A conference of ten-minute talks about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing!! Est. 2014 in NYC.
Not affiliated with BTS. 실망스럽겠지만, 우린 BTS와 연관이 없습니다!
Hey everyone! !!Con is BACK this year for one last event! And our call for talk proposals is open!
Also, we're not on Twitter any more, so please find us here:
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Oh hey!
@bts_bighit
(not us!) is holding another virtual BTS concert: BANGBANGCON on April 17! Announcement: 💜
We (not BTS!) are holding virtual tech conference !!Con on May 15-22! More info: ‼️
Hello! We're not affiliated with BTS and
#BANGBANGCON
. For the BTS concert, check out
@bts_bighit
. We are a tech conference in NYC: .
실망스럽겠지만, 우린 BTS와 연관이 없습니다! 방탄소년단 콘서트를 찾고 계신다면 BTS 공식 트위터를 확인해주세요
@bts_bighit
.
We're sold out of tickets for today! We'll have more available tomorrow at 10pm eastern.
Shoutout to all the BTS fans for being cool about the name mixup! Enjoy the BTS BANG.BANG.CON concert this weekend!!
Hello! We're not affiliated with BTS and
#BANGBANGCON
. For the BTS concert, check out
@bts_bighit
. We are a tech conference in NYC: .
실망스럽겠지만, 우린 BTS와 연관이 없습니다! 방탄소년단 콘서트를 찾고 계신다면 BTS 공식 트위터를 확인해주세요
@bts_bighit
.
Ok so even though there isn't a !!Con 2023, there *is* apparently a
#BangBangCon2023
and it's happening RIGHT NOW. So if you came here looking for the joy, excitement and surprise of BTS, you can watch at 💜
We just wanted to make sure nobody got confused!💜
Everyone's been super nice about it. There were even some BTS shoutouts and references during today's talks!
@AdorableRMe
@bts_bighit
For sure! Programmers sometimes pronounce "!" as "bang", (shorter than "exclamation point"). We're very excited about computers, so: "!!Con" 😄
(Some history: We've been around since 2014, but in 2020 we released our tix the same week BTS announced the first
#BangBangCon
! We got some ppl asking our twitter acct about tix, so we added some clarification to our site!)
The *only* downside is that it's pretty impossible to find our content using "bangbangcon" here and on YouTube, so we're using
#virtualbangbangcon
this year. Also all of our YouTube stuff is linked from , so it's no big deal 😄
@Floati_corn
@bts_bighit
No problem :) We're just trying to make sure nobody ends up buying a ticket they don't want. I hope you enjoy the BTS concert!!
!!Con ticket release announcement!!
(Not BTS!)
Tickets will be available in two batches:
- April 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern
- April 16 at 10 p.m. Eastern
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More info + link at
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@AjDreole
@bts_bighit
!!Con/BANGBANGCON overlap was definitely one of the highlights of 2020 for me - glad you enjoyed it as well (and thanks for buying a sweater!!)
🎉 Our 2018 call for talk proposals is live!!
We're a conference in NYC about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing. Submit a proposal for your ten-minute talk by March 4!
@elliotsang
Ok, if you REALLY want one we have a web store:
But we'll say it again just to make sure: this is NOT BTS Merch! It also doesn't actually say BANGBANGCON on it anywhere - it's just our logo :)
Whether you're waiting for BTS
#BANGBANGCON21
or (virtual tech conf) !!Con 2021, pass the time with talks from !!Con 2020 -- Last year's videos are all on YouTube for free 👉👉👉
@Jojo09623888
@bts_bighit
Not canceled - we just want to let people know that this twitter account is unrelated (but has the same name). Enjoy the concert!
We're delighted to announce our !!Con 2018 keynote speakers: Mimi Onuoha and Liz Fong-Jones!
Who else is speaking? Maybe you! Our call for 10-minute talk proposals on the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing: .
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!!CON GLOBAL 2021 will be this May - online!
Dates and details TBA next week.
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Follow us here or sign up for the mailing list at for updates and more information.
Tell your friends!
(Still not affiliated with BTS, sorry army!)
🎉 Our 2019 call for talk* proposals is now live!!
We're a conference in NYC that celebrates the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing. Submit a proposal for your 10-minute talk* by Sunday, March 3!
🎉 Our 2020 call for talk proposals is live!!
We're a conference in NYC about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing. Submit a proposal for your ten-minute talk by March 1!
💜 We're not BTS, but of course we are tuned in to
#BANGBANGCON21
for the
#BANGBANGCON21PARTY
, wearing our !!Con t-shirts, no less! 💜 I am always SO impressed by BTS's choreography. 💜 Hoping the ARMY loves the show as much as we do. 💜
⚡️!!CON 2018 DATES AND LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT!⚡️
!!Con 2018 will be held on May 12-13, 2018 at the wonderful
@AppNexusEng
event space.
Stay tuned for details about our call for talk proposals and more!
Our livestream is free for anyone to watch. You can find the link at .
It'll go live around 10:30AM Eastern on Saturday and Sunday.
Shoutout to
@confreaks
for running the stream!
We'll also be providing live captioning (thanks
@stenoknight
)!
We've had captioning since 2014. It costs less than $2000 for the weekend. Every conference should do it! If you're a conference organizer, hire a pro like
@stenoknight
or
@stanographer
and make your conference better! ❤
🔑🎶 announcement!! We're thrilled to announce our amazing !!Con 2021 keynote speakers: Angie Jones (
@techgirl1908
) and Kate Temkin (
@ktemkin
)!
Who else is speaking this year? Maybe 💜 YOU 💜! Submit a proposal for a 10-minute talk by April 8:
‼️ ‼️ An update on !!Con ‼️ ‼️
We're taking a break in 2023.
THEN: ONE LAST !!CON, Summer 2024!
Start brainstorming your !!Con-est ideas!
Details still TBD, but hoping for in-person (+livestream) outdoors 🏖️
More to come over the next months — stay tuned 💖
Thanks, everyone, for another fantastic
#bangbangcon
! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Thanks especially to our 32 fantastic speakers. Videos from
@confreaks
will be up by the end of the month -- stay tuned!
Announcing our 2018 speaker lineup! Join us May 13-14 in NYC (or on our live stream) to hear about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing from these cool people.
!!Con is starting soon, and our stenographer
@stenoknight
is helping to make the event all the more accessible! Check out her open source steno app,
@plover
.
For live captions, visit: and our livestream here:
!!Con 2020 is just five days away!
Check out our schedule of events at
We'll be posting our public livestream link here when we have it ready.
SO EXCITED!!
!!Con goes live in two hours! Get ready to experience the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing!✨
💬 If you bought a ticket, make sure you join the Discord so you can say hi!
🎥 If you didn't buy a ticket, that's ok - is free to watch!
We're so excited for !!Con today!!
Our livestream will start this morning at 10 EST!
Thanks to
@confreaks
for producing it :)
Tune in to the link below for today's livestream:
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5 more days to submit a talk proposal to !!Con 2021!
⚡ 10-minute talks only!
💻 Any computing topic...
‼️ ...as long as it excites you!
💰 We pay speakers and cover A/V expenses!
🔑 Keynote talks from
@techgirl1908
and
@ktemkin
!
⏳Deadline of April 8!
Thank you for all your talk* proposals! We've closed the form. Final count: 235!
Next, we'll hold our Big Talk Selection (BTS) meeting, and send out acceptances and rejections on Apr 18th - more timeline info on
Dear !!Con community,
!!Con is looking for an event space in NYC in May 2020! Our usual space won't be available, due to construction.
Any leads on a space where we can host our 250+ attendees? Get in touch with us via DM, or email board
@exclamation
.foundation. Thank you! <3
thank you for coming to !!Con 2020!
we are so happy with how well it went!
‼️ amazing speakers ‼️
‼️ wonderful community ‼️
‼️ generous sponsors ‼️
‼️ excellent A/V and streaming ‼️
‼️ inclusive live-captioning ‼️
#virtualbangbangcon
Our 2018 program is up! Get ready to hear about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing from all these folks on May 12-13, in person or on our live stream.
Our 2019 program is up!
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Get ready to hear about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing from all these folks on May 11-12, in person or on our live stream!
Yesterday, we wrapped up reviewing over 250 proposals. We read through so many amazing ideas, and we're excited to send out talk acceptance emails soon!
Why are non-native English speakers forced to think in English when programming?
@anoniscoding
says it's not inherently necessary, of course, and that there's a powerful sense of belonging from having programming syntax in your mother tongue
Need some !!Con swag to wear to
#BANGBANGCON21
?
We're not BTS (really!), but you can buy our similarly-named online tech conference's merch (in purple 💜).
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(But: if you're attending the conf, a t-shirt is included with your ticket!)
Hello!! We said we were holding !!Con in July but we're not anymore — we're now holding !!Con 2022 on 📅 Nov 12-13, 2022 📅 So go un-mark and then re-mark your calendars I guess??
Here's how to register for !!Con 2018! 🎟️ Tickets will be available on Eventbrite () in two batches. Batch one will open up Thursday, April 5 at 10pm NYC time, and batch two will open up Friday, April 6 at 10pm NYC time.
@Jojo09623888
We're not the BTS concert - we're a tech conference in NYC with the same name. See our profile for more information. Sorry for the confusion!
Last talk for today:
@wilkieii
talks about floppy disks... or, as it turns out, DOOM, which seems to be a trend in
#virtualbangbangcon
this year!! 💾‼️💾‼️💾
Looking for a conference that's kinda like !!Con, but in ✴️✴ CHICAGO ✴️✴️? Perhaps is what you're looking for! "This conference was forked with 💜 from our friends at !!con." :D
‼‼ VERY EXCITED to announce our first slate of !!Con 2022 speakers!! ‼‼
Looking forward to hearing from
@lethalbit
,
@anjanavakil
,
@marlene_zw
, and
@nicolehe
in November!
And the second slate will be announced very soon...
Thinking about submitting a talk proposal to !!Con? You have just over two weeks!
Looking for ideas? Here's a thread from
@b0rk
with some kinds of talks that have been given in the past:
Talk type 1: Software you think is SUPER COOL
Examples of talks like this:
Ayla Myers' "The joys of PICO-8 token crunching!!":
Evy Kassirer's "Reverse engineering your mouth!"
what a great way to start !!Con!
@techgirl1908
brings an incredible dose of kindness and compassion as she takes a critical view of the history of how computers were advertised, and how we can (blamelessly!) rewrite a better future of who we bring into technology💜
Just over a week to submit a 10-minute talk proposal for our 2018 conference on the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing! Paid travel for speakers from outside NYC, and a chance to share a stage with keynote speakers
@thistimeitsmimi
and
@lizthegrey
.
Thanks for all your wonderful talk proposals for !!Con 2018! Submissions are now closed. We got...*drumroll*...296 proposals from 252 unique submitters -- the most we've ever had, on both counts!
We have an update on registration for !!Con 2019:
Tickets will be available on EventBrite👉
Tickets will be released in 2 groups:
🕙🌃 Monday, April 1st at 6:00 PM (EST)
🕚🌄Tuesday, April 2nd at 12:00 PM (EST)
Tickets for !!Con 2018 are officially sold out; as of now, len(waitlist) == 95.
Thanks, everyone, for your incredible enthusiasm for !!Con! ❤️ If you didn't get a ticket, please tune into the live stream on May 12-13!