Dev-Event: A Community-Maintained Tracker for Korean Developer Events

What Dev-Event Is and Who Uses It

Developer event announcements in South Korea are scattered across company blogs, tech communities, Eventbrite, social platforms, and mailing lists. Dev-Event aggregates them into a single, structured repository and surfaces them through a web application and mobile apps.

The repository covers three event types: webinars (웨비나), conferences (컨퍼런스), and hackathons (해커톤). Within those types, events are tagged by format (offline with location, online) and by topic (AI, cloud, blockchain, general tech, security). The listing for September 2026 alone includes events from Toss, Anthropic, Samsung, Kakao, SK Hynix, and dozens of smaller community organizers.

The project is maintained by a community of contributors who add and update event entries by submitting pull requests against the README. The primary audience is Korean developers who want a weekly overview of upcoming events without checking each organizer's site separately.

Repository Structure and How the Data Is Organized

The repository is a data-first project. The main README file contains the current month's event listings in a structured markdown format. Each entry includes the event name, classification tags (format and topic), organizer name, and registration or event dates. Past events are moved to the `end_event/` directory rather than being deleted. Recordings and replays are stored in `replay_event/`. User reviews of past events appear in `review/`.

The top-level directory also includes `USAGE_POLICY.md`, which governs how the data may be used, and `robots.txt` for controlling crawler access. The web app at dev-event.vercel.app/events reads from this repository and renders the listings in a searchable interface.

An Instagram account, @dev.event.official, posts card-format summaries of events nearing their registration deadline. The README notes this is updated weekly and is a fast way to catch upcoming closings without opening the full repository.

Contributing a New Event Listing

The contribution process follows a standard GitHub flow. A contributor forks the repository, adds or updates the event entry in the README in the correct month section, and submits a pull request. The README format specifies the required fields: event name, classification tags, organizer, and dates.

The classification tags follow a fixed vocabulary. Format tags are `오프라인(location)` for in-person events (with the city and district) and `온라인` for remote events. Topic tags include `AI`, `클라우드`, `블록체인`, `기술일반` (general technology), and a few others visible in the monthly listings. Events can carry both a format tag and multiple topic tags.

The README's current month section shows entries from organizations as large as the Korean government (과학기술정보통신부, 교육부) and as small as independent community groups. This breadth reflects that the project relies entirely on contributors to find and submit entries; there is no automated scraping of event sites.

Mobile and Web Access

Besides the GitHub repository, Dev-Event is accessible through a web application hosted on Vercel, Android and iOS mobile apps, and the Instagram account. The web app and mobile apps consume the same structured data from the repository.

The Android app is listed on the Google Play Store under the package ID `com.bravepeople.devevent.android.app`. The iOS app is on the App Store under the name "데브이벤트 개발자 행사 정보" (Dev-Event developer event information). Both provide native filtering and push notifications for events approaching their registration deadlines.

For developers who prefer subscribing to updates, the repository has a separate Subscribe repository linked from the README for notification opt-in.

Eventbrite is one widely used alternative for finding tech events, covering paid and free events globally. The practical difference is that Dev-Event lists only free Korean developer events sourced from the community, while Eventbrite aggregates across all categories, all price points, and all countries. Someone looking for a specific Korean AI meetup will generally find it in Dev-Event before Eventbrite, but Dev-Event has no coverage of international events.

Limitations and What It Does Not Cover

Dev-Event does not cover paid events. The repository focuses on free events for developers, and the listing for September 2026 confirms this: every entry is either free (무료) or has no fee noted. Developers looking for paid workshops or commercial training programs will not find them here.

The repository covers events in South Korea. International conferences, even those with Korean attendance, are outside scope unless explicitly submitted by contributors. The project has no automated discovery mechanism, so events not submitted by community members are missed entirely.

The quality of entries depends on contributors. A new event may be added days after its announcement or not at all. Date accuracy depends on the submitter checking the official source. The repository has no automated validation of event details against organizer websites.

For a project maintained primarily through community pull requests, the high update frequency seen in the September 2026 listing is a sign that the contributor base is active. The last push was on 2026-09-24.

Editorial conclusion

Dev-Event serves a clear, narrow purpose: a single place to find free Korean developer events without checking individual organizer sites or social feeds. It works well for Korean-speaking developers with GitHub accounts who want to contribute listings, and for those who prefer browsing a web or mobile interface. It does not cover paid events, international events outside Korea, or events without a Korean-language registration page. The web app at dev-event.vercel.app/events and the mobile apps on Google Play and the App Store are the primary access points. The repository had its last push on 2026-09-24.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

1. brave-people/Dev-Event on GitHub
2. Issues
3. README