I recommend conferences and MeetUps as a great way to learn, network, and earn Scrum Educational Units (SEUs). This past year was challenging for such events. Many were cancelled. Some managed to inspect and adapt, moving online.
I’m pleased to share our 2021 list of agile, and agile adjacent, conferences. It’s the largest list we’ve ever published.
| Event | Start Date | Location | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean and Agile Software Development | January 23 | Online | Agile |
| NDC London 2021 | January 25 | Online | Software Development |
| Regional Scrum Gathering, Kolkata | January 29 | Online | Scrum |
| Beyond Agile Israel | January 31 | Online | Agile |
| OOP | February 8 | Online | Software Architecture |
| Agile 20 Conference | February 11 | Online | Agile |
| Agile Open Northwest | February 22 | Online | Open Space |
| ICR Agile | February 25 | Online | Agile |
| Product Camp Portland | March 6 | Online | Product Management |
| Agile In Education | March 18 | Online | Agile For Education |
| DevOpsCon London | April 20 | London / Online | DevOps |
| GOTOpia | April 20 | Online | Software Development |
| Agile Austria Conference | April 28 | Graz, Austria | Agile |
| ScanAgile | April 28 | Online | Remote Team Building |
| Future Of Work 24 Hours | May 7 | Online | Work Patterns |
| Scrum Tulip PLoP 2021 | May 23 | Enkhuizen, Netherlands | Scrum |
| Regional Scrum Gathering, Rio de Janeiro | May 26 | Online | Scrum |
| Craft | May 27 | Online | Software Craftsmanship |
| Regional Scrum Gathering Belgrade | June 3 | Belgrade, Serbia | Scrum |
| Agile + DevOps West | June 7 | Online | Agile |
| Agile Coach Camp Worldwide | June 11 | Online | Agile Coaching |
| DevOpsCon Berlin | June 14 | Berlin / Online | DevOps |
| XP 2021 | June 14 | Online | Agile Software Development |
| Agile Coaching Retreat | June 17 | Lisbon, Portugal | Agile Coaching |
| Business Agility Conference Paris | June 17 | Paris | Business Agility |
| Agile Testing Days US | June 20 | Chicago, IL | Agile Testing |
| Regional Scrum Gathering, Lagos | July 12 | Lagos, Nigeria | Scrum |
| ÜberConf | July 13 | Denver, CO | Software Development |
| Agile 2021 | July 19 | Online | Agile |
| System Dynamics | July 25 | Online | System Dynamics |
| NDC Melbourne | July 26 | Melbourne | Software Development |
| Agile Lean Europe | August 18 | Riga, Latvia | Agile |
| Agile On The Beach | September 2 | Cornwall, England | Agile Product Development |
| Agile Prague | September 13 | Prague, Czech Republic | Agile |
| NDC Oslo | September 13 | Oslo, Norway | Software Development |
| LeSS Conference Prague | September 16 | Prague, Czech Republic | LeSS |
| Mob Programming Conference | September 23 | Online | Mob Programming |
| Agile Open SoCal | September 23 | Online | Open Space |
| Agile Coach Camp CZ | September 24 | Czech Republic | Agile Coaching |
| eXperience Agile | September 25 | Online | Agile |
| DevOpsCon New York | September 27 | New York & Online | DevOps |
| Pacific NW Software Quality Conference | October 11 | Online | Software Quality |
| Agile Business Conference | October 11 | Online | Business Agility |
| Lean Agile Exchange | October 21 | Online | Lean And Agile |
| Agile + DevOps East | November 9 | Online | Agile |
| Agile Testing Days | November 15 | Postdam, Germany | Agile Testing |
| Global Scrum Gathering Lisbon | November 17 | Lisbon, Portugal | Scrum |
| XP Days Benelux | November 25 | Luxembourg | Management |
| DevOpsCon Munich | November 27 | Munich / Online | DevOps |
| Forward Summit | Dec 1 | Online | Management |
| Retrospective Facilitator Gathering | TBD | TBD | Retrospectives |
| Open Leadership Symposium | TBD | TBD | Organizational Change |
| European Testing Conference | TBD | TBD | Software Testing |
| ProductCamp Silicon Valley | TBD | Santa Clara, CA | Product Management |
| Mile High Agile | TBD | Denver, CO | Agile & Lean Methods |
| Agile Games New England | TBD | TBD | Agile Games |
| Agile Open NoCal | TBD | SF Bay Area, CA | Open Space |
| AgileDC | TBD | Washington, DC | Agile |
| ACE! | TBD | TBD | Agile Product Development |
| Agile Games Midwest | TBD | TBD | Agile Games |
| Agile Games West | TBD | TBD | Agile Games |
| Regional Scrum Gathering Melbourne | Q4 TBD | Melbourne, Australia | Scrum |
| Agile Open San Diego | March, 2022 | San Diego, CA | Open Space |
| Joy Of Coding | 2022 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Software Development |
Other Conference Lists
- Agile Alliance’s Agile Conference Calendar
- Scrum Alliance Events
What Did We Miss?
Help make this list more complete. Leave us comments with information about conferences that you recommend.
Cheers,
Agile Games MidWest Online Date TBD Spring Agile Games West Location TBD Date TBD Fall
Emilia,
I’m happy to hear that both events are coming back for 2021! Let us know when there is more information available.
Cheers,
Chris
For 2022, please keep an eye out for AccessAgile.org, as the hosts of Agile20Reflect are preparing a new free global festival.