Call For Presentations (CFP)
We welcome sessions from any software-related topic and from anyone in the software industry (you don't have to be a developer!). Previously, we have had a wide range of sessions. Check out our previous agenda's to get an idea of the types of content which gets into DDD Perth.
We want to encourage people who wouldn't normally speak at conferences to give it a go! We do this by:
- Having an enforced code of conduct to create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
- Having anonymous session voting; we will only show the title, abstract, and tags of a talk to voters to remove unconscious bias.
- Offering long (45 mins) and short (20 mins) talk options.
- Accepting a broad range of technical and non-technical topics related to the software industry; if voters think your talk is interesting, it's in! You don't have to be a developer to submit a talk (or attend); we welcome everyone in the software industry.
- Encouraging submissions from multiple presenters as well as solo presenters.
- Providing a free mentoring service; we have a bunch of experienced speakers who are happy to have a confidential chat with you to run through any ideas you have or give safe and constructive feedback.
- Offering free speaker training and support for all speakers, so first-timers, juniors, and everyone else are all encouraged to submit and will have support!
- Allowing speakers to opt out of Q&A time at the end of their presentation if they don't feel comfortable doing it.
This year we are using Sessionize to track submissions - this provides a great experience for speakers since you can resubmit talks submitted to other conferences that use Sessionize (e.g., NDC Sydney and the other DDD conferences in Australia), and you can update your profile and session information at any time.
Other things to note for presenters:
- Speakers get free entry into the event.
- You will likely be speaking to an audience of between 50-150 people.
- We are not interested in sales/vendor pitch presentations, although you are welcome to have a slide or two about yourself and your company.
- You will probably have internet access, but you should have a backup plan in case it's unavailable.
- We will open voting at Mon, Jun 30, 12:00 AM; if your presentation gets voted in and you agree to present, then this is a serious commitment.
- Questions? Fire off an email and we'll get right back to you :)