CFP Description

We welcome proposals from:

• People who’ve never spoken before (we’ve got mentors for you!)
• People new to Python
• People who use Python in their spare time or professionally

We want to hear what you have to say. Topics for talks can range from personal projects to technical insights. We are interested in knowing about:

• What gets you excited
• A cool art project of yours
• Something you wish someone had told you years ago
• Interesting problems have you solved recently
• Any other topic people at a Python conference would be interested in hearing about

Talk Details

Talks will have a time slot of 35 minutes. Presenters can, optionally, do a Q&A at the end of the talk. The Q&A section should happen within the 35 minute time slot.

Structure

Title

Elevator Pitch (abstract):

You have 300 characters to sell your talk. This is known as the “elevator pitch”. Make it as exciting and enticing as possible. Some pointers:

• What you’ll be talking about.
• What they’ll learn from your talk.
• What background experience they should have to get the most out of your talk.

Description: An in-depth explanation of your talk, read only by reviewers. The description should contain an outline of your talk (preferably with a time breakdown, but not required), and anything else you think would be relevant for reviewers to take into consideration. For example: Introduction ~1 min, Background ~5 min, Examples ~10 min, etc… Please do not include any personally identifiable information in the description, as this will effectively de-anonymize the proposal.

Notes: This is where you should explain things such as technical requirements, why you’re the best person to speak on this subject and any extra information helpful to the reviewers that does not belongs within the talk’s description.

Tags: Tag your talk to make it easier for event organizers to be able to find. We try to include as many tags for topics as possible, but you are welcome to include additional tags if the available ones do not fit your topic.

Take these points into account to increase the chances of your talk being selected!

• Quality: How well is your proposal structured and presented. Make sure to include all the crucial information possible in the proposal. Remember reviews will be based on the information you provide to us.
• Relevance: Is this a topic of relevance in 2019 and beyond? Your topic could be an entirely new things, about using the latest tools or a new take on an already popular subject, to name a few examples.
• Credibility: Does the elevator pitch make sense? Is it based on accepted tools and procedures? It’s always a good idea to run your elevator pitch by friends and co-workers.
• Importance: Does it contribute to practice, research, theory, or knowledge? Is it about a common problem or situation that others are likely to have encountered?
• Originality: Is this a cutting-edge development? An innovative approach? A new application? An unusual use case?
• Reputation: Is the speaker widely known to the community? Do they have a reputation for quality presentations?