2021 — SYDNEY: Oct 25-27 | MELBOURNE: Oct 27-29
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The Call for Proposals is open. If you have an engaging, technical talk on a topic you would like explored at GIDS, and wish to speak at the summit in Sydney (Oct 19-21) and/or Melbourne (Oct 21-23), we would love to hear from you. We are looking for fresh/new content or talks that have not been presented before an Oceania audience. To submit to the CfP, please fill out the form.
GIDS brings together thousands of highly motivated and activated attendees across five days. It is the largest event of its kind in the region.
You will meet with a diverse community of software practitioners and top-level technical decision makers, who want to experience the latest technologies, pick up actionable tips and best practices, connect with technical experts, and understand strategies to hire and grow great engineering teams, improve developer culture and related subjects.
This year, the focus of the summit is on improving the implementation of technology amidst the transformations in programming languages, modern web, cloud and infrastructure, data, AI and ML, software architecture and methodology, as well as addressing key challenges of technology leadership. We aim to bring together the most passionate technologists along with new, interesting people to showcase how software practitioners are using tools and technology to solve their challenges and are building great engineering teams.
NOTE: We realize every speaker has her own strengths, but we love proposals for talks that involve live coding, practical demos (that work) and no-slides (if possible). Most importantly, we are seeking proposals for talks that are inspirational, experiential, impart wisdom and sheer value that our attendees can immediately put to use at work. If you think your talks will be purely vendor-driven and/or will include sales plugs, please know that we have many other avenues available for promotion and participation.
We are expecting an audience comprised of a diverse community of software practitioners (including developers, engineers, data scientists, ML experts, AI aficionados, software architects) and top-level technical decision makers (including lead engineers, senior developers, engineering managers, CTOs, and those interested in stepping into leadership roles) who are interested in the themes listed below, and more.
Of particular interest are talks that fit in to one or more of the 16 curated tracks identified across the various developer conference brands. Click here to view a list of tracks and the expected coverage in each track.
The format for talks is 50, 25 or 10 minutes, and workshops are 90-mins, 180-mins and 360-mins. All time slots include time for questions, if you would like to take any when your presentation is finished. We also encourage you to be available for questions offstage after your talk.
* We respect the time and effort you have put into submitting a proposal for GIDS AU 2020. Regardless of the outcome, we will contact you with a decision latest by 03rd July 2020.
* Proposals are reviewed as we receive them, so if you submit a particularly compelling proposal, don't be surprised if we confirm and publish your talk and details well before the deadlines noted above.
Step 1: Identify a topic that is relevant to the GIDS audience: they are technical, professional, and very smart. GIDS places emphasis on original presentation ideas that focus on real-world scenarios, relevant examples, and knowledge transfer. Click here to view a list of tracks and the expected coverage in each track.
Step 2: Carefully read the GIDS CfP submission guidelines:
Step 3: Use the submission form (below) to submit your proposal(s) to the conference chair.
Please ensure you have completely read and understood the detailed instructions before you complete the form below and click 'Submit' to send your proposals for evaluation to the conference chair. If you wish to submit a proposal(s) to the CfP for GIDS in Bengaluru, IN the details are available here.