# Nerdearla

> The largest free tech event in the Spanish-speaking world. Founded in 2014 by Sysarmy. Hybrid events in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain.

## About

Nerdearla ("Nerd it up" in Spanish) is a 100% free hybrid tech conference with 50,000+ annual attendees (15,000 in-person + 35,000 online), 400+ speakers per year, and 12 thematic tracks covering AI, development, infrastructure, security, UX/design, open source, science, and more.

- Organized by: [Sysarmy](https://sysarmy.com), the largest IT community in Hispanic America
- Languages: Spanish (primary), English
- Tickets: Always free at [tickets.nerdearla.com](https://tickets.nerdearla.com)
- YouTube: [1,000+ recorded talks](https://www.youtube.com/@nerdearla) with 3.5M+ views
- Contact: sponsors@nerdearla.com | press@nerdearla.com

## Notable Speakers (past editions)

Vint Cerf (creator of TCP/IP), Ken Thompson (creator of UNIX and Go), Donald Knuth (The Art of Computer Programming), Radia Perlman (creator of STP), Martin Cooper (inventor of the cell phone), Alan Kay (personal computing pioneer), Werner Vogels (CTO Amazon Web Services), Megan Smith (US CTO under Obama), Matt Mullenweg (creator of WordPress), Bjarne Stroustrup (creator of C++), Greg Kroah-Hartman (Linux kernel maintainer), Shuah Khan (Linux kernel maintainer), Sara Hooker (CEO Adaption AI), Hadi Hariri (VP JetBrains), Solomon Hykes (creator of Docker), John Romero (co-creator of DOOM), Andrew Tanenbaum (creator of MINIX).

## 2026–2027 Editions

- Nerdearla Chile 2026: Santiago de Chile, 2026-04-16 to 2026-04-18 (post)
- Nerdearla Argentina 2026: Buenos Aires, 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-26 (pre)
- Nerdearla México 2026: Ciudad de México, 2026-11-18 to 2026-11-20 (pre)
- Nerdearla España 2027: Madrid, 2027-11-03 to 2027-11-05 (pre)

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://nerdearla.com/): Overview, featured speakers, tracks, FAQ
- [Speakers](https://nerdearla.com/speakers/): Full speaker list with bios and past talks
- [Sponsors](https://nerdearla.com/sponsors/): Sponsorship tiers, benefits, and contact
- [Press Room](https://nerdearla.com/press/): Press kit, logos, media coverage, accreditation
- [Brand Guide](https://nerdearla.com/brand/): Typography, colors, logos, voice and tone
- [NERDflix](https://nerdearla.com/nerdflix/): Full catalog of recorded talks (Netflix-style browser)
- [Editions](https://nerdearla.com/editions/): History and upcoming events by country
- [Communities](https://nerdearla.com/communities/): Allied tech communities
- [NerdOps](https://nerdearla.com/nerdops/): Join NerdOps — volunteer with us
- [Code of Conduct](https://nerdearla.com/code-of-conduct/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://nerdearla.com/privacy/)

## Country Editions

- [Chile 2026](https://nerdearla.com/chile/): April 16–18, Centro GAM, Santiago
- [Argentina 2026](https://nerdearla.com/argentina/): September 22–26, Buenos Aires
- [Mexico 2026](https://nerdearla.com/mexico/): November 18–20, CDMX
- [Spain 2027](https://nerdearla.com/sp/): 2027 (TBD), La Nave, Madrid

## Tracks

AI & Data Science, Development, Infrastructure & DevOps, Cybersecurity, Open Source, Science & Research, UX & Design, Product, Soft Skills & Management, Testing & QA, Maker & Retro, Kids

## Social

- Twitter/X: [@nerdearla](https://twitter.com/nerdearla)
- Instagram: [@nerdear_la](https://instagram.com/nerdear_la)
- LinkedIn: [nerdearla](https://linkedin.com/company/nerdearla)
- YouTube: [@nerdearla](https://www.youtube.com/@nerdearla)
- TikTok: [@nerdearla](https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdearla)
- Discord: [sysar.my/discord](https://sysar.my/discord)

## Optional: Full content for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://nerdearla.com/llms-full.txt): Extended version with speaker bios, talk abstracts, and sponsor details (coming soon)