Speaker Guide

Welcome

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for OSPOCon Europe 2021, which will take place Wednesday, October 6, at Etc. Venues – 133 Houndsditch, London, UK.

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

Important Dates + Deadlines

Speaker Registration Deadline: Friday, September 3. You should have received registration information in your speaker notification email. Please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org if you need this information sent to you again.
Additional AV Request Deadline: Monday, September 20
Speaker Presentation Deadline: Monday, October 4
Event Date: Monday, Wednesday, October 6
Timezone: British Summer Time (BST), UTC+1

Registration

To confirm you will be presenting, please register as a speaker by Friday, September 3, and use code OSPOEUSPK21. If you are not registered by September 3, there is a possibility that your speaking slot will be replaced by one on our waiting list, so please do so promptly.

NOTES:

All speakers receive complimentary registration, and any co-speakers or panelists can register using the same details provided above.
Please be aware that anyone coming on site must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and you can review that information on our Health & Safety page.

Visa Letter Requests

Please register for the event and then complete the visa letter request if you require a visa letter.

Travel Funding

If you require 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 Tuesday, August 24.

* Please note: Talk acceptance does not guarantee travel funding.

Venue Information

This year’s event will take place at Etc.Venues – 133 Houndsditch, Liverpool St, London EC3A 7BX, United Kingdom

Hotel Accommodations

Please view this information on our Venue & Travel page.

Schedule, Timing + Speaker Profiles

The schedule will be announced Wednesday, August 18, and posted on our website using sched.com. You will receive an email directly from sched.com asking you to create your account; please make sure to upload your bio and photo.

Reminder – all sessions are 30 minutes in duration. If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk or find that it conflicts with the content of another talk; or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

AV Details + Requirements

Please note the following technical requirements:

All speakers must supply their 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.
If you require any additional AV, please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org with those needs by Monday, September 20. The Linux Foundation will make every effort to accommodate other AV needs; however, final approval for additional AV requests will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Presentation Details

All speakers are required to submit their final presentation slides ahead of the event. In addition to providing a hard copy for accessibility purposes, we find that adding the presentations before the event helps to drive interest in attending the session. The deadline for presentations is Monday, October 4.

To upload slides:

Log into your speaker profile through Sched.com
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

An optional PowerPoint Template is available to download, but please note it is not required.

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. We highly recommend all of our speakers watch the course to learn tips/tools to use when speaking to encourage inclusivity in presentations and messaging.

Code of Conduct

Please read, and abide, by our code of conduct. Our code of conduct is strictly enforced. We ask that speakers especially review this code of conduct and be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentations.

Contact Us

If you have any other platform, speaker, or schedule-related questions, please contact us at cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

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