Venue_
Joy of Coding 2025 will take place in De Doelen, a concert venue and convention center in Rotterdam. Although mainly known as a venue for classical music and jazz, it is also a superb conference location.
Getting there
Our venue ‘De Doelen’ consists of several areas, each with its own entrance. Joy of Coding will take place in the Willem Burger Kwartier which has its entrance at the Kruiskade.
The venue is five minutes’ walk from the front of Rotterdam Centraal train station, so public transport links are ideal.
Address: De Doelen, ingang Willem Burger Kwartier, Kruisplein 40, 3012 CC Rotterdam
Public Transport
Get the train/metro/bus to Rotterdam Central Station and walk 5 minutes to the venue. If you come from Schiphol Airport the fastest train is the 'Intercity Direct' which connects straight to Rotterdam (30 minutes).
Car
If you arrive by car, paid parking is available in the Schouwburgplein underground car park. There are two car park entrances: one on Schouwburgplein itself, and one via parkeercluster Rotterdam Centraal from the entrance in the Weena tunnel in front of station Rotterdam Centraal. Also check out the various [P+R]'s at the edge of the city.
About Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city from the future that is undergoing constant refactoring. As in our code, legacy urban elements are continuously being replaced by more exciting modern structures. The Erasmus bridge, Central Station, the Market Hall and the Timmerhuis are recent examples, but not the last. Meanwhile, building reuse gives many historical monuments new roles.
Practical_
Before the conference
There will be a 010DEV Preparty on Thursday evening before the conference.
Read the conference Code of Conduct
What (not) to take
You don’t need a laptop for Joy of Coding, and you’ll get a conference bag for swag.
Registration
On arrival, collect your name badge at the registration desk.
During the conference
You’ll find the Wi-Fi password and schedule summary on your name badge.
Browse the full schedule.
We’ll provide lunch, including vegetarian and vegan options. Please note that because of budgetary constraints there won't be any proper snacks after the conference. There will be drinks though!
Toot with the #joyofcoding hashtag, or mention
@JoyOfCoding.
Talk to one of the organisers about any problems.
Accessibility_
Conference room
The conference room is on the 3rd floor. Multiple escalators take you up there from the ground floor. For people who have trouble using the escalator, there is also an elevator. This is quite hidden, so ask for it at the reception (at the ground floor).
'De Doelen' is fully wheelchair accessable. Assistance animals are allowed at the venue. We can arrange to have your mobility scooter recharged. Please also talk to one of the organizers or volunteers, so we can arrange the best seating in the room for you as well. The conference room has an induction loop.
Toilets
There are two sets of toilets on the same floor as the conference room. One is located near the main conference room entrance, the other is near the quiet room.
Catering
We’ll provide lunch, including vegetarian and vegan options. If you have any special dietary restrictions, be sure to let us know. The lunch is buffet style. There will be signs outlining the allergens.
Please note that because of budgetary constraints there won't be any proper snacks after the conference. There will be drinks though!
There is limited seating available in the foyer. If having a seat is absolutely necessary for you, please let us know, and we'll make sure one is reserved for you.
Quiet room
There is a quiet room where people can retreat if the noise levels from their fellow attendees gets too much. We will also actively monitor this room to make sure it won't be used for things such as conference calls. Conversation will be allowed, as long as it not disturbing anyone else. If you are in the quiet room and something bothers you, please let the attendant know.
Pronoun stickers
We will encourage all our participants to wear a pronoun sticker on their name badge. This is of course still voluntary, but we hope our cis-gender guests will wear them as well to show their support of their non-binary fellow attendees.
Recordings
All talks will be recorded and made available on our Joy of Coding Youtube channel after the conference.
Questions
If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.
Code of Conduct_
All attendees, speakers, hosts, sponsors and volunteers (all these further referred to as participants) at our events are subject to the following code of conduct. We will enforce this code throughout all our events and expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
No harassment
We are dedicated to providing harassment-free events for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Harassment includes but isn't limited to: offensive verbal comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, 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 behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
We will help
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact one of the organisers immediately. We will make sure that during our conferences the organisers can be easily identified, for example through recognisable t-shirts.
If you are traveling to or from our event, and during the event, we will be happy to help you contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of our event. We value your attendance and will take serious any issue that is in breach of this code of conduct.
No offensive content
It is not appropriate to associate offensive content such as sexual language and imagery with of our events in any form, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Speakers are asked to review their material and be considerate and friendly to a diverse audience.
No alcohol abuse
Thanks to the help of our sponsors, there is usually some food and drinks available during or after our events. We hope this can be appreciated and used in good spirits, we do however ask you to drink responsibly.
Compliance
We expect participants to follow these rules at all our events and related social events. Participants violating these rules may be expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the organisers.
We based the text of this code of conduct on confcodeofconduct.com, we believe they did a good job.
Reporting procedure
The organisers have read and will use the Geek Feminism Wiki reporting procedure, which is the best guidance available on the topic, in case of code of conduct violations. Our focus is on making it safe for attendees to report incidents in order to prevent themselves or others from experiencing further harassment.