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CALL FOR PROPOSALS – THE DETAILS

We are inviting the JavaScript community to submit talks for CascadiaJS 2014 in Portland, OR. This Call for Proposals will close on April 15. When you’re ready to submit a proposal, go HERE.

Diversity of voices is important to our community, so please don't think that you need to be a JS celebrity in order to speak at CascadiaJS. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2014 11:59pm UTC-1200. If it's still April 15th, no matter where you are in the world, you still have time!

You are free to submit (and even revise) proposals up until that date. Please follow the instructions below and help us spread the word!

PERKS

The following items are taken care of by us:

  • Travel (up to $500)
  • Hotel accomodations for 3 nights

TOPICS

To get a feel for what we might be interested in hearing about, take a look at the previous years, 2012 and 2013 . We are looking for JavaScript topics and technologies that interest JS nerds. A few ideas:

  • ES6
  • security
  • production setups(deployments, monitoring, etc.)
  • the Makers community--visual art, hardware, robots, music
  • server side JS
  • tooling
  • civic hacking
  • testing
  • mobile web
  • education and outreach in JS programming and community

We are framework agnostic. We also accept non-talk proposals such as moderated discussions. You can indicate your format in the CfP submission.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

OPTION #1
First, make sure you're available to attend the conference. It will be held in Portland, OR on July 31-August 1, 2014.

  • Create a GitHub account if you don't have one already
  • Fork this repository
  • Checkout the master branch
  • Create and commit a markdown (.md) file in this directory named after the talk title and your GitHub ID.

OPTION #2
Knowing that your talk proposal is going to get put under a microscope in public is daunting for a lot of people (especially those who have never spoken before). Try this alternative by following the below format and sending it to speak@cascadiajs.com

For example, if your talk is called "Intro To Node.js" and your GitHub ID is janedoe, name the file intro-to-nodejs_janedoe.md. Check out this example template if you need help.

  • Commit an avatar in the images subdirectory, named after your GitHub id. Format should be PNG, 256x256 Eg: images/janedoe.png
  • When you're ready, submit a pull request.
  • Send an email to info@cascadiajs.com to introduce yourself and so that we have a way to contact you if your talk is accepted.
  • Wait patiently (and nicely) for us to get back to you. We will respond to everyone who submits a proposal even if it's just to say "You're awesome, but not this year".

What should be in the proposal?

  • Every proposal should have, at minimum, the following information:
  • Your Full Name
  • Presentation Title
  • Presentation Description
  • Your preferred image for the website (256x256)

If would be great if you could add in a short personal bio (50 words or less) and other details like links to your blog, twitter account, open source projects, company, or what have you, that's completely up to you. Whatever floats your boat. Bios are nice! :) To make this easier, we've created a template you can copy and modify. See proposal-template_jane-doe.md in this directory.

If you have any other artifacts that relate to your presentation, like slide decks, code samples, videos, etc, make a directory named the same as the .MD file from above, and put related files in there. For example, if my proposal was saved in intro-to-nodejs_janedoe.md, I would place the example code in /intro-to-nodejs_janedoe/example-code.js

What are we looking for?

We're looking for anything related to the open web, which includes: browser, Node.js, Windows 8, Firefox OS, tooling, robots, you name it. Please, no vendor pitches (i.e. How to Use Product X). A great talk should address issues that developers struggle with, break down and explain complicated topics and cover new ground in JS technology. All the talks will be 30 minutes. We don't permit Q&A following a talk.

WE CAN HELP

Not everybody is a natural talent on stage. Not everybody can produce kick-ass slide-decks. Not everybody is a live-demo-god. Not everybody knows they have something great to talk about.

There are about a million reasons why you don’t consider yourself a speaker, let alone at CascadiaJS. We are here to prove you wrong. If all you have is a gut feeling that you should be on stage, we are here to reach out and help you to develop or hone the skills you think you lack to deliver a great presentation. We are happy to brainstorm your interests to see if a great topic is hiding. We are happy to connect you with experienced speakers to help prepare your submission.

We are happy to review and advise on how to produce a slide deck. If you need practice giving talks, get in touch, we can hook you up with local groups or set up a stage for you and a bunch of friends in advance, so you can practice in front of a friendly crowd. Again, whatever else you might need, we’re here to help.

Get in touch: info@cascadiajs.com (just don’t use this to submit a proposal). If you need more encouragement, check out the following:

THE SELECTION PROCESS

Submission closes April 15. We will be convening the committee to select and will aim for speakers knowing approximately 3 months prior to the conference.

MISC

We have a wonderful Code of Conduct. Check it out! And of course, "Don't be a jerk."

If you have any questions about this process, need more information or need assistance with travel and/or lodging, don't hesitate to reach out to us at info@cascadiajs.com. Thanks, The CascadiaJS Team