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Developer Evangelist

Developer Evangelist

International Speaker

Spoken at 166 events in 37 countries

So how do I create the perfect CFP?

Catchy title?

Funny bio?

None of those...

The secret of a successful CFP is...

Being selected

What are CFPs?

Different points of view

Speakers

Organisers

Attendees

Conference Organisers

  • Create a brand and set a date
  • Organise and pay the bills
  • Need to create a Program
  • Promote event
  • Make attendees happy

Call-For-Papers

  • Fill in the whole schedule
  • Run by a Program Committee
  • Choose the topics
  • Pick best talks
  • Announce keynote speakers

CFP timeline

Vision

Success

Foundations

  • General idea
  • Topic
  • Time

Slides

  • Design
  • Structure
  • Practice

Struggles

  • Rejection
  • Pressure
  • Plan

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Speaking

  • Confidence
  • Posture
  • What’s next?

For Attendees

  • Decide if they want to buy a ticket
  • Decide if the talk is interesting for them
  • Decide between 2 conflicting talks
  • Way to get to know speakers

Event vs Topic CFPs

Picking the Event first

  • Special talk for the event
  • Talk fits perfectly the program
  • Open to introduce changes

Picking a topic first

  • Specialised talk around topic
  • Topic may not be perfect fit
  • A specific event is not a priority
  • Closed to make changes

Workshop

PaperCall.io

bit.ly/cfp-workshop

 Let's create an awesome CFP!

Together we can do it