5 reasons that make me want go back to Devoxx Morocco-2020
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Published: 2019-12-20 05:07:38

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### 5 reasons that make me want go back to Devoxx Morocco-2020 🇲🇦

I had an opportunity to speak at [Devoxx Morocco](https://devoxx.ma/) last month(Nov 2019), It was my second Voxxed Event and one of the best conferences I have been to so far. I gave a talk on A Practical approach to CSS Grid and I liked the conference both from a perspective of a speaker and an attendee. I got some amazing pictures from the conference(Finally 🖼) and thought I could share few things I liked about Devoxx Morocco with you all.

### Content of the Conference

The conference got amazing content and a great speaker line up. There were [10 different tracks](https://devoxx.ma/#tracks) at the conference Including Robotics, VR, Cloud, Containers, etc. Though I was a speaker I attending multiple sessions and Keynotes around Performance, IoT, Documentation, Containers, etc. and Explore/learn from my co-speakers. All I wish to see is a little more talks under Modern Web and UX track next year. 🤞

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*EVVcx5zqMh7BFG0Mds-tPw.jpeg)<figcaption>Opening Keynote</figcaption>

### Hospitality of the Conference

The hospitality at Devoxx was one of the best I have had at a conference so far. Starting from confirming my presence as a Speaker at Devoxx to returning back home, they were the best of the kind. I was worried about getting to the hotel, going around in Adagir, My way around in Casablanca(where I had to stay for a night), but they took care of everything. There was already a guy waiting for me at the airport when I arrived, A team to take care of registrations when I arrive at the hotel, Everyone made it so easy around the conference. It is always a bit hard and can be stressful when you travel to a new city for the first time but they sorted out the hard part of our speaker's lives.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*_AO9l71mtYTVYePC0eQUSg.jpeg)

### Culture of Morocco

I’m glad that I got an opportunity to dress like the locals, eat local food, dance in the Moroccan style, Celebrate a Moroccan wedding and much more. On the second day of the conference, All the participants and speakers were invited to a Moroccan Dinner where we dressed like the locals from different provinces, Had the local food(I loved it), Danced a lot and got a chance to check out how the weddings Happen in Moroccan Traditions. I was told that In Morocco they dance along all night and get married at midnight just before sunrise. Truly, they got one of the best wedding celebrations around the world.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*GHVg_uj7SbbNoDUuKSnKmA.jpeg)

### **Diversity**

I have never been to a conference that is as diverse as Devoxx Morocco. I’m not just talking about speakers, I’m talking about audience, Organizing, and Volunteer community/teams. and I’m not just talking about diversity in terms of Gender(which is the best here among all the conferences I have been too), I’m talking about geographical distribution, Age groups, the Experience level of speakers and ethnicity. and Each one of them is as energized/excited as any other person in the room.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*4g9dp40YYxyCJq1tpu3-oQ.jpeg)

### People

The people of Morocco are Kind, Helpful and Most friendly. A funny thing happened to me multiple times when I was in Morocco. Apparently many Moroccans watch Bollywood movies and they love them, so whenever I walk into a store to buy something they used to ask me where I’m from, If I say Indiathen they used to start singing Bollywood songs and we used to do a short karaoke session then and there. I used to get India discount too(I bought 2 beautiful fridge magnets for 20MAD, Hope it was a good deal 😄). Even at the speakers trip after the conference, We danced for Bollywood bits, They taught me some Moroccan moves, Had great conversations about everything but nothing. I was a bit worried as I didn’t know anyone when I decided to go to the conference. But from the moment I arrived at the conference, they made it easy for me and I felt home.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*8LDvampyDMLESjQyqpKN6Q.jpeg)

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Finally, This is me giving my talk(The photographers at Devoxx were amazing 😍).

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/965/1*d3w8iNvCBsMONy_24EFuDg.jpeg)<figcaption>Talking about A Practical approach to CSS Grid</figcaption>

I’m glad that my talk got selected. This was truly an experience of a lifetime and I hope I will visit back again next year for Devoxx Morocco — 2020. 🤞