What we accomplished in 2019 🚀
Tags: devrel, developerrelations, ibmcloud
Published: 2019-12-16 19:40:04

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title: What we accomplished in 2019 🚀
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description: What we accomplished in 2019
date: 2019-12-13 01:56:06 UTC
tags: DevRel,DeveloperRelations, IBM Cloud
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[IBM Developer NA West team](https://www.meetup.com/IBM-Developer-SF-Bay-Area-Meetup/events/) had a great 2019, the team accomplished a lot. A big thank you to the team 💙. I want to share some of the highlights of what the team did in 2019. You can also check out the cool infographic below.

- **47 meetups**. These are mostly lecture-style events where developers learn but without hands-on coding. Developers leave with many resources where they can continue learning about a particular technology.  I shared earlier this year the difference between meetups and workshops: [Active developers vs. awareness events, an approach we are trying](https://dev.to/ibmdeveloper/active-developers-vs-awareness-events-an-approach-we-are-trying-2m4f)
- **58 hands-on workshops**. This is where developers bring their laptops, they code, build and deploy a (small) solution. I think this is one of the best way to learn and also see if a particular solution has value and solves your challenges. You can learn more why we love workshops: [Active developers vs. awareness events, an approach we are trying](https://dev.to/ibmdeveloper/active-developers-vs-awareness-events-an-approach-we-are-trying-2m4f)
- **55 online meetups**. Online meetups (webinars) are a superb way to provide developer education and scale. Developers from anywhere in the world can join the event (you are not limited to just one city/location). Recording of the meetup can be viewed by anyone, anywhere and anytime. A recorded online event has a lot of value after the actual event ended. You can view [here](http://crowdcast.io/ibmdevelopersf) all our online meetups in 2019. I shared earlier this year why we host online meetups: [Using online meetups to scale your Developer Relations program](https://dev.to/ibmdeveloper/using-online-meetups-to-scale-your-developer-relations-program-17li). You can also read about an online digital conference IBM Developer hosted: [Scaling Developer Relations with an online conference for developers](https://dev.to/ibmdeveloper/scaling-developer-relations-with-an-online-conference-for-developers-5bnb)
- **6 full-day developer summits**. These are large community events where we invited speakers from various local companies and organizations. You can review the events here:
  - [AI & Machine Learning Developer Summit](https://aiml-developer-summit.splashthat.com)
  - [Blockchain Developer Summit](https://blockchain-developer-summit.splashthat.com)
  - [Serverless Developer Summit](https://serverless-developer-summit.splashthat.com)
  - [IBM Cloud Education Summit](https://ibmcloudeducationsummit.splashthat.com) (workshop-only format)
  - [Containers Developer Summit](https://containersdevelopersummit.splashthat.com)
  - [Kubernetes and OpenShift Developer Education Summit](https://k8s-openshift-dev-edu-summit.splashthat.com) (workshop-only format)
- **Our developer community**. [Our developer community is 8,630](https://www.meetup.com/IBM-Developer-SF-Bay-Area-Meetup/) developer-strong (as of writing of this blog post) and continues to grow
- **12 Lunch & Learns**. We love hosting these mid-day events as they allow people who go home in the evening to learn during the day. I shared why it’s a good idea to try hosting Lunch & Learn events: [Why you should consider hosting Lunch & Learn events as part of your Developer Relations program](https://dev.to/ibmdeveloper/why-you-should-consider-hosting-lunch--learn-events-as-part-of-your-developer-relations-program-523n)
- **50 articles & tutorials**. Below are links to team’s resources where you can follow them:
  - Lisa Jung ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jung-23304b53/))
  - [Upkar Lidder](https://medium.com/@lidderupk) ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/lidderupk))
  - [Lennart Frantzell](//medium.com/@lennartfr) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennartfrantzell/))
  - [Marek Sadowski](https://medium.com/@blumareks) ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/blumareks))
  - [Dave Nugent](https://dev.to/drnugent) ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/drnugent))

![IBMDeveloperSF2019-infographic_2](https://katzmax.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/ibmdevelopersf2019-infographic_2.png?w=1100)

On to 2020 🚀