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CNCF-hosted Co-located Events In-Person Speaker Guide

Overview

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for a CNCF-hosted co-located event taking place prior to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 on Monday, October 11, or Tuesday, Oct 12. This event is happening both in person at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, and virtually via the MeetingPlay virtual platform.

This is the official event speaker guide for speakers presenting in person in Los Angeles, CA. Please bookmark this page for easy reference and continue to check back as the event gets closer as we will be adding additional speaker information, such as on-site details, as they are available. If you have any questions, please email the CNCF Co-located Events Team.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions is subject to change through Monday, September 13 due to schedule changes that will be made as speakers finalize whether speaking in person or virtually.

Please click through the tabs on this page to access information.

Important Dates + Deadlines

  • Upload/Update Bio + Headshot to Sched.com Deadline: Friday, September 3
  • Speaker Registration Deadline: Friday, September 3
    You will find registration information in your speaker notification email. Please email the CNCF Co-located Events Team if you need this information sent to you again.
  • Travel Fund Request Deadline: Friday, September 3
  • AV Requests Due: Friday, Sept 10 by 11:59 PM PDT
  • Presentation Slides Upload Deadline: Friday, October 1 by 11:59 PM PDT
  • Event Dates: Monday, October 11 OR Tuesday, October 12 | Event Timezone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), UTC-7

Event Content Leads

  • Nicolette Oliaro 
    • Cloud Native DevX Day North America hosted by CNCF
    • Cloud Native eBPF Day North America hosted by CNCF
    • Cloud Native Security Conference North America hosted by CNCF
    • FluentCon North America hosted by CNCF
    • ServiceMeshCon North America hosted by CNCF
  • Rachel Braun
    • GitOpsCon North America hosted by CNCF
    • Production Identity Day: SPIFFE + SPIRE North America hosted by CNCF
    • SupplyChainSecurityCon hosted by CNCF + CDF
  • Sheri Twambly
    • Cloud Native Wasm Day North America hosted by CNCF
    • EnvoyCon North America hosted by CNCF
    • Kubernetes AI Day North America hosted by CNCF + LFAI & Data
    • PromCon North America hosted by CNCF

Code of Conduct

Please read and abide by our code of conduct, which is strictly enforced. We ask that speakers especially review and are careful to be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentation.

Registration

*All co-located event speakers need to register for KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America

Your registration serves as confirmation that you will be speaking and you will need to register as either an in-person OR virtual speaker by Friday, September 3, 2021.  Please register based on if you plan to attend the event in person OR virtually.

If you have a co-speaker or a panelist that will be virtual – the presentation MUST be pre-recorded and submitted by September 10.  You cannot present in person with a virtual co-speaker or panelist or vice versa.

NOTE: Once you register as an in-person speaker or virtual speaker, this will be final and you will not be able to switch.

In-person attendees will be required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and wear a mask while onsite at the event. Additionally, all attendees will need to comply with all on-site health measures, in accordance with The Linux Foundation Code of Conduct. To learn more about what is being done to keep our in-person event attendees safe, visit the Health + Safety webpage and read our blog post.

You should have received registration details in your acceptance email. If you need this information sent to you again, please contact the CNCF Co-located Events Team. If you are not registered by September 3, there is a possibility that your speaking slot will be replaced by someone on our waiting list so please register promptly. 

Any co-speakers or panelists that are part of the accepted CFP submission will receive complimentary registration for the specific co-located event. Please contact the CNCF Co-located Events Team for details.

Visa Letter Requests

If you require a visa letter, please register for the event, and then complete the visa letter request form.

Speaker Travel Funding

If you requested travel funding as a part of your proposal and have not submitted your request, please do so as soon as possible. You can access the form here. The deadline for travel funding applications is Friday, September 3.

Note: Talk acceptance does not guarantee travel funding.

Venue + Hotel Accommodations

This year’s event will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center located at 1201 S Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015.

We have several discounted room blocks* and invite you to view this information on our Venue + Travel page.

*Rooms may sell out in advance of the room block closing date – we encourage you to book early to secure a room at the conference rate.

Schedule, Timing, + Speaker Profiles

The schedule will be announced the week of August 23 and will be posted on our website using Sched.com.

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions are subject to change through Monday, September 13 due to schedule changes that will be made as speakers finalize whether speaking in person or virtually.
  • If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk, find that it conflicts with the content of another talk, or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact the CNCF Co-located Events Team.
  • Please update your speaker profile on Sched.com (biography, headshot, title) by Friday, September 3, so they can be integrated with the virtual platform.

Session Timing

  • Lightning Talks are 10-minutes in duration (no Q&A)
  • Full-length sessions are 30-minutes in duration (including 10-min Live Q&A)
  • Panel Discussions are 40-minutes in duration (including 10-15-min Live Q&A)
  • Workshops/Tutorials are 75 – 120 minutes in duration (including 15-min Live Q&A)

Session Timing

Please note the following technical requirements:

  • All speakers must supply their own computers and adapters to use during their talk.
  • Presentation slides should be formatted in 16:9. 
  • The room will include a screen, projector, and (2) microphones; each panelist will also receive their own microphone.
  • If you require any additional AV, please email the CNCF Co-located Events Team with those needs by Friday, September 10. CNCF will make every effort to accommodate additional AV needs. Final approval for additional AV requests will be made on a case-by-case basis.
  • Additionally, please see Onsite Health + Safety Measures for additional details regarding speaker safety while onsite.

Any additional AV requests are due by Friday, September 10. 

Presentation Details

All speakers are required to submit their final presentation slides ahead of the event. We find that adding the presentations before the event helps drive interest in attending the session. The deadline for presentations is Friday, October 1. Please contact the CNCF Co-located Events Team if you need assistance uploading your presentation.

Please note that your final presentation slides should be uploaded in PDF format and must be formatted in 16:9 and can be a max of 50MB.

To upload your final presentation slides:

  • Log into your speaker profile through Sched.com or via the mobile site
  • On the top of the page click “Manage and Promote Your Session”
  • Click “Add Presentation”
  • Click in the “Select a File” box and add the PDF document (note: there is a 50MB size limit)
  • Click “Upload” and your slides will automatically be saved .

PowerPoint Presentation Templates

We designed an optional PowerPoint template for our speakers. Use of this template is not required but we welcome you to use it for your convenience. Please note that your presentation slides should be uploaded in PDF format to Sched.com and must be formatted in 16:9. Additionally, slides 4-6 in each template can be used to market + promote your talk!

Please see the CNCF style guide which covers things like abbreviating Kubernetes as K8s, not K8 or K8S.

Promote Your Talk

Once the schedule is announced the week of August 23, we’d appreciate you spreading the word. Below are some sample tweets to share on your social channels! Note: The short link to your session can be found on your session’s Sched.com page, just below the title, to the left of the “Tweet” and “Share” buttons.

  • I just found out that my talk about [TOPIC] was accepted for [EVENT HASHTAG] at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon North America 2021! 🎉 Come see me on [DATE] [SESSION LINK]
  • Attending [EVENT HASHTAG] at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon North America 2021 – Virtual in May? Come check out my session [SESSION TITLE] on [DATE]. Hope to see you there! [SESSION LINK]
  • My first talk on [TOPIC] was just accepted for [EVENT HASHTAG] at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon North America 2021 –  visit [SESSION LINK] to add my talk to your schedule⚡️!
  • Can’t wait for [EVENT HASHTAG] at #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon! 👍 I will be speaking on [DATE] – Come see my session [SESSION TITLE] – Hope to see you there! [SESSION LINK]

Inclusive Speaker Orientation Online Course

The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), has created an online course designed to teach the viewer about inclusion, diversity, and unconscious bias. It is strongly encouraged by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation that all of our speakers watch the course to learn tips/tools to use when speaking to encourage inclusivity in presentations and messaging.

Contact Us

If you have any other platform, speaker, or schedule-related questions, please contact the CNCF Co-located Events Team.

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