LJC Virtual Meetup: Speaking at Conferences (Event from the vault Oct 2020)

Check out this video from the vault from an event we ran in October 2020.

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About this event

Have you always wondered how to talk at major conference? Do you have aspirations of one day becoming a subject matter expert? Have you given a few lightning talks and now looking to take the next step?

If you would like to know what it takes to be accepted at a conference then come along to our LJC roundtable. During this discussion you'll get a peek behind the curtain of what it's like to organise a conference. You'll learn the guidance, tips and tricks offered by conference organisers and veterans on how to get your talk accepted.

Our panel will be on hand to answer your questions on how to write an abstract, what conference organisers are looking for, what to expect during the submission process and how to find the right conference for you.

Who should come: Aspiring subject matter experts Aspiring speakers looking for advice on preparing your talk New speakers who are thinking of submitting talks to user groups and meetup communities Experienced user group speakers who are looking to break onto the conference circuit

About the panelists: Steve Poole - Seasoned speaker and regular presenter at international conferences on technical and software engineering topics Trisha Gee - Sevilla Java User Group leader and Java Champion Dan Hardiker - Regular conference speaker, Devoxx founding steering committee member Pratik Patel - Organiser of the Java User Groups (JUG) Leader Summit in 2020, conference chairperson for Devnexus, the largest Java conference in North America Mary Grygleski - Senior Developer Advocate at IBM, President and Executive Board Member of the Chicago Java Users Group (CJUG) Mark Hazell - Organiser and chairman of Devoxx UK, an annual conference with 1400 attendees, Co-founder of Voxxed Days - an international series of one day events for the Voxxed Community

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