Call for Proposals 101

Call for Proposals 101 Global Diversity CFP Day Jakarta 2020

Have you ever seen someone give conference talks… @galuhsahid

@galuhsahid … and wonder how you can do it, too?

@galuhsahid Call for Proposals (CFP)

@galuhsahid https://pycon.id

@galuhsahid https://holyjs.ru

@galuhsahid Q: Do I have to submit the entire talk?

@galuhsahid Q: Do I have to submit the entire talk?
A: No!

@galuhsahid Title

@galuhsahid https://2019.jsconf.eu/speakers/

@galuhsahid Target Audience

@galuhsahid Target Audience https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Who is it for?

@galuhsahid Target Audience https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Emphasis on skills

@galuhsahid Target Audience https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Takeaways 1

@galuhsahid Target Audience https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Takeaways 2

@galuhsahid Duration https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md

@galuhsahid Duration https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md - 40 minutes - 30 minutes -
20 minutes - 5 minutes (lightning talk)

@galuhsahid Description https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md

@galuhsahid Description https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Why this talk exists

@galuhsahid Description https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md What the audience can expect from your
talk

@galuhsahid Description https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Why this talk is important

@galuhsahid Description https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md What the audience learns after watching this
talk

@galuhsahid Description https://jsconfbp.com/call-for-speakers But keep in mind… Different conferences have
different rules (more on this later)

@galuhsahid Outline https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md

@galuhsahid Outline https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Time for each section

@galuhsahid Notes https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md

@galuhsahid Notes https://github.com/akaptur/pycon-proposals/blob/master/accepted/python-2-to-3-pycon-2018.md Why the conference organizers should consider this
talk

@galuhsahid Q: Should I have a minimum of X- year
experience to speak at a conference? A: No! Sometimes, these conferences don’t even know who you are

@galuhsahid Talk Anonymization https://jsconfbp.com/call-for-speakers

@galuhsahid Talk Anonymization https://organicdonut.com/2018/03/the-con-talk-anonymization-and-selection-process/

@galuhsahid Q: Does it have to be about coding? A:
No!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JyFHYzpX7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cts3rEYhvg

@galuhsahid https://www.papercall.io/javascript-bangkok-2020

@galuhsahid Q: Any other tips I should know?

@galuhsahid Q: Any other tips I should know? A: Yes…

@galuhsahid Every conference has different rules https://jsconfbp.com/call-for-speakers

@galuhsahid Every conference has different rules https://www.papercall.io/javascript-bangkok-2020

@galuhsahid Q: Where to find info about open CFPs?

@galuhsahid Where to find open CFPs https://papercall.io PaperCall (https://papercall.io)

@galuhsahid Where to find open CFPs https://www.cfpland.com/conferences/ CFPLand (https://www.cfpland.com/)

@galuhsahid Where to find open CFPs https://twitter.com/moztechcfps Social Media (e.g.
https://twitter.com/moztechcfps)

@galuhsahid Q: What if I don’t know what to talk
about?

@galuhsahid https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status/1210643980011991042

@galuhsahid Q: What if it’s rejected?

@galuhsahid https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1126215465901203457

@galuhsahid Q: But really what if it’s rejected?

@galuhsahid Rejection Doesn’t mean your talk sucks - Some conferences
don’t have enough space to hold 50 awesome talks - Sometimes two people submit similar topics with very minor differences - Sometimes conferences have a theme they are focusing on and your talk doesn’t fit the topic and it’s OK!

@galuhsahid Rejection Doesn’t mean you have to throw your talk
away - Give a lightning talk! - Speak at meetups! - Write a blog post out of it!

@galuhsahid https://twitter.com/loudblkgrl/status/1210960179740569600

@galuhsahid Your thought, perspective, & knowledge means something to someone
(or even more than one)

@galuhsahid

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