CSSConf – The selection process

CSSConf – This is your conference.

Last week we invited the CSS community to submit talks for the upcoming CSSConf (May 28th, Amelia Island, FL).

The CSS community has an excellent history of curated conferences, and yet we want to do something a little bit different. We want to see what you have to say! What do you think is cool? What are you working on that you would like to share with the community? We decided to do a Call For Proposals because we wanted to balance curation with community.

Some folks may not be familiar with a CFP. It comes from the scientific community, when scientists would submit a proposal to present their work to their peers. The scientists with the most interesting abstracts would then be chosen to display a poster describing their work at a conference.

We decided to build on this model because we firmly believe that the community is doing amazing things. We are excited to hear about them, and to help you share your work with others.

Choosing the best talks

We are following the JSConf EU method so that we can choose the absolute very best proposals that come in.

The most important part is that we have eliminated all identifying details when we are evaluating the quality of your proposals. We won’t see your name, your company, or whether you have spoken before or are brand new to speaking. This means you have a chance to speak if you are famous but also if you have never set foot on a stage. Each of the proposals will be evaluated on it’s own merit. We’re excited about this process, and we hope you are too.

(After the first two rounds of selection are complete, we will reveal your names/locations so that we can do important things like figure out if travel from your location will fit in our budget).

Submit your proposal

If you want to know a little more about how we’re doing it, or, even better, you want to submit a proposal, head on over to the CSSConf Call for Presentations. Thanks for being a part of this. If you have any questions, or need any help getting your proposal together, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at contact@cssconf.com.


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  1. Matt Smith Avatar

    Great ideas behind your selection process. It really lets the material/subject stand on its own merit. Not that I haven’t loved seeing “the usual suspects” the last few years at conferences 🙂 but this will likely encourage newbies to step up and submit and idea. Kudos on getting CSSConf up and running.