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Conference history and numbers: 59 attendees in 2017 grows to 400 last year and about 630 this year, with workshops running across the week and ticket sales peaking at early-bird and last-minute spikes. Call for proposals totals 62 submissions, attendees represent 22 countries (mostly Asia, largest contingents from Thailand and Indonesia), gender skew toward men, and sponsors named include DBS, Google and Stack Overflow; end-of-day photo and after-party details are scheduled.
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