About DDD Perth
DDD Perth is an inclusive non-profit conference for the Perth software community. Our goal is to create an approachable event that appeals to the whole community, especially people that don't normally get to attend or speak at conferences. We do this by:
- Making the ticket price as low as possible
- Running the event on a Saturday
- Allowing anyone to submit about any software industry-related topic
- Attendee voted input into the agenda
- Focussing on creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome
Furthermore, DDD Perth aims to both create opportunities for underrepresented minorities, juniors, and first-time speakers to present, as well as influence the wider software industry to encourage such opportunities more broadly.
What do we do with the money we raise?
DDD Perth is run by DDD WA Inc., a non-profit association. All funds raised as part of running DDD Perth, selling merchandise on Red Bubble, or any other activities are used for:
- Running current, or future, DDD Perth or DDD By Night events
- Sponsoring events or meetup groups in the WA software industry that align with the purpose and goals of DDD Perth
- Other activities that contribute to the WA software industry and align with our purpose and goals
What does DDD stand for?
DDD Perth started as part of the Developer! Developer! Developer! series of events. While our heritage is as a developer-focused conference, DDD Perth is not just for developers but for all professionals in the software industry. These days we don't expand DDD - it's not an acronym for us anymore, but if people insist, then we might say Designer, Developer, and Data Scientist, or is it DevOps, Data architect, distributed tester?
History
DDD Perth was founded in 2015 by Rob Moore and Matt Davies and since 2018 it has been run by DDD WA Inc. Meet this year's team.
The original DDD Perth logo was:
DDD Perth has been held on the following dates:
- 29 August 2015 @ Burswood on Swan - 100 attendees
- 27 August 2016 @ Mercure Hotel - 180 attendees (190 tickets sold)
- 16 September 2017 @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre - 330 attendees (360 tickets sold)
- 4 August 2018 @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre - 470 attendees (510 tickets sold)
- 4 August 2019 @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre - 835 attendees
- 14 August 2021 @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
- 10 September 2022 @ Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
- 10 October 2023 @ Optus Stadium
- 16 November 2024 @ Optus Stadium
- 20 September 2025 @ Optus Stadium
Developer! Developer! Developer! started in 2005 in the United Kingdom as a community conference organized by software developers for software developers. It's since spread all over the UK and Australia.
Sister events
We have a number of sister events across Australia: