Update: We’re incredibly pleased to welcome Salesforce as a supporting sponsor of the Gluecon diversity scholarships! (This is a bit of a re-post from last year, but it all still applies.) Over here at Gluecon, we’ve been working on inclusiveness…
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LOCATION.
Glue will be held at the beautiful Omni Interlocken Resort
in Denver (Broomfield), Colorado on May 22nd-23rd, 2019.
The Four-Diamond, award-winning Omni Interlocken Resort welcomes you to a retreat into modern luxury. Nestled against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, this year-round Colorado resort near Denver offers a wealth of on-site pleasures.
Golfers will love our challenging 27-hole championship golf course, ranked Third Best Course in the Rocky Mountain region by Golf Magazine (April 2008 edition), with its striking scenery and more than 400 feet of elevation changes. Or escape into a sanctuary of relaxation in Mokara Spa or our two outdoor pools and whirlpool and you will discover how even the smallest touches define first-class luxury.
The Omni Interlocken Resort’s 390 deluxe accommodations and suites are elegantly appointed and full of modern amenities. With its stunning panoramic views of the mountains or valley, unmatched luxuries and the essence of snow-capped mountain tranquility, the Omni Interlocken Resort is sure to sweep you off your feet.
Room booking for 2019 is coming soon!
2018 SPEAKERS.

Jordan Adler
Pinterest

Nauman Ali
APIMatic

Chris Armstrong
Algorithmia

Joe Beda
Heptio

Ian Bernstein
Misty Robotics

Ria Bhatia
Microsoft

James Bowes
Manifold

Brendan Burns
Microsoft

Sai Chaitanya
VMware

Vinu Charanya
Twitter, Inc.

Lita Cho
Lyft

Jon Christensen
Kelsus

Adrian Cockcroft
AWS

Reuven Cohen
CoinLaunch

Lyft

Adrian DeKlerk
Cherwell

Heather Dykstra
Salesforce

Rakia Finley
FIN Digital

Kyle Fuller
Oracle + Apiary

Edith Harbaugh
LaunchDarkly

Ned Hayes
Intel

James Higginbotham
LaunchAny

Rob Hirschfeld
RackN

Mallika Iyer
Google

Andrew Jenkins
Aspen Mesh

Duncan Johnston-Watt
Blockchain Technology Partners

Liz Fong-Jones
Google

Stephen Gates
Oracle+Dyn

Jowanza Joseph
One Click Retail

Lisa Kamm
Google

Charles Kimaita
Cherwell Software

Jari Kolehmainen
Kontena

Donna Malayeri
Pulumi

Brian Mericle

Amit Mishra
Credit Karma

Chris Munns
Amazon Web Services

Kris Nova
Heptio

Topo Pal
Capital One

Marco Palladino
Kong

Emmanuel Paraskakis
Oracle + Apiary

Pat Patterson
StreamSets

Brian Platz
Fluree PBC

Mark Prichard
AppDynamics

Ron Ratovsky
SmartBear

Andrew Redden
Blockcrushr Labs

Fabio Rojas
Twitter

Monjay Settro
Kenzan

Gwen Shapira
Confluent

Daniel Smith
Google

Russell Smith
Rainforest QA

Nate Taggart
Stackery

George Talbot
Google

Sabin Thomas
Bluefyre


John-Daniel Trask
Raygun

Keshav Vasudevan
Smartbear Softwear

Zachary Walchuk
Resin.io

Max Whitney
Max Amalgamated

Eric Wittmann
Red Hat

Mike Zaccardo
Blockchain Technology Partners

Rob Zazueta
Tibco

Matthew Ziegler
Capital One
2018 AGENDA.
To view the 2018 agenda in Google Docs – CLICK HERE
To View Session Descriptions – CLICK HERE
BLOG.
[This is a repost of Gluecon’s Code of Conduct.] Gluecon is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not…
Note: This is a repost from last year….I’m updating desired topics here as we go. And you can always find the latest desired topics from me on Twitter (@defrag). Over here at gluecon, we do things a bit differently when…
Over the past few years, we’ve tried to highlight some inspiring non-profits at our events. Organizations like Cultivating Coders (which runs coding bootcamps on Native American Reservations in New Mexico), and Powering Potential (which provides solar-powered computers to children in…
Over here at Gluecon, we’ve been working on increasing diversity (and diversity scholarships) for several years now. Along the way, we’ve learned a bunch, and had what I thought was some limited success, but there’s always that desire to do…
Over here at gluecon, we do things a bit differently when it comes to constructing the agenda. Much to the dismay of PR firms everywhere, I don’t do a “CFP” with a hard date for submission and a hard date…
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ABOUT US.

Eric Norlin
Eric Norlin began organizing technology conferences in 1999. In 2002, he became an owner and organizer of Digital ID World, which was acquired by IDG via a joint venture in 2005. More recently, he founded SaaScon (Software as a Services conference) in conjunction with IDG World Expo. He also currently runs the successful Defrag Conference. Eric’s foray into technology began when his father brought home a Commodore 64, evolved into work with the National Security Agency, and transitioned into roles running content for technology conferences, writing articles for technology publications and serving as a vice president of marketing at an identity technology startup (Ping Identity). Eric’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, CNet and NetworkWorld.

Kim Norlin
Kim Norlin manages all sales processes, back office and logistical operations, site management execution, marketing and customer facing interactions for Gluecon. Kim’s event management experience spans over two decades. In 2005, she helped found the highly successful Defrag conference. She went on to help launch and run both the Blur Conference and Gluecon. She’s a highly sought-after expert on event managment and has been instrumental in helping to implement Gluecon’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. Also, she’s a huge sports fan, who enjoys playing daily fantasy sports.

Seth Levine
Seth’s career spans venture capital investing as well as operational, transactional and advisory roles at both public and private companies. Seth is currently a Managing Director at Foundry Group, a Boulder, CO based technology venture capital firm. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, Seth began his venture capital career at Mobius Venture Capital. Before Mobius, Seth worked at several data communications and telecoms companies in both operational and corporate development roles, managing several business units and completing numerous acquisitions, financings and divestitures. Seth started his career in the corporate finance division of Morgan Stanley.
He writes a blog on technology, investing and living in Colorado at www.sethlevine.com.
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