Rectangular, stuffy rooms with hundreds of rows of chairs and artificial lighting; huge, unmanageable halls with thousands of people, hectically scurrying about: conventions and trade fairs can be terribly dull mass events that some regard as unpleasant, mandatory commitments.
JAX, the annual developers meet-up that was held in Mainz’s Rheingoldhalle from April 23 to 27, 2018, was completely different: “The event was a thoroughly positive event, and not just because of its atmospheric location directly on the Rhine,” says Dorothee de Weerdt of T-Systems. “With around 2,000 visitors and 250 speeches, JAX is one of the most important industry events and yet it still provides an informal atmosphere for professional exchange.”