About Fronteers Dark Mode
Fronteers Dark Mode is a cozy, single-track afterwork front-end conference by and for the community. Taking place on Friday, October 2nd, 2026 at the atmospheric Cinema De Witt in Dordrecht, it offers an evening of inspiring talks on topics such as accessibility, sustainability, HTML, CSS – with of course a nerdy late-night finale.
Tickets
Tickets will be available soon for the fixed price of just €99. Tickets include entry, a delicious two course dinner (a main plus choice between a starter or a dessert) and drink vouchers.
Fronteers members pay only €49! You can still become a member ;-)
Ticket sales will start in January 2026 and will be announced via our newsletter and social media. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated. Or follow us on Mastodon, Bluesky or LinkedIn!
Ticket prices are including VAT.
Location
Filmtheater De Witt - an atmospheric cinema, brasserie and cultural stage in the historic center of Dordrecht.
The cinema and brasserie are fully wheelchair accessible. The building has step-free access throughout, includes a lift, and offers an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
Speakers
- Harry Roberts — Build for the web, build on the web, build with the web
- Cyd Stumpel — You might not need JS
- Barry Pollard — Declarative Partial Updates: Rethinking How the Web Streams HTML
- Anjana Vakil — Making Waves with the Web: Audio Synthesis and Data Sonification with the WebAudio API
- Heydon Pickering — Making HTML Make Music
- Jake Archibald — Master of Ceremonies
See fronteersconf.org/speakers for more details.
Program
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 15:00 – 16:15 | Walk-in & registration |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Welcome by Jake Archibald |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Harry Roberts, Cyd Stumpel |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Dinner break |
| 19:30 – 21:00 | Barry Pollard, Anjana Vakil |
| 21:00 – 21:30 | Evening break |
| 21:30 – 22:15 | Heydon Pickering |
| 22:15 – 00:30 | Drinks & afterparty |
Contact
Contact the conference team via conference@fronteers.nl
Code of Conduct
Fronteers Conference does not tolerate harassment of any sort at any of our locations. Harassment includes offensive comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, deliberate intimidation, stalking, (physical) following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome (sexual) attention.
Please contact the Fronteers staff if you feel you are being harassed, if you see someone being harassed, or if you have any related concerns:
- Find a crew member IRL (identified by a branded crew t-shirt)
- Email us at conference@fronteers.nl
The Fronteers community has proven year after year to be a very welcoming and open group. By joining that group, you will be held to that same high standard.
The Fronteers: Dark Mode organisers reserve the right to enforce adherence to the Code of Conduct, by measures up to and including expulsion from our events.