Unlike most distributed hackathons, the Gopher Gala also has an in-person component. We coordinate with companies and coworking spaces worldwide to act as local HQs where participants can come together and meet others who are competing in the Gala.
Here are the HQs from our 2016 event:
- Vancouver, British Columbia - GolangVan
- Katowice, Poland - Tenwa
- Pune, India - Synerzip
- Seoul, Korea - GDG Korea Golang
- Tysons, Virginia - Capital One
- Miami, Florida - Ultimate Software
- Edmonton, Alberta - Startup Edmonton
- Cape Town, South Africa - BitX
- Amsterdam, Netherlands - Container Solutions
- Amsterdam, Netherlands - Golang Amsterdam + The Things Network
- Toronto, Ontario - Pressly
- Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City - Segundamano
- Baner, Pune - BetaCraft Technologies
- Kalulushi, Zambia - Kalibu-tech
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Lazada Group
- San Fancisco, CA - CloudFlare
- Barcelona, Spain - BigSEO>
- Moscow, Russia - Бизнес-центр Silver City
- Tokyo, Japan - eureka, Inc