{"id":87649,"date":"2023-11-29T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=87649"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:11:41","slug":"devternity-2023-it-conference-cancelled-over-fake-female-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/devternity-2023-it-conference-cancelled-over-fake-female-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"DevTernity 2023 IT Conference Cancelled Over Fake Female Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Programmer Gergely Orosz has exposed the organisers of the Latvian IT conference DevTernity for deception \u2014 the event&#8217;s site lists non-existent speakers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imagine a tech conference having no CFP, as they reach out to speakers directly. They successfully attract some of the most heavy hitter men speakers in tech, and 3 women speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Now imagine my surprise that 2 of those women are FAKE profiles.<\/p>\n<p>They do not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Nada.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728177708608450705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After analysing the speakers, he noted that two of the three women speakers are fakes. In particular, he points to a certain Anna Boyko, presented as a Coinbase employee and a key participant in the Ethereum project.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Which conference?<\/p>\n<p>Well, where Anna Boyko, Staff engineer at Coinbase and Ethereum core contributor is a speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Her. She doesn\u2019t exist. Except as a listed speaker at a prominent online conference! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8iFiCHbu8I\">pic.twitter.com\/8iFiCHbu8I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728314018627006492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former and current Coinbase employees, as well as Ethereum developers, told Orosz they did not know her. According to GitHub, Boyko\u2019s profile had been listed among participants since January 21, and a couple of days later her photograph was replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Another fake profile, according to Orosz, is Alina Prokhoda, listed as a participant at the Java conference JDKon in May 2024, organised by the DevTernity team. Prokhoda allegedly is a senior engineer at WhatsApp and a Microsoft MVP. Yet Orosz found that such a person does not exist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Or another Java conference by the exact same organizer where Microsoft MVP and WhatsApp senior engineer Alina Prokhoda is a featured speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Would you know there is no such Microsoft MVP and Meta employee.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers listed on these conference had no idea I talked with\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtQzCWuQFV\">pic.twitter.com\/GtQzCWuQFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728314552121459154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He says that in 2021 and 2022 the DevTernity organisers had already used similar misdirection. A certain Natalie Stadler, a Coinbase software engineer, never actually worked there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"-\">DevTernity has had fake women speakers listed for years.<\/p>\n<p>Here is fake Anna Boyle\u2019s \u201ccolleague\u201d fake Natalie Stadler claimed to be at Coinbase (no such person ever worked there ofc \u2014 I checked).<\/p>\n<p>She \u201cspoke\u201d in 2022 there as well.<\/p>\n<p>Just incredible.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q4mpwrw3ym\">https:\/\/t.co\/q4mpwrw3ym<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2sdhEcuORc\">pic.twitter.com\/2sdhEcuORc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728343286090248627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Orosz uncovered the profile of Julia Kirsina, listed as a DevTernity participant in 2021, 2022 and 2023, though she never spoke at the conference. Kirsina is said to be a software developer and tech influencer on Instagram; on Xing (the Dutch analogue of LinkedIn) she is listed as a software engineer in Uber\u2019s Estonian division. According to Orosz, Uber has never had engineering offices in Estonia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Julia\u2019s Xing profile (basically LinkedIn for Germany). She is\/was an architect at Uber Estonia?!<\/p>\n<p>Uber never had no eng office in Estonia. No such person ever worked at Uber.<\/p>\n<p>On LinkedIn, her profile used to have Microsoft in the past as well.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdRZ8zSrdP\">https:\/\/t.co\/IdRZ8zSrdP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AHX4PvF3BA\">pic.twitter.com\/AHX4PvF3BA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728605589637390784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The on-site technical lead at Honeycomb.io, Liz Fong-Jones, analysed Kirsina\u2019s profiles across several sites. She said the accounts were tied to DevTernity\u2019s organisers.<\/p>\n<p>On her Instagram account Kirsina posts semi-provocative photos with laptops, mixing business topics with flirtation. Over five years, the coding_unicorn account has attracted 115,000 followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CewBQIdPiQZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CewBQIdPiQZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CewBQIdPiQZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publication by The best coding account on IG. (@coding_unicorn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yet Kirsina shows no traceable path to becoming a professional, yet she actively seeks to present herself as a woman developer. For example, she asked to be added to the WomenOfDotNet list.<\/p>\n<p>An administrator of the lobste.rs site told 404.media that they banned Kirsina\u2019s profile as a virtual organizer of DevTernity\u2019s Eduards Sizovs.<\/p>\n<p>Some coding_unicorn posts are identical to Sizovs&#8217;s posts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/m689ME7gXQnPNYximZi_8FFbm8e86Wbnkt_Nj86eot6VtqFusgrVtWwRM9Gy3qTc-YpViUb2QFWlw_Wy7605yHGjk0lLI7XuuemWfOGON1uwI3tYCjpOnAAF7l5NEufL1O5JlmsIwMnGt62j_B56BZg\" alt=\"DevTernity 2023 cancelled over fake female participants\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Sizovs\u2019s LinkedIn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/hjZATOlyalrnE9btYRIxbTo4eAng-ubQQq9Wk4EgtJMPI6ftPy8y1fp6rTrvO2XqJQrnjSWcQU9RoZKpGTWx5Yjs0XZLU966o59zpZj9pe5EZ-_vu5AOyfTZ29eFoCjTbgdNu2MnF934HYzh7e9Dhww\" alt=\"DevTernity 2023 cancelled over fake female participants\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Kirsina\u2019s Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one of Sizovs\u2019s videos, Kirsina\u2019s email address appears alongside his other accounts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QIiMSbfzElw?si=szaN5bYL3gyQu93D&#038;start=14\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Conversely, in Instagram photos Kirsina appears logged in under Sizovs\u2019s accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From an IG post around 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hl1XFMy9Ay\">pic.twitter.com\/Hl1XFMy9Ay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 anosh (@KingNoosh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingNoosh\/status\/1728565961916051786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2020 Kirsina complained that online, because of her appearance, she was labelled as not a real developer.<\/p>\n<p>After the social-media uproar, photos of Boyko and Prokhoda disappeared from the site. However, a GitHub commit entitled \u201cremove Anna\u201d remains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The website had a public GitHub repo where you could see the full edit history that someone found and pointed to me. <\/p>\n<p>You could see eg how fake Anna was added 10 months ago. Or how after being called out for what it is, the organizer removed fake women speaker profiles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QLI97PER0\">pic.twitter.com\/9QLI97PER0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GergelyOrosz\/status\/1728364367131890148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>DevTernity organiser Eduards Sizovs replied to Orosz\u2019s thread, accusing him of premature conclusions and reputational damage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear Reader,<\/p>\n<p>If you know me well, you know that I have high standards of work and professional ethics. You know that DevTernity has been my life&#8217;s work, and DevTernity is the event that I love and deeply care about. We&#8217;ve always delivered on the promise, and the event has been\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eduards Sizovs (@eduardsi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduardsi\/status\/1728422017417032140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to him, finding women speakers in the industry is difficult. He conceded there was only one fake speaker \u2014 Anna Boyko. He said her profile had been automatically generated and was only a temporary placeholder, removing it was not a quick task.<\/p>\n<p>Orosz reminded that, in fact, the fake profiles were removed from the site immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the scandal, several speakers withdrew from DevTernity \u2014 notably Ruby on Rails author David Heinemeier Hansson. He called the situation \u201cstrange.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a strange tale. Never seen anything like this in decades of speaking at conferences. Regardless of what may ultimately be up or down here, I&#8217;m out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97aK4525NV\">https:\/\/t.co\/97aK4525NV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DHH (@dhh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhh\/status\/1728892489598468434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the key .NET developers, Scott Hanselman, explained his decision by emphasising inclusivity of participants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This whole conference debacle is so disappointing. Speakers like myself, when invited to a conf will immediately say \u201cwho alls gonna be there?\u201d I\u2019ve my rules for participation posted on my site \u2014 including an inclusive lineup \u2014 for years. I was duped by the fake speakers also. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBWIPZILT2\">https:\/\/t.co\/LBWIPZILT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Hanselman ? (@shanselman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanselman\/status\/1728985783263269040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prominent Kubernetes contributor Kelsey Hightower spoke out against the &#8220;misleading&#8221; conduct.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As someone who has organized and helped run large events, I understand how challenging it can be to put together a program and oversee an event from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>However, based on your own telling of the events, I take issue with continuing to advertise speakers who have\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelseyhightower\/status\/1728752713364603159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Engineer Robert Martin also said he would not participate in DevTernity.<\/p>\n<p>On the DevTernity site, ticket sales were paused with the label \u201csold out,\u201d though there are no seating limits since the conference is online.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, DevTernity 2023 was cancelled, according to The Register.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, in 2019 Andreas Antonopoulos, a well-known entrepreneur and crypto-philosophy advocate, nearly cancelled his participation in Blockchain Week in Hong Kong over reports of escort-model participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programmer Gergely Orosz exposed the organisers of the Latvian IT conference DevTernity for deception \u2014 the event site lists non-existent speakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1192,322,1209,1323,699,1150],"class_list":["post-87649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-developers","tag-events","tag-fake-news","tag-investigations","tag-latvia","tag-news-plus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"42","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87651,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87649\/revisions\/87651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}