Go Conference 2026
Overview
Japan's largest community conference dedicated to the Go programming language, run by the Gophers Japan association. Sessions span language internals, concurrency, and cloud-native practice under the 2026 theme "Go Far, Go Together." With recent editions drawing 450-500 attendees, it serves as a hub for the country's Go engineers.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2013
- Founder
- Gophers Japan (Go community volunteers)
An annual conference that grew out of volunteer study groups in Japan's Go community. The organizers incorporated as an association in 2024; the 2025 edition drew about 450 people at Abema Towers, and the 2026 edition moved to Nakano and expanded capacity to 500.
Transition
- 2013 初回開催
- 2024 一般社団法人Gophers Japan設立
- 2025 Abema Towersで開催（定員約450）
- 2026 中野セントラルパークサウスへ会場移転（定員500）。テーマは「Go Far, Go Together」
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