THE ERLANG AND ELIXIR USER CONFERENCE IN CANADA
Vancouver | March 23, 2026
Masterclasses | March 22 & 24, 2026

Full-day celebration of all things BEAM is coming to Vancouver!

This event offers a unique opportunity to meet locally, learn from industry experts, and network with fellow Erlang, Elixir & Gleam programming language enthusiasts.

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Learn. Share. Inspire.

The Conference for Erlang, Elixir & Gleam Developers in Canada

Meet people and companies using and developing high performance, fault-tolerant and resilient applications that scale to billions of users in production in areas like AI, Cloud, Fintech, IoT, Security and beyond! Come and join us to learn from each other, share knowledge and be inspired all while growing your network of contacts.

Developers of every level can expect to learn from each other, share knowledge all while growing our community reach in Canada.

SPEAKERS

Andrea Leopardi

Elixir Core Team Member

Agentic Elixir

Bruce Tate

Author, Editor, Founder of Grox.IO

Templating, Meta-programming, and Meta-prompting

Hayleigh Thompson

Gleam Core Team Member & Lustre Maintainer

Bridging the gap with Lustre and Universal Components

Robert Virding

Co-Creator of Erlang

Lorena Mireles

Elixir Developer at Erlang Solutions

Concurrency, understanding the BEAM limits

Joseph Koski

Author of Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir

Stealing from Ash: Building Better DSLs in Elixir

James Aimonetti

Lead Systems Architect, Ooma

Erlang Distribution over AMQP

Mat Trudel

Dr. Mario Superfan

Let Elixir into your Home(Kit)

Nicholas Geraedts

Senior Software Engineer @ Hiive

Sparking Joy - Tidying up GraphQL schemas with custom DSLs

TRAINERS

Andrea Leopardi

Elixir Core Team Member

Advanced Concurrency Patterns in Elixir

Bruce Tate

Author, Editor, Founder of Grox.IO

Beyond Vibe Coding: Layered AI Prompts and Elixir Code to Achieve Better Outcomes

Francesco Cesarini

Founder of Erlang Solutions, O’Reilly Author

Architecting Systems for Scalability and Reliability

Joseph Koski

Author of Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir

Functional Programming Patterns in Elixir

Robert Virding

Co-Creator of Erlang

BEAM VM Under the Hood

MASTERCLASSES

22 Mar 2026 9:00-17:00 PST

Architecting Systems for Scalability and Reliability

Trainer: Francesco Cesarini
22 Mar 2026 9:00-17:00 PST

Advanced Concurrency Patterns in Elixir

Trainer: Andrea Leopardi
24 Mar 2026 9:00-17:00 PST

Beyond Vibe Coding: Layered AI Prompts and Elixir Code to Achieve Better Outcomes

Trainer: Bruce Tate
24 Mar 2026 9:00-17:00 PST

BEAM VM Under the Hood

Trainer: Robert Virding
24 Mar 2026 9:00-17:00 PST

Functional Programming Patterns in Elixir

Trainer: Joseph Koski

Choose your ticket

EARLY BIRD TICKET

249 CAD Discounted conference Pass
Available from 8 January for the waiting list / from 15 January for the public until 4 February 2026 or until they sell out
Register

FEATURES

  • Live access to all talks
  • Access to live Q&A sessions
  • Access to networking and exhibitors area at the venue
  • Lunch, coffee breaks and beverages

The conference ticket doesn't include training sessions.

Prices don't include VAT and fees.

STANDARD TICKET

349 CAD Full-price Conference Pass
Available from 5 February until 11 March or until they sell out
Register

FEATURES

  • Live access to all talks
  • Access to live Q&A sessions
  • Access to networking and exhibitors area at the venue
  • Lunch, coffee breaks and beverages

The conference ticket doesn't include training sessions.

Prices don't include VAT and fees.

MASTERCLASS TICKET

550 CAD Ticket for a 22 or 24 March course
Available from 8 Jan until 16 March or until they sell out
Register

FEATURES

  • Access to a full-day masterclass of your choice (see the list of classes) on 22 or 24 March 2026.
  • Materials and/or instructions from trainers
  • Lunch and beverages during the tutorial day

The masterclass ticket doesn't include the conference attendance.

Prices don't include VAT and fees.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Thanks to Hiive, we’re launching a Global Community Support Programme for Code BEAM Lite Vancouver! The programme helps broaden access to the conference, offering support to individuals, startups, and those transitioning to Erlang and Elixir. It provides opportunities to gain insights, connect with the community, and explore the latest in BEAM technologies. The programme aims to empower those who may not otherwise be able to attend, offering support and access to the latest insights in the Erlang ecosystem.

Apply

VENUE & ACCOMMODATION

VIFF Centre

1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada

VENUE DETAILS

Accommodation

We've arranged a special room allocation at Best Western Premier Chateau Granville Hotel & Suites from $199 per night (excluding taxes & breakfast).

The hotel:
* is just around the corner from the venue (2 minutes away walking).
* includes complimentary Wi-Fi, microwave and mini fridge, coffee machine with com- plimentary tea/coffee, 49” flat screen TV with selection of HD channels, iron & ironing board, private bal- cony.
* includes complimentary access to our newly-appointed Fitness Centre.
* offers gated underground parking
* includes complimentary Business Centre

You can book directly through this link. Individual cancellations may be made within the group block, without penalty if received no later than 21 days (28 February 2026) prior to the arrival date.

Breakfast is priced at $25 per person, plus 18% gratuity and 5% GST. Full Canadian hot breakfast featuring eggs, toast, sausage or bacon, hash browns, and your choice of tea or coffee. Book breakfast email: sjayalath@chateaugranville.com.


CALL FOR TALKS


Be a part of Code BEAM Lite Vancouver 2026: join us as a speaker!


Have you made an interesting innovation, open-source application or product?
Have you used Gleam, Erlang or Elixir in a real-world project and want to present a case study? Tell us about it!
We welcome proposals about Erlang, Elixir, Gleam and other BEAM-based technologies. Submit your talk proposal by the end of December 21.

We are looking for great talk ideas around the 7 themes of:

  • Production-Grade AI on the BEAM
  • The Rise of Gleam
  • Next-Generation Distributed Systems
  • Cloud-Native BEAM
  • The BEAM Everywhere: Interoperability & Portability
  • Scaling Our Teams & Technology
  • Evolving Legacy: Refactoring & Modernisation

CALL FOR TALKS IS CLOSED

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Brooklyn Zelenka

Founder of Fission, Code & Coffee, BEAM Vancouver, and Vancouver Functional Programmers meetup

Logan Leger

VP of Engineering at Hiive, Vancouver Erlang & Elixir meetup organizer

Lorena Mireles

Elixir Developer at Erlang Solutions

Noah Betzen

Senior Software Engineer @ SmartRent, Seattle Elixir Meetup co-organizer

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