Talk Submission Guidelines

We've done our best to keep the administrativa to a minimum, please read the guidelines carefully before submitting a talk.

Dates

• May 1^st: submission deadline
• May 7^th: acceptance announcements

Speaker Registration

DjangoCon Europe is a volunteer-run conference funded mainly by ticket sales; everybody pays to attend (including speakers). Talk submission is not a substitute for purchasing a ticket. If you plan on giving a talk, please make sure to purchase conference tickets and arrange transportation/lodging for yourself.

Talks are Public

Talks given at DjangoCon will be recorded and published online; by submitting a talk, speakers implicitly authorize the conference organizers to record, edit, and publish audio and video of their presentation.

Format Guidelines

A standard talk slot is 45 minutes in length. Speakers should budget 30 minutes for content and 15 minutes for audience question & answer.

Talk Alternatives

If a full-length presentation is overkill for your topic, consider giving a 5-minute lightning talk! There will be several lightning-talk sessions throughout the conference, as well as adjoining "Open Spaces" for informal and spontaneous presentations. Lightning talks can be on a wide variety of topics! Talk about a cool project you're working on, some technique or tool that you want to highlight, or a cool story you wish to share with the Django community—so long as your talk fits into 5 minutes.

Lightning talks and open-space registration is ad-hoc and will take place during DjangoCon; instructions on how to register will be posted to the site. Registration for these will be first-come-first-served.