About us
ForwardJS Ottawa (formerly React Ottawa), founded in 2018, is a non-profit tech meetup group focused on web development technologies. Our talks cover a wide range of web development and career topics.
We host two types of monthly events:
- Traditional tech meetups featuring speakers, talks, and networking opportunities.
- Social gatherings aimed at community building.
Sponsors
Our meetup would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
Contact
Tweeting us: https://twitter.com/ReactOttawa
Emailing us: ottawareactjs@gmail.com or
filling out this anonymous form https://t.co/UldfcF5EEO
Upcoming events
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ForwardJS Ottawa - May 2026
Shopify, 151 O’Connor,, Ottawa, ON, CAIMPORTANT: Please include your full name when you RSVP. Building security will check names at the entrance and provide name badges. Only people who RSVP and include their full names will be admitted. People on the waitlist will not be able to attend.
Join us for the May 2026 edition of ForwardJS Ottawa! This is an event for sharing knowledge about all things Web, JavaScript, software development and improving our craft.
Venue and food/drinks are sponsored by Shopify 🍕🥤
Giveaways 🎉
- 4 x One-year subscriptions to any JetBrains development tool.
Location
This month's meetup is hosted at Shopify!Talks
For May's meetup we have three talks lined up!- Lightning JS talk - TBD
- onlysearch: 85% on LoCoMo benchmark with just SQL by Shrish Mohapatra
- Demystifying Clickhouse: Simple ideas behind blazing fast OLAP DB by Kirill Kuts
Schedule
- 6:00-7:00 Networking/grab a bite or drink
- 7:00-8:15 Talks
- 8:15-8:30: Closing remarks and networking
Checkout our new website: https://forwardjs.com
Interested in giving your own talk?
If you are interested in giving a talk please reach out to any of the organizers or feel free to submit a GitHub issue here: https://github.com/OttawaReactJS/talks/issues87 attendees
Past events
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