Conference Website Preparation for 2025

[AceTheCreator]

Last year was an incredible year for AsyncAPI, marked by numerous achievements, including the successful AsyncAPI Conference on Tour. A key factor in its success was the invaluable contribution of the conference website, which played an incredible role in bringing everything together seamlessly. This success wouldn’t have been possible without your unwavering support, whether through bug fixes, enhancements, or submitting issues. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to making the conference website a cornerstone of the 2025 conference’s success!

We are sooooo back again this year for the 2025 edition of the AsyncAPI conference and we need to prepare the website to cater for the needs of the 2025 edition. Below i've highlighted a couple of changes and improvements needed for the conference website.

Proposed Updates for the 2025 AsyncAPI Conference Website:

Branch Management

• Create a new branch for the 2025 edition, probably named next.

Temporary Page for 2025 Conference

• Host a temporary page with key details about the upcoming 2025 conference. @ashmit-coder @Mayaleeeee @AceTheCreator should focus on this right now

FAQ and Feedback Collection

• Add a dedicated FAQ page.

• Include post-event surveys directly on the site to gather attendee feedback.

Regional Interest Form

• Add a section on the homepage with a form for organizations or individuals interested in hosting an AsyncAPI conference in their region.

Agenda Enhancements

• Make the agenda downloadable as a PDF.

• Introduce an interactive agenda with filtering options by track, speaker, or topic.

Speaker Profiles

• Personalize speaker bios with detailed information and links to their social media profiles.

• Design for 2025 Speaker Cards

Gallery Section

• Create a gallery section to showcase conference images. (This requires further discussion on storage options for the images, such as looking at cloudinary)

UI Consistency

• Introduce Storybook for maintaining UI consistency. (This could potentially be a GSoC project this year!)

Accessibility and Multilingual Support

• Add multilingual options for the website and sessions to make the conference accessible to a global audience.

Performance Improvements

• Implement lazy loading for images and other non-critical assets.

• Add Progressive Web App (PWA) features for offline access and enhanced performance.

We’d love to hear your ideas! Feel free to share your thoughts or suggest additional features. Together, we can build a top-tier experience for the AsyncAPI community!❤️🚀🍻

cc @thulieblack @Mayaleeeee @ashmit-coder @iambami @derberg

[thulieblack]

Add these tasks as well on the WG board https://github.com/orgs/asyncapi/projects/43/views/2

[TenzDelek]

I'm pleased to see our increased focus on the conference website. As someone with interest in both design and development, I'm eager to contribute. what might be timeline or a specific dates for now? cc @AceTheCreator. I believe design parts need to be finish first. let discuss this in the design meeting if we have one plan cc @Mayaleeeee

[abhayymishraa]

Thanks for sharing the plans for the 2025 conference website! Here are a few high-level ideas that could work well as GSoC projects:

1. Conference Social Hub

• Activity feed showing recent registrations and sessions
• Simple networking features for attendees

2. Speaker Showcase Platform

• Enhanced speaker profiles with past talks
• Easy submission system for proposals

3. Conference Analytics Dashboard

• Basic metrics on registrations and engagement
• Geographic visualization of attendees

4. Mobile-First Experience

• Responsive redesign focused on mobile users
• Key features accessible on smaller screens

Happy to discuss any of these ideas further! 🚀

[om2137]

Want to contribute

1. Agenda Enhancements

1. pdf download
    We can use jspdf and html2pdf libraries for this feature to download the agendas.
2. filters
    we can create the filter similar to the filter component for speakers on the home page

2. Speaker Profiles

1. need to update speakers.json in config with social media links (where to find information)

3. Regional Interest Form

I can implement this section. For that, I need to discuss about design and where to store data

4. Gallery Section

I have used cloudinary in my work/projects, 
I want to discuss this further on the approach to implement this section.

5. Temporary Page for 2025 Conference

the design for this page be the same as the page for 2024 conference? 
I would like to contribute to build this page if someone can provide content for 2025
would like to discuss this further

6. FAQ and Feedback Collection

I would also like to contribute to this but I need to discuss where to store data and also the design for this page.

should these topics have their own seperate issues?
I already have a solution for the PDF download in the agenda enhancement. Should I open an issue for that before creating it pr?
Generated pdf example

[Aryan4884]

Hi everyone! 👋
These are some features that can be implemented in the website to enhance the overall experience and make it more interactive and engaging.

1. AI-Powered Session Recommendations
   • Personalized session suggestions based on attendee interests and previous interactions, making it easier to discover the most relevant content.
2. Interactive Networking Lounges
   • Create or join topic-based chatrooms and speed networking sessions to interact with peers in real-time.
3. Dynamic Speaker Profiles
   • Speakers will have detailed profiles, including their past talks, social media links, and live engagement metrics to make it easier for attendees to connect.
4. Gamified Experience
   • Leaderboards, rewards, and badges for attendees to earn based on their activity during the conference—bringing some fun to the event!
5. Live Polling & Instant Feedback
   • Interactive live polls during sessions, with results shown in real-time, allowing attendees to provide immediate feedback and engage more actively.
6. Mobile-First Event Experience
   • A fully responsive and mobile-friendly design to ensure attendees can access key features and stay updated even on the go.
7. Virtual Exhibit Hall
   • Exhibitors can set up interactive booths with live demos, product showcases, and downloadable resources for attendees to explore virtually.
8. Post-Event Content Hub
   • Access session replays, downloadable resources, and curated event highlights after the conference for continued engagement.

[thulieblack]

While I like some of the ideas shared here, please remember AsyncAPI Conference is community centric not some commercial conference etc.

Please make sure to do proper research based on previous events. Your suggestions must also justify why we need this change and how it'll benefit the community.

[TenzDelek]

I would like to share some thoughts regarding the redesign of the conference website:

Navbar Enhancements:

Currently, the "About," "Speaker," "Ticket," and "Sponsors" sections in the navbar are not standalone routes but are instead part of the main page. This structure is not ideal. We could create a dedicated home page with minimal scrolling (approximately 2-3 sections down), featuring highlights such as the sponsors and a glimpse of ongoing speaker sessions, along with a button directing users to the full speaker page. Additionally, we can introduce a dedicated "Speakers" route that categorizes speakers based on location. To improve the user experience, the speaker page design should eliminate excessive scrolling. Instead, we can showcase all speakers on a single page with a redesign of the speaker cards to make them more compact and visually appealing.

Resource Hub in the Navbar:

To enhance usability, we should include a visual indicator (e.g., an external link icon) to inform users when links will take them to an external page.

Shifting Speaker Information to the Venue Section:

Speaker details are more relevant under the "Venue" section rather than the homepage. As a participant, the primary interest would be in the speakers specific to the sessions they are attending. This shift would make the information more accessible and contextually appropriate.

Redesigning the Sponsor Section:

The sponsor section could benefit from a design refresh, particularly with an updated color palette to improve visual appeal and better align with the overall website aesthetic.

[om2137]

hey @AceTheCreator , @thulieblack ,
The UI Consistency topic can also include the following topics

1. Making components reusable, as many of the components currently have fully hardcoded values.
2. Incorporating code formatter like prettier for consistent code structure across the project.

[Mayaleeeee]

Thanks for creating this discussion @AceTheCreator for the 2025 conference website.
If you are interested in joining the design team for the conference, please send your email links to my DM on Slack, @maya, so I can add you directly to the Figma file and give you edit access.