Wagtail Space NL, 15 – 17 June 2022 in Arnhem, The Netherlands
Wagtail Space NL brings you two days of sprint and a full day of talks.
Breakfast, lunch, and a party are included.
All Wagtail enthusiasts are welcome, regardless of their role. We will get beginners up and running. More advanced developers can dive in deep. There will be Wagtail core team members attending.
Wagtail Space NL is free of charge. The language for the event is English.
Sprint, training and talks
Sprint
Wednesday 15th + Thursday 16th
The sprint will take place at the Four Digits.
Four Digits is located at a 10-minute walk from Arnhem Central Station.
Four Digits
Jansbinnensingel 26
6811 AL Arnhem
Topics
During the sprint, we work on Wagtail. What exactly is determined by the attendees. During the sprint kickoff, we finalize topics and form teams.
That said, think of your favourite Wagtail topic to improve.
Training
Don't have a Wagtail development environment yet? We help you get started. The training consists of setting up a Wagtail development environment, resolving an issue, and creating a pull request.
- Do you want to attend the training? Add your name to the training participant list.
- Do you like to help? Extra trainers are welcome.
BYOB
If you need some help on a specific problem on your Wagtail project, this is a great time to ask questions. Wagtail Space NL is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Blocker) event.
Talks
Friday 17th
The talks will take place at Rozet.
Rozet is at 5 minutes walk from Arnhem Central Station.
Rozet
Kortestraat 16
6811 EP Arnhem
Live broadcast
Yes, we will broadcast the talks! Watch via YouTube live. We invite you to ask questions in chat. Our moderator will pose the questions to the speaker. June 17, 10:00-17:00 CEST.
Confirmed talks
In no particular order:
- Tom Dyson (Torchbox) - The State of Wagtail: 2022
- Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon & Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson (Overcast) - Wagtail in the News Room
- Dan Braghis (Torchbox) - Wagtail architecture options, or should I go headless
- Lucas Moeskops (Fabrique) - Wagtail headless and NextJS frontend
- Yvan Pinto (CarNext.com) - Recovering the Agile main purpose
- Jacob Topp-Mugglestone, Phil Dexter, and Karl Hobley (Torchbox) – Wagtail Builder
- Lars van de Kerkhof (Highbiza) - Wagtail Roadrunner Beep Beep
- Matthew Westcott (Torchbox) - Choosers, digging into the code, and high-level strategic improvements
- Coen van der Kamp (Four Digits) - Data migration: From whatever to Wagtail
Confirmed lightning talks ⚡️
In no particular order:
- Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson (Overcast) - Working with Image Filters
- Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon (Overcast) - Dockerising wagtail projects in 5 minutes
- Maikel Martens (Four Digits) - Digital Nomad
- Lars van de Kerkhof (Highbiza) - Unobtrusive internationalisation
Give a talk?
Do you want to give a presentation? A talk should be 15-20 min.
There is tiny bit of wiggle room left in the schedule.
Lightning talks
Lightning talks are limited to a maximum of 5 minutes. The deadline for lightning talks is June 16th.
There are a couple of lightning talk slots left in the schedule.
Schedule
Wednesday 15th
Sprint and training @ Four Digits
08:00 Four Digits doors open
09:00 Meet and greet, badges, coffee, thee, breakfast, wifi, settling in
10:00 Sprint kickoff, training starts
12:00 Pre-lunch standup and lunch
16:00 Wagtail Core Team meeting. Free to attend for anyone. Location is to be announced.
17:30 End-of-day standup
18:00 End of day 1 (Four Digits office may stay open at request)
Thursday 16th
Sprint @ Four Digits
08:00 Four Digits doors open
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Sprint starts
12:00 Pre-lunch standup and lunch
17:00 End-of-day standup
18:00 Diner at Four Digits
20:00 Social event
00:00 End of day 2
Friday 17th
Talks @ Rozet
09.30 → Check-in @ Expo (5th floor)
- Check-in
- Get a drink and settle in
10.00 → Talks @ Auditorium
- Siemen van Straaten (Four Digits) – Welcome, housekeeping
- Tom Dyson (Torchbox) - The State of Wagtail: 2022
- Lucas Moeskops (Fabrique) - Wagtail headless and NextJS frontend
- Yvan Pinto (CarNext.com) - Recovering the Agile main purpose
- Jacob Topp-Mugglestone, Phil Dexter, and Karl Hobley (Torchbox) – Wagtail Builder
12.00 → Lunch @ Expo & Panorama terrace
- Rozet catering
13.00 → Talks @ Auditorium
- Coen van der Kamp (Four Digits) – Data migration: From whatever to Wagtail
- Dan Braghis (Torchbox) – Wagtail architecture options, or should I go headless
- Lightning talks ⚡️
- Maikel Martens (Four Digits) – Digital Nomad
- Viggo de Vries – Moving Wagtail pages
- Lars van de Kerkhof (Highbiza) – Unobtrusive internationalisation
- Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon & Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson (Overcast) – Wagtail in the News Room
14.30 → Break @ Expo & Panorama terrace
- Rozet catering
15:00 → Talks @ Auditorium
- Lars van de Kerkhof (Highbiza) – Wagtail Roadrunner Beep Beep
- Lightning talks ⚡️
- Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon (Overcast) – Dockerising wagtail projects in 5 minutes
- Dan Braghis (Torchbox) – Things I learned
- Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson (Overcast) – Working with Image Filters
- Matthew Westcott (Torchbox) – Choosers, digging into the code, and high-level strategic improvements
- Siemen van Straaten (Four Digits) – Closing words
16.00 → Drinks @ Panorama terrace
- Rozet catering
18.00 → End of Wagtail Space NL 👋
Location and facilities
Sprint location
The sprint will be held at the Four Digits office. In the city centre of Arnhem.
About 45 people will attend the sprint. On top of that, some of the Four Digits workforces will work at the office. Four Digits has 33 working desks.

Talk venue
The talks will take place in Rozet. A lively cultural house in the middle of the city. We booked the auditorium, rooftop terrace, and professional catering. Get ready for talks, lunch, and drinks with a view.


Social
To take your mind off the days of hard work and make you even more productive, we will organize some amusement. Specifically, we've scheduled a party for Thursday night.
Food
Four Digits will provide everyone with food and drinks. All attendees can join us for breakfast and lunch. Free of charge.
Travel & Hotels
Hotels
These hotels are all within walking distance of our office. If you can't find a suitable hotel, let us know and we will assist you:
- Ibis Styles
- Hotel Haarhuis
- Hotel Molendal
- Hotel Old Dutch
- Hotel Blanc
- Bordeaux B&B
- Hotel NN
- Holiday Inn Express
Travel
Four Digits office is a 10 minutes walk from Arnhem Central Station. View on Google Maps.
Rozet is a 5 minutes walk from Arnhem Central Station. View on Google Maps.
From Schiphol Airport (AMS), take the Intercity to Nijmegen (1h13m, every 30 mins).
Questions? sprint@fourdigits.nl.
Sign me up!
Would you like to join us? Please sign up for Wagtail Space NL!
This is an in-person event. We expect your presence in Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Attendance is free of charge.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at sprint@fourdigits.nl.
Attendees
These people signed up for Wagtail Space NL.
Name | Github nickname | Company | Dates |
---|---|---|---|
Ruben Hesselink | rubenhesselink | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Casper Timmers | caspertimmers | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Charlie Vulum | dBee Tech | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
henk | huuu | uuuuu | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
David Brew | DEPT | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Chris Gallagher | Dept Agency | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Otim Benjamin Munguriek | munguriek | Global Auto Systems | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Tom Hendrikx | whyscream | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Geert Jan Hoogeslag | Highbiza | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Lucas | lucasmoeskops | Fabrique | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Phil Dexter | phildexter | Torchbox | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon | saevarom | Overcast | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Peter Grond | pgrond | Grondtonen | 17th June |
Karl Hobley | kaedroho | Torchbox | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Siemen van Straaten | Four Digits | 17th June | |
Gabriel Pannwitz | gabkdlly | KDAB | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Storm Heg | Stormheg | Stormbase | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Dan Braghis | zerolab | Torchbox | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Lars van de Kerkhof | specialunderwear | Highbiza | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone | jacobtoppm | Torchbox | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Coen van der Kamp | allcaps | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Thijs Kramer | thijskramer | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Esper Kuijs | Esperk | Four Digits | 17th June |
Bernd de Ridder | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Lennard de Vries | lennarddevries | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Marko | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Viggo | viggo-devries | Highbiza | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Wesley | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson | arnartumi | Overcast | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Matt Westcott | gasman | Torchbox | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Chester de Lang | ChesterFourDigits | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Raoul Capello | Self-employed | 17th June | |
Tony | tonykyriakidis | Nevron | 15th, 16th June |
Tiago Henriques | olifante | self | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Richard Voorhorst | rvoorhorst | Vicktor | 17th June |
Geraldo Hendriks | geraldohendriks | Vicktor | 17th June |
Joey Hofman | joeyhofman123 | Vicktor | 17th June |
Stan van der Heijden | Stan Online | 17th June | |
Charles Thompson | cpkthompson | Judy Legal | 17th June |
Timothy Kleijn | timmysmalls | BTTR Code B.V. | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Stefan Bomhof | Stefaaan | Highbiza | 17th June |
Kees Hink | khink | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Martijn Jacobs | maerteijn | Maerteijn | 17th June |
Björn | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Marlon | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Floor | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Yves Serrano | yvess | taywa | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Martijn | martijnverleg | Fabrique | 17th June |
Roel Bruggink | jaroel | Minddistrict | 17th June |
Michael van Tellingen | mvantellingen | Lab Digital | 17th June |
Geert-Jan | geertjanvdenbosch | nvt | 17th June |
Jeroen Ubbink | jeroenubbink | Black Byte | 17th June |
Wesley van Lee | Lukkien | 17th June | |
Mike | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Jeffrey Dufour | jffr | Fabrique | 17th June |
Mark Dibbets | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Joy | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Ard-Jan | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Martijn Mellema | MINUSPLUSMINUS | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Emmelien | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Nicole | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Onur | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Yvan Pinto | CarNext | 17th June | |
Leon | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Nando | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Haris | Lukkien | 17th June | |
Maikel | krukas | FourDigits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Jasper | Lab Digital | 17th June | |
Thomas | Alliander | 17th June | |
Varun Goel | myTomorrows | 15th, 16th June | |
Roos | Four Digits | 17th June | |
Jamie van Essen | Jamieve | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Maarten Kling | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Stefanie | Four Digits | 15th, 16th, 17th June | |
Tom Dyson | tomdyson | Torchbox | 16th, 17th June |
Laurens Kling | Goedideemedia | 17th June | |
Frank Douwes | Fabrique | 17th June | |
Stefan Bomhof | Stefaaan | Highbiza | 15th, 16th, 17th June |
Ralph Jacobs | ralphjacobs | Four Digits | 17th June |
Kiki Gerritsen | MystBug | Team Rockstars | 17th June |
Janneke | Lukkien | 17th June |
House rules
In short: be nice to each other.
In full: Wagtail's Code of Conduct applies.
Sponsors
Do you want to help Wagtail Space NL?
Read about our sponsor options.