Speaker Guide

Welcome!

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for the PX4 Developer Summit 2023, This event occurs in person at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans from Saturday, October 21, to Sunday, October 22.

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

Deadlines

• Speaker Registration Deadline: Monday, August 28. 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.
• In-Person Speaker AV Request Due Date: Friday, September 15
• Presentation Slides Deadline: Monday, October 16 
• Event Dates: Saturday, October 21 – Sunday, October 22

Visa Letter & Scholarship Details

Visa Letter Details – Please register for the event and complete the request here.

In addition, we ask that you 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 possible 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.

Scholarship Details – You can see all the details on our Scholarships page. The scholarship application deadline is Sunday, August 20, and applicants will be notified the week of August 25. Please note: Talk acceptance does not guarantee scholarship funding.

Venue & Hotel Information

This year’s event will occur at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113.

We have a discounted room block at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans and invite you to view this information on our Venue + Travel page. 

* Rooms may sell out before the Monday, September 25, room block close rate – we encourage you to book early to secure a room at the conference rate.

Schedule & Uploading a Bio/Photo

The schedule will be announced on Thursday, August 17, and posted on the event website using sched.com. You will receive an email from sched.com asking you to create your account; please upload your bio and photo if they need to be added to your speaker profile.

Note: If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk, find that it conflicts with the content of another session; or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact Jennifer Crowley at jcrowley@linuxfoundation.org.

AV Details & Requirements

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, (2) wireless lav microphones.
• If you require any additional AV, please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org with those needs by Friday, September 15. The Linux Foundation will make every effort to accommodate additional AV needs; however, final approval for additional AV requests will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Presentation Template

An optional PowerPoint template is available for your use but is not required. 

• PPT

Inclusive Speaker Orientation Online Course

In collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), the Linux Foundation 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. ing.

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 are careful to 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 Jennifer Crowley at jcrowley@linuxfoundation.org.