The Big Android BBQ is once again almost upon us! That magical time of the year when developers and enthusiasts from around the world descend on Texas to learn, have fun and eat huge amounts of BBQ! We are glad to announce that XDA will be returning to sponsor the event alongside our good friends at Sony, ideaa, Facebook, and Cyanogen!
The main event of the BBQ this year is: Cradle to Career – Pathways to Success In Tech, a diversity in tech round-table featuring high profile education and tech thought leaders.
"Big tech companies are screaming "we want, no, we need diversity in our industry" – but how do we really achieve that? The skills required to create top-notch code are learned like a second language and the best time to get a person started on the path to code immersion is at an early age. We need to look to our preschoolers and elementary age children to become the highly skilled computer scientists, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers of tomorrow. Cradle to Career – Pathways to Success in Tech endeavors to cut through the noise and go right to the heart of the matter; asking the tough questions about how we get children from underrepresented communities on a path that leads to productivity and meets the current and future demands for skilled engineers and entrepreneurs."
Other talks include:
- Matteo Doni: Infinite Feedback Loops
- Marty Ballard: Secure Your Firebase!
- Chet Haase: Something About Android
- Russell Holly: Anatomy of a review/ How to talk to developers/ One giant camera comparison
- Mark Scheel: Android Studio is Amazing
- Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz: Android in the Living Room – Developing for Android TV and Google Cast
- James Williams: Kotlin: Android's Other White Meat
Never been to a BABBQ before? Not sure what to expect? Check out our coverage of last years event below
Head over to XDA TV to find all our video content from BBQ's past and present!
Still not booked your ticket or hotel? We have you covered, check out the links below for a big discount on your ticket and some great rates on hotels near to the event.
Admission Discounts
20% off all BABBQ tickets before September 30th — Discount Code: XDA20
10% off all BABBQ tickets before October 15th — Discount Code: XDA10
Hotel Discounts
Hyatt Place — 1601 Hurst Town Center Dr, Hurst, TX 76054 — Discount Code: g-an16
Hampton Inn & Suites — 1600 Hurst Town Center, Hurst, TX 76054 — Discount Code: BBQ
Holiday Inn Express & Suites — 820 Thousand Oaks Drive, Hurst, TX 76054 — Discount Code: BBQ
The BABBQ is still accepting applications to speak at the event so if you think you have what it takes then all you have to do is fill out the form below. Get Stagefright? You can still help in other ways! They need volunteers to help keep the event running smoothly and the postion even comes with some extra perks, you can apply to volunteer here.
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