SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide digital e-commerce and subscription management leader FastSpring (FastSpring.com) today announced its status as the Gold Sponsor of this year's AltConf 2015 (AltConf.com) event, which takes place in San Francisco, California from June 8-12, 2015.

AltConf is a free, community-driven event, assembled to serve developers and a product-driven community. Held in downtown San Francisco at the AMC Metreon this year (with 1,000 seats spread over three theatres), AltConf is an annual event timed to coincide with Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (or WWDC) that will take place just across the street from Moscone West (site of the 2015 WWDC). As the site of AltConf 2015, the AMC Metreon will provide easy access to all WWDC-related events for AltConf attendees throughout the week.

"As FastSpring is dedicated to promoting and supporting digital e-commerce across the globe, we're especially proud to be the Gold Sponsor for AltConf 2015," comments FastSpring CEO Chris Lueck. "Each year, AltConf helps to connect a rich and diverse audience of developers, entrepreneurs and visionaries, and we're excited to be a part of this year's event."

"AltConf is made possible by the generosity of some wonderful sponsors, who graciously help the community by enabling the conference to rent a venue, give away swag, and the countless other expenses it takes to put on a fantastic event," comments John Wilker, COO of AltConf 2015. "FastSpring is returning for a second year of sponsorship, and we couldn't be happier, as FastSpring has been a massive supporter of the community, through both their sponsorship of AltConf and their contribution to making the community better during the week of the conference."

AltConf began in 2011 as the tech community's alternative response to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and its increasingly inaccessible tickets, providing a separate and highly useful annual networking opportunity for developers on Apple's platforms, many of whom fly to San Francisco each year for WWDC and then find themselves at a loss without tickets or access to WWDC. The volunteer-driven AltConf event helps to offer San Francisco attendees an exciting alternative, with or without a WWDC ticket, and the event now returns each year at the same time as Apple's WWDC, providing a centralized place for Apple enthusiasts to gather while offering thought-provoking talks and panel discussions each day. The 2015 staging of AltConf marks FastSpring's second straight year as a major sponsor of the event, and in addition to FastSpring, other 2015 AltConf sponsors include CodePath, Smile, Sauce Labs, and Raizlabs.

Confirmed speakers for AltConf 2015 will include FastSpring CEO Chris Lueck, along with speakers from Facebook, Twitter, Khan Academy, Giant Spacekat, Capital One, Raizlabs, Cydia, Bombing Brain Interactive, and many more.

AltConf 2015 Tickets and Info

AltConf has been completely free for the past four years since launch, and in 2015 tickets are free once again. However, thanks to high demand for the 2015 event, this year a limited number of paid tickets are available at $300 each. These paid tickets will provide guaranteed seating, a swag bag, and an official reason for employers to approve attendance. Proceeds from ticket sales will fund AltConf's ongoing efforts in increasing diversity at future conferences, while the majority of tickets will remain free. For more ticket information on AltConf 2015, visit Altconf.com/#tickets. Meanwhile, for more information on AltConf, please visit Altconf.com.

About FastSpring

FastSpring provides a highly acclaimed, all-in-one e-commerce, subscription management and billing platform that's specifically designed to meet the needs of software, SaaS, and other online service companies. FastSpring creates a seamless, fully branded purchasing experience that accomplishes a variety of crucial services, including: leveraging tools that increase client revenues across all customer touchpoints; gathering key customer-centric data, leveraging multiple payment methods, global currencies and languages; offering intelligent gateway routing logic for optimum card acceptance; managing fraud/chargebacks, sales tax and VAT collection; robust reporting; and providing an award-winning 24/7 client service experience. To find out more, please visit www.FastSpring.com.

For more information on AltConf, please e-mail hello@altconf.com. For more information on FastSpring, please contact Christina O'Toole, at (805) 259-3557 or cotoole@FastSpring.com.

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