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DEVCON Philippines is a credible, trusted, volunteer-led non-profit for developers, students, and educators. Here’s how it works, in two minutes.

The basics

Four things to know

  • Chapters and volunteer communities

    DEVCON has 13 locations: 9 active chapters, each covering its province, and 4 volunteer communities that are working toward becoming chapters. Every one is run by local volunteers.

    See all 13 locations
  • DEVCON+, where events live

    DEVCON+ is our member platform. Create a free account to find upcoming events, register, and earn points when you attend or volunteer.

    Find events on DEVCON+ (opens in a new tab)
  • Volunteering

    Event volunteers, chapter officers, and national leaders are all DEVCON volunteers. Start by helping at one event.

    See volunteer roles
  • Programs for every stage

    From kids and teachers to students and professionals. Each program is free and runs through our chapters.

    Explore programs
Programs

Which program is for you?

  • For kids and teachersDEVCON Kids, Hour of AI for Kids, and DEVCON for EducatorsStart here
  • For studentsCampus DEVCON, AI Engineering Internships, AI Scholarships, and code campsStart here
  • For professionalsAI Fluency & Agentic Training, PRO Developers Summit, #SHEISDEVCON, and DEVCON CRESTStart here
  • For chapter leadersThe Community Playbook, becoming a chapter officer, and starting a chapterStart here
Glossary

Words you’ll see on this site

Plain-language meanings for the terms our community uses.

Chapter
A local DEVCON community with elected volunteer officers, covering its province.
Volunteer community
A local DEVCON network without active chapter officers yet, working toward becoming a chapter.
DEVCON HQ
The national office in Ortigas that sets standards, trains chapter leaders, and approves partnerships.
DEVCON+
Our member platform for events, registration, and points.
DevRel
Short for developer relations: how tech companies work with developer communities. Our Partner Success Stories show what those partnerships achieved.
Code camp
A hands-on coding workshop where you build something real in a day or less.
Hackathon
A time-boxed build challenge where teams create a working project and demo it.
Move smart contracts
Programs written in Move, the language of the Sui blockchain, that run on-chain. See the Sui code camps.
AI orchestrator
Someone who directs AI tools to get real work done. Taught in AI Fluency & Agentic Training.
Playbook AI (Notebook AI)
Each chapter’s AI assistant for the Community Playbook, built on Google NotebookLM. Ask your chapter president for access.
Loopers
Standard looping event videos played before a session starts and in the background.
BIR invoice guideline
How chapters issue official receipts to event sponsors so partnerships stay tax compliant.

Ready for your first event?

Most events are free. Create a DEVCON+ account, pick an event near you, and say hello.