If you have never heard of ConFoo, it is one of the most important developer-oriented conferences. The team brings 100 speakers from around the globe to share their hands-on experience with various web technologies. The best news is: it’s driven by the community and is non profit!
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More and more conference organizers reach out to me for advice. My advice is not applicable to all types of events, but hopefully it will help to make the task easier and achieve better results. In the following series, I will explain how we manage to organize an internationally recognized conference (ConFoo) run by a tiny group of volunteers. Two part-time organizers and a few advisors, to be exact.
Tip #1: Advisors
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Ready, set, submit!
The ConFoo team just opened its call for papers. Candidates can submit proposals until September 23. Consult the call for papers page for details and to start submitting. That page also explains what expenses ConFoo can cover for speakers. You can even get advice on how to write proposals.
The call for papers is public, meaning that all proposals get published on the website for others to vote and comment on. This approach allows the organizers to pick subjects that have most interest in the community. The comments are only visible to speakers and organizers to avoid influencing the votes.
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Some of you may have already heard that the ConFoo call for papers is already open. The great thing about it this year, is that it’s public. This means that anyone can vote on the proposals. Besides being fun for the speakers and attendees, it opens up a whole lot of possibilities.
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PHP Quebec and friends are pleased to announce the 2011 edition of the ConFoo.ca Conference. The Conference will take place in Montreal, Canada between March 9th and 11th. We are looking for speakers willing to share their expertise with PHP professionals and managers.
The Conference features technical one hour talks dedicated to many aspects of Web development such as mobile apps, security, databases, cloud, web standards, accessibility, project management, CMS & frameworks, startups, Ruby, Python, .NET, Java and, of course, PHP.
Organizers will prioritize new and original topics in English or French. Please submit your papers before November 26th. For more information, visit the website: http://confoo.ca/en/call-for-papers
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Organizer of ConFoo, a multi-technology conference for developers.
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