NE Scala does not select speakers: you do.
Talks are proposed by you and your peers. Later, we will open up voting for you to select the talks you want to see.
- proposals due: January 15 @ 11:59pm
- day 1 tickets go on sale: January 16 @ noon (at Meetup)
- voting opens: January 18, if not sooner
- voting closes: January 25 @ 11:59pm
- winners announced: January 27
- day 1 talks: March 4
- day 2 unconference: March 5
times are Philadelphia time (Eastern Standard)
The following number of talks will be selected by voting:
- 3 long (45 minutes each)
- 4 medium (30 minutes each)
- 4 lightning (15 minutes each)
The timings include time for audience questions, if the speaker chooses to leave time for them.
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Q: If my talk gets voted in, am I guaranteed a ticket?
A: Yes, but you still have to pay the $60. (Even conference organizers pay. We're all in this together.) -
Q: If my talk isn't voted in, can I still give it at the day 2 unconference?
A: Of course. Yes, please! -
Q: Is it a good idea to submit multiple proposals?
A: That's hard to say. At most one of your proposals can get in. And there is a danger of splitting your votes. On the other hand, when we tally the votes, we'll informally take vote-splitting partially into account; we don't want to lose a popular speaker just because of equally-split votes. -
Q: Will videos of the talks be published?
A: Yes (unless the speaker objects). Day 1 only, though.
Have a different question? Open an issue and an organizer will answer. (You can also ask questions in your pull request.)
In this repository, submit a pull request adding a file to the
proposals directory with the basics on your talk, including
a one-paragraph summary.
For "length", specify either 45 minutes (long), 30 minutes (medium), or 15 minutes (lightning).
- Use Markdown format
- Copy the sample proposal
- For more samples, see last year's proposals
- Multiple proposals go in separate files
- Filename doesn't really matter, but if you want a suggestion:
lastname--name-of-the-talk.md - Ensure that the filename has extension
.mdor.markdown, please. - Don't worry too much about exact formatting; we'll figure it out