Tying the ropes for IT students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts to share and help together; Developers Connect Philippines. That is just one of organizations here in the Philippines that strives to connect every Tech enthusiasts. They make all knowledge accessible by hosting free events for those who are interested. Everybody needs to know the latest trends in the IT industry; they will tell you that too.

I think everybody deserves free knowledge, I mean, nothing could ever be better than sharing thoughts, ideas and facts.

“Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes.” – Peter Senge

Developers Connect Philippines, or simply “DevCon,” is the youngest yet most comprehensive IT capabilities development organization in the Philippines. Known for hosting free “unconferences” for IT students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts, DevCon has grown to having over 10,000 participants since June 2009. It is highly sought after by educational institutions through its campus DevCon programs that aim to augment the academic learnings of students with up-to-date trends in the IT industry.

Winston Damarillo - Serial technopreneur and Founder of DevCon Philippines

A pioneering project of the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), DevCon successfully empowers Filipino developers and promotes the “IT Pinoy Talent” by bringing together people from the IT industry and academe across the country to sync, support and succeed. Its pilot event, DevCon Visayas, was held at the TechBar in Cebu City. DevCon also spanned a ten-city nationwide tour as part of the Next Wave Cities roadshow run by the then Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P) in 2009.

Jerry Rapes - CEO of Exist & President of DevCon Philippines

DevCon is the first of its kind in the Philippines to bring together software engineers, developers, programmers, students, educators, industry experts and technopreneurs where they are encouraged to interact and share insights. It provides a relaxed venue for individuals to socialize with fellow geeks, mentors, employers and the rest of the IT community.

DevCon Luzon 2010

DevCon was conceptualized to be a premier gathering of all Filipino software engineers in the country but in a short span of time, DevCon events have evolved from simple, three-part unconferences to focus-group driven Geekups and Code Camps that envision the bridging of the academe–IT industry divide:

DevCon @ WebGeekPH (Jon Limjap)

DevCon events’ three main components are Lightning Talks, Birds of a Feather and Hackathon. These are designed to introduce technology topics and encourage interactions.

Tech User Group Leads Meetup (Organized by DevCon)

DevCon Geekups are informal gatherings that allow IT students, educators and professionals to talk about the ingredients that are needed to improve the IT industry, as well as explore areas for collaboration in a relaxed setting.

Ramon Pastor & Charo Nuguid at DevCon Mobile Camp: Android and iOS

DevCon Code Camps are technical sessions that seek to build up the technology capabilities of our IT professionals. We are working on collaborating with a number of technology user groups who can act as the backbone of this activity.

For more details, go to devcon.ph, like us on facebook.com/DevConPH or follow us on Twitter @DevConPH.