Speaker Guide

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for ONE Summit 2024. The event is happening in person at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, from Monday, April 29 – Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Please bookmark this link for easy reference and click through the tabs on this page to access the information.

You should have received registration information in your speaker notification email. If you need those details again, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org. All speakers receive complimentary registration.

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

Please note the following:

• Provision of a visa letter by The Linux Foundation does not guarantee visa approval, as final approval is made at the sole discretion of the government of the event’s host country.
• The Linux Foundation strongly recommends requesting a visa letter at your earliest convenience and contacting your local Embassy/Consulate with any visa questions you may have.
• The Linux Foundation processes most visa letter requests in (3) business days.

This year’s event will take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, located at 150 W. San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

View hotel information on our Venue & Travel page.

The schedule will be announced on Thursday, January 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 inclusive of Q&A, and lightning talks are 10 minutes in duration. If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk, find that it conflicts with the content of another presentation, or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

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 (1) microphone for each speaker. 
• If you require any additional AV, please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org with those needs by Friday, April 5. 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.

All speakers are required to upload their final presentation slides by Friday, April 26. 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.

To upload slides, follow these instructions (guide with screenshots):

• 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 will be available to download here. Use of the template is optional.

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. 

We’ve crafted a customizable social media Speaker Card template for you to easily promote your talk.

Quick steps to use the Speaker Card template:

• Download: Download the template by clicking on this link
• Customize: Add your profile picture, session title, name, job title, and company. If you have more than one speaker in your talk, feel free to use the second template
• Share: Post it on your LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, or any of your preferred platforms and tag @LF Networking

Feel free to use this sample social media draft with your post:

Excited to speak at ONE Summit 2024 about [Your Session Title]! Join me and a host of experts as we dive into the future of networking and edge computing with @LF Networking. Check out the full agenda and register for ONE Summit: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/one-summit-north-america/

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 are careful to be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentations.

If you have any other questions, please contact us at cfp@linuxfoundation.org.