Facebook F8 Facebook F8 Facebook F8 (pronounced ""eff eight"") is a mostly-annual conference held by Facebook, intended for developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the website. It is hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, previously in San Francisco (until 2016) and now in San Jose, in Silicon Valley. Previous events have started with a keynote speech by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, followed by various breakout sessions concentrating on specific topics. Facebook has often introduced new features, and made new announcements, at the conference. The "F8" name comes from Facebook's tradition of 8 hour hackathons. The scheduling of
West Michigan Annual Conference Kalamazoo, Lansing, Heartland, Grand Rapids and Grand Traverse. Each district represents between 50 and 70 local churches. The conference is one of two in the "Michigan Area." Their sister annual conference is the Detroit Annual Conference. The Michigan Area is led by Bishop Deborah Lieder Kiesey who was assigned to the area in September 2012. She is assigned to the Michigan Area until 2016. The North Central Jurisdiction may extend her assignment until 2020. On June 10, 2015 it was announced that the voting members at the 2015 West Michigan Annual Conference had voted in favor of joining with the