Devoxx

Devoxx (formerly named JavaPolis) is a developers community conference series created in 2001 by Stephan Janssen,[1] organized by the Belgian Java User Group (BeJUG).

The teenagers played with Scratch,[7] programmed Lego Mindstorms and discovered the wonderful world of Mars Rovers and the NAO robot.

The first edition of Devoxx UK was a two-day conference hosted at the Business Design Centre in London on 26–27 March.

Devoxx UK was spearheaded in 2013 by Ben Evans, Martijn Verburg, Dan Hardiker and Stephan Janssen in close collaboration with the London Java Community.

Since January 2014, when Mark Hazell was appointed the new Chairman for Devoxx UK, he has focused Devoxx UK efforts, alongside Dan Hardiker, Stephan Janssen, James McGivern, a program committee of developer volunteers and community groups including the London Java Community.

It replaces the conference formerly known as JMagreb,[10] which takes place in Casablanca (Morocco) in "Le Studio Des Arts Vivants".

Planned on 15 April 2020, Devoxx France 2020 was postponed to 1–3 July 2020[12] due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, until it was definitely cancelled via an announcement held on the initial date.

[13] On 7 December 2020 it was announced that Devoxx France 2021 would be held on 30 June - 2 July 2021 due to health restrictions again linked to the Covid-19 crisis.

As a result, the speakers' video and slides are projected on the huge cinema screens using the available THX audio setup.

The 4 editions of Devoxx UK have been held in the Business Design Centre, London, a former Victorian agricultural hall situated in Islington.

The name "Voxxed" is a play-on-words with the word "Devoxx" and whilst a separate corporate entity, has strong ties to the event series.