TestJS Summit 2023 Attendee Welcome Guide

All the main communication will be in discord. Click here to join the Discord channels.

How to connect to discord:

Channels:

There is one type of workshops: FREE.

📌 Free workshops (included in the full ticket and GitNation Multipass)

Workshops will be run remotely via Zoom. The recordings of most workshops will be shared with full ticket holders after the conference. How to register:

After the second day of the conference, each participant will receive a certificate which will appear in participant’s GitNation portal account. You will get the notification in your email address.

Note, to receive a certificate you need to have an account in the GitNation portal.

All recordings will be placed at the GitNation portal.

Recordings from remote days will be placed right after the conference, in-person recordings - within 1-2 weeks after the conference.

Attendees with Free Tickets will be able to get recordings in a month after the conference.

X (formerly Twitter) conf page: https://twitter.com/TestJSSummit

Tag #TestJSSummit on X (twitter) to share your conference experience with other attendees & the world! It’s a great way to ensure that you forge connections with new friends.

We encourage you to read the full code of conduct, but the main thing is here:

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free 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, X (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 organizers.

If you are also participating in the React Day Berlin, you can check out the attendee guide here

📌  Conference Announcements

We will make various announcements via the #📢testjs-announcements channel on Discord GitNation Tech Communities server. Make sure you’ve joined Discord server!

📌  Schedule

We will have 2 tracks: Production & Testing Localhost. Each track will have a different speakers in parallel. The schedule can be found on the website. Times are shown in your local browser time zone.

📌  Speaker Q&A rooms

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 QnA to ask your questions to speaker personally.

Location: near the registration and sponsors – look for a Speaker Q&A banner.

📌  Discussion Rooms

On December 7 we’ll have 2 discussion rooms:

Find the exact schedule on the conference website.

Location: follow the Discussion room signs in the venue.

Note, the discussion rooms will be hybrid, meaning that remote attendees will also be able to join via ZOOM (link to ZOOM can be found on the watch page).

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.

Join us at the venue (same as conference) on December 8, from 19:00!

What will happen at the party:

Room 1 (where Production Track will be during the day):

Catering area (right of the registration area):

Nibbles & drinks are included!

In the morning you will find welcome coffee in the catering area.

During the coffee breaks, you can enjoy freshly brewed coffee and tea along with light refreshments. Regular lunch will be provided to all attendees.

There will be vegan & gluten free options available, make sure you ask for them from the staff if you don’t see them right away.

Travelling to the Kosmos by public transport is quick and easy as the venue is located just in 4 min walking from Frankfurter Tor station.

📌 Underground & Rail

📌 Trams

📌 Bus

📌 Uber or Bolt (Taxi)

Uber or Bolt works perfectly in Berlin. You can download the app via App Store or Google Play.

There is underground parking at the Kosmos.

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].

Yes, there will be wi-fi at the venue. Please refrain from doing any high-bandwidth activities such as watching videos or livestreaming. Network name & pw will be provided at the venue.

A professional crew will be taking photos and videos at the event for future promotion of the event. If you’d like to opt out of being photographed and recorded, you can ask for a black lanyard at the registration that signals to the crew to not take pictures. You might still be captured accidentally in audience photos where the lanyard is not visible – please get in touch with our support for deletion requests.

If you find an item that is on its own (bag, laptop, phone, etc), please do the right thing and bring it to the registration area, we will find the owner of the item.

Non-exclusionary conversations

Most of our attendees work as mid-level or senior software developers. However, juniors and students will also be present at the event. Please remember that you were once one of them, and treat them with respect regardless of experience.

The Pac-man Rule

When you’re in a group conversation, leave an opening in your circle for others to join in!

X (Twitter)

X (formerly Twitter) conf page: https://twitter.com/TestJSSummit

Tag #TestJSSummit on X (twitter) to share your conference experience with other attendees & the world! It’s a great way to ensure that you forge connections with new friends.

All of our sponsors are supporters of the web development community. And each of them drives our industry forward in unique ways. Some companies will have booths at the venue so come chat with their staff to learn more about their work. See all of the sponsors here.

Also sponsors provide virtual goodie bag gifts here.

We’ve prepared a сustom сity map for you with our and speaker's favourites restaurants, bars, cafes and places in Berlin. See the custom map here.

We’ve also set up a discord channel #🌆activities-around-conf where you can group with other attendees to go somewhere/do smth together. To do this, just suggest an activity in the channel.

For entry into Germany, proof of vaccination, proof of convalescence or proof of testing is no longer required. For the most recent updates, please see here.

Unfortunately, that does not hold for countries in the red zone. Travellers are required to register before entry, provide a negative PCR-test result and quarantine for 14 days. The list of areas of variant of concern is available on the website of the Robert Koch-Institute.

We strongly advise that you book refundable accommodation and travel. Please see the website of your travel providers for more information.

📌 Schedule

We will continue having 1 track: Production Track. Each track will have a different speaker in parallel. The schedule can be found on the website. Times are shown in your local browser time zone.

📌 Speaker Q&A rooms

After each talk, you will be able to ask questions to speakers on Discord:

❓qna-production-track 

Head there after any talk to ask your questions to speakers.

📌 Discussion Room

During December 11 we’ll have 1 discussion room:

Find the exact schedule on the conference website.

Location: Spatial.chat (link to Spatial.chat can be found on the watch page).

Joining the room through the timeline:

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

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.