NI Developer Conference
Dates: 21 November - 21 November 2026 Venue: ICC Belfast Visit Event Website
The Northern Ireland Developer Conference (NIDC) returns to ICC Belfast on 21 November 2026, celebrating its 10th anniversary as a major event for Northern Ireland's technology community. Organised by practitioners and run by volunteers, the conference brings together technology professionals, students and enthusiasts for a day of learning, collaboration and networking.
The event covers a broad range of technology disciplines, including software engineering, product development, cloud, data, UX and design, gaming, infrastructure, open source, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Alongside technical talks and workshops, NIDC features interactive community-run 'villages' covering areas such as coding, cyber, gaming and making.
With multiple conference spaces, hands-on activities and opportunities to meet organisations and professionals from across the technology sector, NIDC provides an engaging platform to share knowledge, discover new ideas and connect with Northern Ireland's growing tech community.
About ICC Belfast
ICC Belfast is Northern Ireland's only purpose-built international convention centre, located in the heart of Belfast city centre at Lanyon Place, overlooking the River Lagan. The award-winning venue offers 7,000m² of flexible event space and can accommodate up to 5,000 delegates, making it suitable for exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, corporate events, award ceremonies and large-scale meetings.
The venue features a 2,000-seat Main Auditorium, two adaptable exhibition and conference halls, meeting and boardrooms, a studio, foyers and additional networking spaces. Its facilities are supported by comprehensive in-house services including event management, hospitality and award-winning technical production covering AV, lighting, rigging, staging, digital signage and hybrid event technology.
