# Fortran Con or FortranLang webinars? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 23, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515 "2024-08-23T10:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jorgeg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jorgeg/32/6835_2.png) [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515/1 "2024-08-23T10:56:17Z")
Are there any plans or talks about reprising the idea of a Fortran Con? I also write C++ code and I find that CppCon videos are sometimes very instructive and point out very cool language features and use cases. Even monthly webinar series showcasing new tools would be amazing. ---
**Author:** ![fedebenelli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/fedebenelli/32/1823_2.png) [@fedebenelli](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fedebenelli)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515/2 "2024-08-23T14:51:14Z")
I think doing a FortranCon would be a nice idea, I’ve seen it done before and it would be nice to continue it. Maybe a FortranCon 2025 should be proposed with a call for abstracts? ---
**Author:** ![jorgeg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jorgeg/32/6835_2.png) [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515/3 "2024-08-24T00:17:54Z")
It would very very cool. Maybe set it up in a way that there’s Workshops, where new and cool features/packages get shown introductions and advanced how to’s. For example a workshop on the stdlib, the fortran package manager, using cuda-fortran, hipfort etc. A series of talks on cool language features and tricks that people with loads of years of experience have. Maybe a “hackathon” where different projects can propose ideas for a one day deep dive on maybe adapting their large project to use the FPM, hacking Lfortran to get it to work with a large application. Could be a three day conference, sponsors could be found from the usual suspects. ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515/4 "2024-08-24T08:30:04Z")
The FortranCon 2020 and 2021 were organized by the University of Zurich (but online due to Covid): > **[FortranCon 2020](https://www.hpc-ch.org/fortrancon-2020/)** > > Synopsis FortranCon 2020 is the first International Conference targeting the development for and with the Fortran programming language and will take place on July 2 - 4 in Zurich, Switzerland. The [https://tcevents.chem.uzh.ch/](https://tcevents.chem.uzh.ch/) site where details were available seems now offline. But the videos are still on the YouTube channel: > **[FortranCon](https://www.youtube.com/@fortrancon6189)** > > Share your videos with friends, family, and the world A 18 months periodicity was mentioned for the following events, but finally nobody took the torch. ---
**Author:** ![jorgeg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jorgeg/32/6835_2.png) [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-con-or-fortranlang-webinars/8515/5 "2024-08-25T03:32:00Z")
It’s a big endeavor to organize a conference. I wonder if it would be a good idea to first do it online, get a gauge and then try to do an in-person one? or just, go big or go home? I am in Australia, so I think traveling that far might scare some people away. Or might inspire them more? no idea!