Introduction: Conference CFPs
Explore the process of crafting and submitting conference call for papers (CFPs) to gain speaking opportunities. Understand how speaking can enhance your career by building networks and improving communication. This lesson guides beginners on getting started with CFPs for developer conferences.
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Call for papers
When conferences want speakers, they have two options: invite well-known speakers or open up a selection process for all other speakers. If you’re a new speaker, you’ll mostly get your speaking opportunities through the latter process, which is called a call for papers (CFP).
Don’t let the name fool you – you don’t have to write a paper to get accepted! The term is a holdover from academic conferences where you would submit papers you’d worked on. There are other commonalities – you send in one or more proposed talks, with a title ...