2025/9/10 - Goatmire Elixir + NervesConf EU - Varberg/Sweden

Been holding on to this for a little bit now. We are running an Elixir conference.
10-12 September in Varberg, Sweden.

One day of NervesConf EU and two days of Goatmire Elixir. Single track. Andrea Leopardi and Sanne Kalkman are our two first speakers.

A lot more to come :slight_smile:

https://goatmire.com

I saw Sanne speak for the first time at Code BEAM in Stockholm a number of years back. She delivered a very good keynote on the importance less experienced devs in teams. Since then she has done her part in getting speakers for EU conferences and now we are getting her back on stage. Love it!

Andrea Leopardi does not require much introduction. Networking, protocols, author of books, Elixir core team member. I hear he used to work at Apple but I assume he has to deny any knowledge of that. He used to live in Gothenburg and was keen to revisit the swedish west coast. You should too.

NervesConf EU is special to me of course. Big props to Todd Resudek for encouraging me to do it. The one I visited in the US this year was a ton of fun. Smaller event, very focused crowd. I already saw some of the Nerves community in the EU when we gathered people in Berlin. This will be great!

We will have more to share as we get closer. Sign up for the wait list on the site and you won’t miss ticket information, hotel deals and speaker announcement. Hope y’all are as excited as I am :slight_smile:

17 Likes

I signed up for the waitlist, but got no confirmation. Is that correct?

1 Like

Will check…

It wasn’t configured to send one. Fixed :slight_smile:

1 Like

Updated the site with some new speakers that bring a lot of Nerves to the line-up.

  • Frank Hunleth, the Creator of Nerves
  • Jon Carstens of the Nerves Core Team
  • Damir Batinović, armed with Nerves, drones and a vision

Very excited :slight_smile:

4 Likes

Introducing one who needs no introduction. The one who performed the rites and summoned The Soul of Erlang & Elixir. He who put Elixir in Action for all of us (3rd edition, very recently). The premier source of parenting advice for GenServers and children…?

Saša Jurić will join us at Goatmire Elixir. Get on the Waiting List while we pin down ticket information and all that so you won’t miss a thing.

5 Likes

This is how you promo a conference right?

11 Likes

I love everything about this except the fact I won’t be there

4 Likes

This seems like a solvable problem… Hey @joshprice! Where you at? :smiley:

(only summoning the boss-man because we’ve been discussing the conference : )

2 Likes

Early Bird tickets now on sale:

5 Likes

You better have Opeth lined up as the entertainment with a promo video like that :joy:

Very cool aestethics!

10/10

2 Likes

I think I might get in trouble if I pick a Stockholm band over our neighboring Gothenburg. But I doubt I have the budget for In Flames.

So what I’m hearing is, an Amaranthe concert to close out the conf?? :smile:

1 Like

I will take it under consideration :smiley:

1 Like

Just bought the ticket, it’s gonna be so metal. :metal: :guitar: :musical_note:

2 Likes

Hey all

Goatmire Elixir & NervesConf EU just concluded. You can catch the overall sentiment at #goatmire around Bluesky, Fediverse, LinkedIn. As the organizer I could not have wished for a smoother event. The speakers brought their all. I will certainly write something about it in this weeks Underjord Newsletter and probably on the blog. No firm plans yet. Still landing.

But pictures can be fun. I don’t think you’ve ever seen the Ash Core team quite so snazzy. Sasa looks like an honorary member of Rammstein who is trying to start a new solar system at one point and just lots of glorious shots from the many fantastic presentations. I believe these links should work without a Bluesky account, according to my tests.

All photos by Petter Boström on behalf of Goatmire International.

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lyhxwrz53k2o

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lyihx3wk522c

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lyiwi4kxl22b

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lyiwsav36k2b

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lykpprkdxc2g

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lykpriidss2g

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lykxv7yl7k2f

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lykxx7cbi22f

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lylli76mc22i

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lylltpljfs2i

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lymwm4gtk225

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lyn5u5dr422c

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lynygnze422m

https://bsky.app/profile/petterbos.bsky.social/post/3lynyulii622m

12 Likes

A more proper gallery page is up:

5 Likes

Amazing photos!! Will the talks be uploaded anywhere? Looks like they’re going to be a fun watch :lol:

Was there a theme? Loving all the costumes!

(And are you a ninja lars? :062:)

1 Like

Talks are recorded and if all tech has worked correctly we should be able to cut it up and release. At least one talk will not be released to comply with the speaker’s place of work. But overall we expect to release the whole bunch.

It was a theater, speakers were encouraged to go a little wilder, and they did.

I can neither confirm nor deny being a ninja.

7 Likes

The conference was an absolute blast. A lot of the speakers went above and beyond (as you can guess from looking at the gallery). There were immaculate vibes all around, people talking and having fun - including great after parties and dinners. The discord was buzzing. I’ve had more people come up to me and speak to me than ever before at any conference!

I’ve always wished for my community run BEAM conferences and this year we got 2 in Europe which I’m really grateful for.

If you want to see this continue and be part of the next event - you can register interest in another goatmire on the website.

And with that, thanks again to @lawik , Stina and all other organizers and helpers for making it happen. Means a lot! :green_heart:

7 Likes