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Droidcon in Berlin in 2016.

Droidcon is the franchise name for a series of community conferences in Europe, focused on software development for Google's Android smartphone framework. The droidcon conferences are the largest Android developer conferences held outside the USA.[1][2]

droidcon started in 2009 in Berlin, as a grassroots effort organized by Android developers.[3] It grew continuously and by 2015 was held in 19 countries. So far droidcon conferences took place in Berlin,[4][5] London, Tunis,[6] Bangalore,[7] Bucharest,[8] Amsterdam,[9] Murcia, Brussels, Turin, Paris, Madrid,[10] Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Moscow, Kraków, Dubai, Zagreb, Thessaloniki, Montreal and New York.[11] Two of the largest droidcon events held so far were in London in 2022 (over 1.400 attendees) and Berlin in 2023 in combination with Fluttercon Berlin with over 2.000 attendees in total. The conferences continue to grow in size and in new locations. 2019 Droidcon edition was set to happen at [Chennai]. [12]

droidcon provides a forum for developers to network with other developers,[13] to share techniques,[14] to announce apps and products,[5][15][16] and to learn and teach.[17][18] The conferences open with a "bar-camp" - 5-minute presentations on topics by potential speakers. The audience votes on presentations that they'd like to see in expanded form, and these are scheduled for later in the event.

In 2010, Lucasfilm claimed the rights to the word "droid" based on its Star Wars franchise, and issued a "cease and desist" writ against droidcon.[19] However, as of 2014, the conferences continue to be called "droidcon".[20]

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  1. ^ btn, Bill Ray 22 Oct 2010 at 13:30. "Android con offers ex-Nokia staff discount". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Arxan Technologies to Speak at Droidcon London on Protecting Android Apps Against Reverse-Engineering and Hackers | SYS-CON MEDIA". www.sys-con.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. ^ "Fitting in at Droidcon With the Passionate Android Community". Silicon Allee News. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ droidcon Berlin 2012 (60067) | Conference Hound Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Epson shows developers the future of augmented reality in Berlin droidcon 2014". www.digitalavmagazine.com. Digital AV Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Barcamp Photo Gallery: Latest Pictures, Best News Photos, Images about on Barcamp". Firstpost. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  7. ^ "A conference for Android enthusiasts". The Hindu. Bangalore. 7 November 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. ^ "droidcon: conferinţa dezvoltatorilor de Android - 2-3 noiembrie | ComputerWorld.ro". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  9. ^ "GDG DevFest". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  10. ^ "History | Droidcon Global". droidcon.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  11. ^ "Droidcon Global | Business and Development in the android ecosystem". droidcon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  12. ^ "droidcon India 2019 in Chennai: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com". sessionize.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  13. ^ "On the droidcon 2012 in Berlin". www.tphonenews.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Arxan Technologies to Speak at Droidcon London on Protecting Android Apps Against Reverse-Engineering and Hackers | Java IoT". java.sys-con.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  15. ^ "Future of Android". Skills Matter. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  16. ^ "Sony Xperia Sola with Floating Touch Hands On at droidcon 2012 | Netbooknews - Netbooks, Netbook Reviews, Smartbooks and more". www.netbooknews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  17. ^ "Agile development for mobile apps – Droidcon India 2012". droidconin.talkfunnel.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  18. ^ "Cloud Desktop for BYOD: Native Android and HTML5 (Live Demo) at droidcon 2012 | Lanyrd". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  19. ^ How much Star Wars is Android? from openintents.org Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Fitting in at Droidcon With the Passionate Android Community". Silicon Allee News. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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