Kotomi Mukohira
SRE
Web Application Engineer with a background in PHP/Laravel, currently working as an SRE. Active in tech communities since her first event at 18, she now serves as Chair of the Frontend & PHP Conference Hokkaido 2026.
Category
Community / Career
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
Talk
Day 2, 15:40
What Is the Tech Community to You? — What I once saw as "Just Fun" ended up shaping who I am today.
In this talk, Kotomi reflects on the question, "Why do we continue to engage with tech communities?" and shares her personal experiences, along with what she has come to realize as someone who now organizes a tech conference. Beyond her own perspective, she shares insights from interviews with community and conference organizers across Japan, and invites those of you who have gathered here from around the world to reflect on your own relationship with the tech community.
Talk
Day 2, 15:40
What Is the Tech Community to You? — What I once saw as "Just Fun" ended up shaping who I am today.
In this talk, Kotomi reflects on the question, "Why do we continue to engage with tech communities?" and shares her personal experiences, along with what she has come to realize as someone who now organizes a tech conference. Beyond her own perspective, she shares insights from interviews with community and conference organizers across Japan, and invites those of you who have gathered here from around the world to reflect on your own relationship with the tech community.