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The largest free tech event in Spanish

Nerdearla is the largest free technology, science and nerd culture event in Hispanic America. Founded in 2014 by Sysarmy, what started as a gathering of ~60 people has become an international festival with in-person editions in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Spain, and online participation of over 50,000 people per year.

Each edition brings together over 200 world-class speakers — from computing pioneers like Donald Knuth and Ken Thompson to CTOs of the world's largest tech companies — in a 100% free format that includes talks, workshops, networking and coworking spaces.

In 2023, Nerdearla was declared of Cultural Interest by Argentina's Ministry of Culture.

Nerdearla in Numbers

2014

Founded

By Sysarmy

12

Editions in Argentina

2014–2025

4

Countries

Argentina, Chile, México, España

15.000+

In-person attendees

2025 Edition

50.000+

Online participants

200+

Speakers per Edition

100%

Free

Since the beginning

Cultural Interest

Declared by Argentina's Ministry of Culture

Legends who chose Nerdearla

Donald Knuth

Donald Knuth

Father of algorithms, Turing Award

Ken Thompson

Ken Thompson

Co-creator of UNIX and Go

Radia Perlman

Radia Perlman

Mother of the Internet

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Creator of MINIX

Dr. Werner Vogels

Dr. Werner Vogels

CTO of Amazon

Håkon Wium Lie

Håkon Wium Lie

Creator of CSS

Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf

Father of the Internet, TCP/IP co-creator

Brian Kernighan

Brian Kernighan

Co-creator of C and UNIX

Alan Kay

Alan Kay

Pioneer of Object-Oriented Programming

Martin Cooper

Martin Cooper

Inventor of the cell phone

Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell

Creator of iPod and Nest

Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg

Co-founder of WordPress

Megan Smith

Megan Smith

Former US Chief Technology Officer

Cecilia Garraffo

Cecilia Garraffo

Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian

Tara Hernandez

Tara Hernandez

Software Engineer, Google

Juan Maldacena

Juan Maldacena

Theoretical Physicist, Institute for Advanced Study

John Romero

John Romero

Co-creator of Doom and Quake

Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow

Writer, Digital Activist, EFF

Jon "maddog" Hall

Jon "maddog" Hall

President of Linux International

Dan'l Lewin

Dan'l Lewin

Former Microsoft VP, NeXT Co-founder

Gabriela González

Gabriela González

Physicist, Co-discoverer of Gravitational Waves (LIGO)

Patrick Debois

Patrick Debois

Father of DevOps, Creator of DevOpsDays

Miguel San Martín

Miguel San Martín

Chief Navigation Engineer, NASA JPL (Mars Rovers)

Shuah Khan

Shuah Khan

Linux Kernel Maintainer

Marc Porat

Marc Porat

Founder of General Magic, Smartphone Pioneer

Nerdearla Milestones

2012
Sysarmy, the IT support community, is founded by Ariel Jolo
2014
First Nerdearla edition in Buenos Aires with ~60 attendees
2019
6th edition — first time at Ciudad Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires
2020
100% virtual pivot during the pandemic; expansion across Latin America with 20,000+ online attendees
2023
10th anniversary in Argentina + first edition in Chile (Santiago, Centro GAM)
2024
First edition in Mexico (CDMX). Record 12,000 in-person attendees in Buenos Aires
2025
First edition in Spain (Madrid, La Nave). Werner Vogels (CTO Amazon) and Donald Knuth keynotes

Nerdearla in the Media

El Cronista
El Cronista Nerdearla aterriza en Madrid: el mayor evento gratuito de tecnología de habla hispana 2025
Página/12
Página/12 Arrancó Nerdearla 2025 en la Ciudad Cultural Konex 2025
El Cronista
El Cronista Nerdearla 2025 reunirá al CTO de Amazon, científicos argentinos y el backstage de El Eternauta 2025
Xataka Argentina
Xataka Argentina Nerdearla en Buenos Aires: ciencia, tecnología, IA y desarrollo de software en un evento gratuito 2025
El Lado del Mal (Chema Alonso)
El Lado del Mal (Chema Alonso) Nerdearla 2025 España — 13 al 15 de noviembre (Madrid) 2025
La Nave Madrid
La Nave Madrid Nerdearla España 2025 2025
Linux Professional Institute
Linux Professional Institute LPI Media Partner at Nerdearla España 2025 2025
La Nación
La Nación La expo Nerdearla llega a su décima edición y lo festeja con oradores de calibre internacional 2024
Radio Nacional
Radio Nacional Nerdearla, más de 200 speakers y una edición gratuita en Buenos Aires y online 2024
La Tercera
La Tercera Nerdearla, uno de los eventos de tecnología más grandes de la región, anuncia su cartel para Chile 2024
Milenio
Milenio Nerdearla ofrecerá más charlas y talleres gratuitos de tecnología 2024
FOSS Force
FOSS Force Nerdearla: Homegrown Open Source Conferencing Latin American Style 2024
Open Source Initiative
Open Source Initiative Nerdearla reflects on openness and inclusivity 2024
La Nación
La Nación Nerdearla cumple 10 ediciones: el evento tecno para nerds y gente común 2023
La Nación
La Nación Nerdear.la 2021: vuelve el evento más nerd del año, en su octava edición 2021
Forbes Argentina
Forbes Argentina En un 'containerd' y con récords: así fue nerdear.la, el encuentro IT más importante del año 2021
Infobae
Infobae La cita tecnológica latinoamericana Nerdear.la arranca su séptima edición 2020
Clarín
Clarín Furor por las estrellas de la tecnología en el paraíso de los nerds 2017

Interview Contact

Ariel Jolo

Founder of Nerdearla & Sysarmy

Ariel Jolo founded Sysarmy in 2012 as a support community for IT professionals in Argentina. Two years later, he launched Nerdearla as a meeting space for the tech community. Today, Nerdearla is the largest free tech event in Hispanic America, with editions in four countries. Ariel is also a Program Coordinator at the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

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