Re:So you want to speak at software conferences?
by ghaff on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @09:12PM
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I don't know how often recorded videos are viewed--conference committees have to wade through a lot of applications.
But conference presentations are basically public events and if that bothers you, you should probably reconsider doing one. (Yes, per parent, if there's a real disaster--and those happen--they may be deep-sixed but I wouldn't count on it.)
Re:So you want to speak at software conferences?
by ValentineC on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @09:32PM
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> I don't know how often recorded videos are viewed--conference committees have to wade through a lot of applications.
For most conferences that do blind-rating first, only in subsequent rounds when the programme is being put together.
Re:So you want to speak at software conferences?
by ghaff on Thursday December 11, 2025 @07:49PM
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How common is that (outside of academia maybe -- which I have little familiarity with)?
Certainly when I've been on conference committees we tended to know a lot of the presenters and wouldn't have wanted to just rely on submissions. We knew who were experts on specific topics or were just good presenters.
This is just my personal opinion, but your expertise in your proposed topic would have to be really good (i.e. you've written a few blog posts about it) for a conference to overlook this.
Recorded videos act as a portfolio for both potential speakers and conferences alike. I think some first-time attendees rely on past videos to determine whether a conference is worth going for.
(That said, we've set videos as unlisted for people who think that they've bombed their talks before — think leaving the stage in tears because the Q&A was harsh — but that's just goodwill.)