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VanJS September 2026 β€” Shipaton Edition, powered by Expo πŸš€

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VanJS September 2026 β€” Shipaton Edition, powered by Expo πŸš€
This month we're teaming up with Expo for a night focused on mobile, and kicking off Shipaton with the community.
Speakers
Caio Alcantara β€” "Frontend is Not the Bottleneck: Lessons from Scaling a High-Traffic Marketing Platform"
David Ko (Expo) β€” "Expo from Zero to the App Store"
Shipaton Kick-Off β€” with the Expo team
Shipaton is RevenueCat's global mobile hackathon: ship a brand-new iOS or Android app between August 1 and September 30, integrate the RevenueCat SDK, and compete for over $1M in prizes. We'll walk through how it works, what counts, and how to get from idea to store listing in the weeks that are left. Then we open laptops and get started together.
πŸ’» Bring your laptop β€” the second half is hands-on. Whether you're starting a project from scratch or already mid-build, we'll have people around who can help you get unstuck.
🎁 Secret raffle β€” there's a prize. We're not saying what it is. You'll want to be in the room.
πŸ“… Schedule
5:00–5:30 β€” Arrival
5:30–5:40 β€” Welcome & Opening
5:40–6:00 β€” Caio Alcantara
6:00–6:05 β€” Raffle
6:05–6:30 β€” David Ko (Expo)
6:30–8:00 β€” Shipaton Kick-Off, hacking
πŸ“ NE University β€” Thursday, September 3
Pre-register for Shipaton ahead of time so you're ready to go on the night: shipaton.com
New to React Native or mobile in general? Come anyway. Half the point of a kick-off is lowering the barrier to starting.

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