First, a warning: all of the following numbers are approximate and may change – we don't know the future, and we may have to adjust to changed circumstances in several ways.
DjangoCon Europe has three conference days reserved for talks (followed by two days of sprints with tutorials on the side). Experience shows that more than 10 talks per day (plus room for lightning talks) is a bit much, so we're looking at about 27 talk slots we can distribute among submissions. Of these 27:
3 will go to keynote speakers selected by us. We're very much open to suggestions, so contact us if there is anybody you'd like to see or hear as a keynote speaker!
4 project presentations. These talks show ways and areas in which Django may be used.
3 community talks. These are meant to show the struggles we face as a community and as individuals. They can include talks on personal growth or demonstrate problems that still need to be resolved.
15 talks about Django and working with Django:
6 talks accessible to beginners, focusing on concepts, introductions, guides, and other material most useful to those new to Django, having used Django for about a year or less. Includes common workflows (like debugging and testing) and introductions to tools integrated with Django.
6 more advanced talks, explaining concepts or implementation details in depth for people who have used Django for more than a year. This includes uncommon workflows and improvements in testing and debugging workflows.
3 talks at a very advanced level on implementation details and planned features. We also hope to offer some of the Django Under The Hood spirit here.
2 talks focusing on languages or frameworks that are not Django.
If your talk idea does not match any of these categories or matches more than one – don't worry! This is not a strict list that every submission needs to fit in, and it is just meant as a guide for attendees, submitters, and reviewers alike.
Reviewers will be asked to review a set of submissions and submit a review (both a few words and a rough rating). After the review period is over, we will go through the talks by category and select the talks based on the accumulated reviews. If we can't decide between two or three talks, we'll check back with the reviewers and ask them for their opinions.
Of course, we'll let you know regardless of the outcome of the review. We'll probably send out some of the acceptance emails before the rejection emails to allow accepted speakers to step back in case they cannot attend after all. Regardless of our decision, feel free to ping us for feedback, and we'll give you an overview of reviewer opinions!
We value your feedback. If you have any questions or concerns or wish to volunteer for the review team, please contact content@djangocon.eu.
Reviewing the talks and tutorials submitted to a conference can be daunting—there is much to consider, and usually, there are more great submissions than slots available in the conference schedule.
We'd like to make our reviewing process and guidelines transparent to every submitter and attendee. This will both show you what will await you during the conference as an attendee and help you understand our decisions regarding your submissions as a submitter.
