Over the weekend I was talking to Sarah about the developer day events; and how she had pointed out that DDD Ireland had an all male "cast" of speakers. She’s of the opinion that it’s because call for speakers aren’t announced widely enough; I’m of the opinion it’s because the ratio of developers who are willing to speak versus developers that just want to attend is already very low; thin that further with the ratio of women to men in the industry and we have a very small number indeed.
However; just to widen the net a little;
The call for speakers for DDD7 is now open; if would like to give a talk, whether short grok or longer presentation style, at DDD 7 on Saturday 22nd November 2008 please complete the short form.
We are opening the form early to give everyone a chance to think about a topic that you are passionate to share with the community. So whether you are a regular speaker on the community circuit or just want to share your knowledge and experience for the first time with others – we welcome you to submit your session proposals.
And just for giggles this year there is the chance to give a micro presentation;
inspired by the runaway success of Pecha Kucha – the "20 slides/20 seconds each" presentation format created in Japan a few years ago. It’s an incredibly exhilarating, creative experience for both presenters and the audience. Presentations are auto-timed; presenters are up against their own wits and skill to talk for 20 seconds before before their slide automatically moves to displaying the next!
A DDD event is the ideal "first time" experience for anyone wanting to present at a conference; the abstracts are voted on by the community; so there is no mysterious committee somewhere in the shadows who decides in some unknown way that you won’t be speaking.
