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Swift Island is an all-inclusive experimental conference happening after Apple's WWDC 2024.
You know that feeling you get after WWDC ends, when all you want to do is catch up on all the videos Apple just released? That urgent need to experiment and play with all the new betas, frameworks and APIs. The overwhelming desire to spend hours on all of the above, quickly followed by the sinking realization that you can't - because you have actual work to do.
Yep, we've all been there and that feeling sucks.
Our mission is to break the cycle!
Swift Island is an experimental conference in the broadest sense. After WWDC, we invite you to join us for a hands-on experience with all of Apple’s newly announced API's and Frameworks, in sessions guided by top-notch mentors.
The format is very simple: 3 workshop days, choose from 4 sessions per day provided by 8 mentors. Everyone pair programs and has fun.
A conference ticket is all inclusive: You will get three days of workshops, three days of lodging in a shared cabin (private rooms) and all the food you need for breakfast, lunch and dinner during your stay. And a bike. And did we mention it’s on an island?
It's called Texel (pronounced tes-sel) and it’s one of the five Frisian Islands, located in the Wadden Sea, which is a Unesco World Heritage. In short - it's an island in the Netherlands and it's awesome.
Beyond the experience of being introduced to WWDC material by top-notch mentors on a frikkin' island, you’ll also enjoy:
Audrey discovered iOS when she first bought an iPhone Edge in 2008. Since then, she is working passionately on Apple platforms, enjoying SwiftUI and even CoreData while building the macOS Drive app at Proton. When she is not coding, watching football and playing basketball are her favorite activities. As a huge movie addict, Audrey is avoiding trailers as much as possible.
Aviel Gross is a senior iOS engineer who currently leads the development of the Behance app at Adobe. He has been in the field since 2013 and previously worked on the Facebook app. He is known as a professional bikeshedder in SwiftUI and app performance.
Malin loves working on everything related to building delightful products. From designing an intuitive interface and creating app icons to developing apps and writing server-side code. Malin is also passionate about the Apple developer community, organizing online and in-person meetups. When not immersed in tech, she likes to visit snobby coffee shops and explore the local Vancouver hiking trails.
Zeyad grew up in Cairo, Egypt. He studied computer engineering before moving to Berlin to work for Zalando. After a couple of really fun years at Zalando, Zeyad moved to London to join Meta (Facebook then) where he’s still working 7 years later. For the past few years he’s been working on WhatsApp. Kickstarting the effort to bring WhatsApp to Mac using catalyst. He’s currently working on a similar effort to bring the WhatsApp app to another popular platform…
Mikaela Caron is an independent iOS Engineer who actively shares her expertise on social media, focusing on iOS development, building apps in public, and freelancing. She develops her own indie apps, works part-time as a freelancer, and is an organizer for iOSDevHappyHour. Mikaela loves giving back to the community.
I was there, in the room, in San Francisco, at Moscone, January 2007, when Steve said “Are you getting it?”. That moment sparked my career as an iOS developer, starting with the SDK a year later. I’ve since experienced every major Apple release: the iPad, various iPhone and iPad models, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Vision Pro and visionOS have been as revolutionary for me as the iPhone and iOS. I've been deeply involved with this new platform since its keynote and even more so since the SDK release and my visit to Apple in Munich. I ordered Vision Pro the day it was available and will bring it to Texel — the revolution has begun.
Jolanda Arends is a freelance native iOS developer. With her background in Human Technology, she’s always looking for the best way to create a good user experience and customer value. In recent years she has worked for several webshops, being Bol.com, Restocks (RIP 🪦) and currently Wehkamp (Retail Group). She can also frequently be found (helping) at meetups and conferences (f.e. CocoaheadsNL, Do-iOS). Key phrases that describe her work attitude: keep things simple, solid (literally and figuratively), user-friendly and of course: fun! Loves, among other things, Pizza, F1, Running/Cycling/SUP/walking the dog, fantasy books.
Paul Peelen is a Staff Engineer at PayPal, specializing in iOS development with over 15 years of experience. From the Netherlands but Based in Stockholm, Sweden, he has developed more than 30 apps and is an active co-organizer of CocoaHeads Stockholm. Paul frequently shares his expertise through detailed tutorials on his blog. A fun fact about Paul is that he created the first versions of the Swift Island app.
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Daniel creates Mac and iPhone apps, presents conference sessions and workshops, delivers training, and writes books, newsletters, videos, and podcasts. The common thread is story telling. It turns out that we all tell stories for a living. The commit messages you write, the email you send, and the slack conversations you contribute to all are part of the stories we all tell for a living.
Francine is a Sociologist, Artist, and Experience Designer specializing in making complex information accessible and practical. She uses her expertise to explore human behavior and what drives us. Over the past 4 years, she has researched how hormonal cycles affect productivity, creativity, and interactions. In her talk she takes you along the world of male and female hormonal cycles from a point of curiosity, offering practical tools to apply immediately. She addresses questions like the best times for meetings, presentations, or asking for raises, aiming to help us understand and optimize our differences.
By trade, Nizar is an engineer, writer, and researcher. By vocation, he is a psychologist in training, a creator and synthesizer of practical solutions to everyday problems. He has a penchant for interdisciplinary skill development in domains ranging from movement, education, and general well-being. He loves handstands.
All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
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All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualised clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualised environment.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they'll be wearing branded clothing and/or badges.
Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.