery by public transport is quick and easy; situated in the heart of the City within walking distance of several Underground and Mainline train stations.

📌 Underground & Rail

  • BARBICAN STATION - (5 min walk) Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Thameslink
  • MOORGATE STATION - (5 min walk) Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Northern, British Rail and Thameslink
  • BANK STATION - (15 min walk) Central, Northern and Waterloo & City
  • LIVERPOOL STREET STATION - (15 min walk) Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Central and mainline rail network.

📌 Bicycle

Bicycle parking is available at the Brewery. Bicycle helmets can be left at our cloakroom.

📌 Uber (Taxi)

Uber works perfectly in London.

Parking at the Venue

There are no car parking facilities on site at The Brewery. The nearest public NCP car park can be found at The Barbican. There is also limited pay and display street parking available.

Convenient multi-storey NCP carparks located at:

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

The venue is equipped for the mobility of people with disabilities. There are wheelchair-accessible seats in the hall.

Other assistance

If you require any other assistance, please email the organizer at [email protected].

Other Info

Food & Beverage On Site
Wi-Fi
Lost & Found
Meeting & Connecting with Others
Custom City Map
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React Advanced Program, Oct 28 (remote)

Schedule

We will have 2 tracks: Ballard Track & Tharp Track. Each track will have a different speaker in parallel.

Times are shown in your local browser time zone.

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Speaker Q&A rooms

After most of the talks, you will be able to ask questions to speakers on Discord:

❓ballard-track-qna  and❓tharp-track-qna.

Join Stream

You will receive an email with the link and instructions on the day of the event. Do not forget to check your spam folder :)

If there is no email, please:

After these actions the page with player & timeline (=schedule) should open.

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React Advanced Program, Oct 29 (remote)

Discussion Rooms:

  • Is Using AI Code Cheating
  • React Compiler - Has It Been as Good as You Hoped?

Find the exact schedule and list of speakers on the conference website.

Location: Zoom (will be sent via separate email & and also the link to Zoom can be found on the watch page).

How to join through the watch page:

Go to the watch page –> Click on the discussion room button –> Join via Zoom and in the rooms list on the right find the room named "Discussion Room" and click on it to join.

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Final Notes

Certificates
Talk recording after the conference
Posting on socials

If you didn’t find an answer to your question here, please send your request to [email protected] or check out FAQ on the conference website.

See you soon in London 😉

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