# Community: Faris Aziz

> I run meetups, teach at them, and write the code behind them. Most of that happens at ZurichJS, where I host the meetups, run workshops and built the ticketing platform.

## ZurichJS

- Role: Co-founder and chair
- Founded: 2024
- City: Zurich
- Website: https://conf.zurichjs.com/
- Evenings hosted by Faris: 20 (as of Oct 2026; not included in talks delivered)

Meetups, workshops and a JavaScript conference in Zurich.

I co-founded ZurichJS to bring JavaScript developers together in Zurich. I host meetups, teach workshops and build the websites that support the community and ZurichJS Conf.

### Recognition

- Most Impactful Contribution to the Community, GitNation Open Source Awards · JSNation (2026): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jsnation-the-main-js-conference_congrats-to-all-the-winners-of-the-open-activity-7474846182234771456-BOu0

## Host, teach, build

- **Host: Make room for the community..** I host meetups where developers can share their work, ask questions and meet other people building for the web.
- **Teach: Work through real engineering problems..** I teach workshops on React architecture, data fetching and the decisions teams make in production.
- **Build: Build the tools behind the events..** I build the community website and conference platform, including speaker pages, workshops and ticketing.

The conference platform as an engineering project: https://faziz-dev.com/projects/zurichjs-conf-platform

Aftermovie: not yet published.

## What people say about ZurichJS

> “All the organizers are just lovely and great people, and I'm very fortunate to be able to be here at this conference, I would say.”
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> Dominik Dorfmeister · Sentry · Maintainer of TanStack Query · Sep 2026

> “I was at a couple of the talks earlier today, and the energy and the crowd were fantastic.”
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> James Swinton-Bland · DevRel Lead · AG Grid · Sep 2026

## Community articles & podcasts

- [Why it’s called ZurichJS](https://faziz-dev.com/blog/why-it-s-called-zurichjs) (On this site, 9th Mar 2026)
- [Community, Open Source, and npmx](https://faziz-dev.com/blog/community-open-source-and-npmx) (On this site, 3rd Mar 2026)
- [Developer Communities: What's the Secret Behind ZurichJS' Rise?](https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/alm74/episodes/ENG-Developer-Communities-Whats-the-Secret-Behind-ZurichJSs-Rise-e35hq84/a-ac24hqr) (Spotify, 17th Jul 2025)

## Links

- Bring Faris to your community (meetups, community conferences): https://faziz-dev.com/invite
- Workshops: https://faziz-dev.com/workshops
- All community articles and podcasts: https://faziz-dev.com/blog?topic=community

Canonical: https://faziz-dev.com/community

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Faris Aziz: software engineer, speaker, ZurichJS co-founder. Geneva, Switzerland.
Site: https://faziz-dev.com · Invite to speak: https://faziz-dev.com/invite · Services: https://faziz-dev.com/services · Mentorship: https://faziz-dev.com/mentorship · Index for agents: https://faziz-dev.com/llms.txt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/ · GitHub: https://github.com/farisaziz12 · Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/farisaziz.com