<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hello Agnes,<br></div>I'll ask the question in public because I think others may be interested in the same thing.<br>I'm thinking about a submission to 30C3, but I'm wondering if the organizing commitee is<br>
</div>going to do something to make the conference more female-friendly? From what I have<br></div>heard about the one last year, it wasn't perfect.<br><br></div>Cheers,<br>Marta<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Agnes Meyder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agnes@meyder.eu" target="_blank">agnes@meyder.eu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hej,<br>
<br>
summer is the time to prepare for winter or to go on summer camp! I<br>
would appreciate it, if you would consider the following call for<br>
participation and spread the word :).<br>
<br>
Greets<br>
Agnes<br>
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<br>
Subject: Seeking ideas that aren't in the tech conference program (OHM,<br>
30C3) yet...<br>
<br>
Some people have summarized the lack of female speakers at tech<br>
conferences with the following statements:<br>
<br>
"For every bad male speaker (sorry), there’s two good female ones who<br>
didn’t consider submitting a talk."<br>
- <a href="https://twitter.com/janl/status/213034592318394371" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/janl/status/213034592318394371</a><br>
<br>
"When I’d talk to men about the conference and ask if they felt like<br>
they had an idea to submit for a talk, they’d *always* start<br>
brainstorming on the spot...and yet, overwhelmingly the women I talked<br>
to with the same pitch deferred with a, “well, but I’m not an expert on<br>
anything,” or “I wouldn’t know what to submit..."<br>
-<br>
<a href="http://geekfeminism.org/2012/05/21/how-i-got-50-women-speakers-at-my-tech-conference/" target="_blank">http://geekfeminism.org/2012/05/21/how-i-got-50-women-speakers-at-my-tech-conference/</a><br>
<br>
Hi, we are Nick and Agnes. Nick Farr presents and curates the Lightning<br>
Talks at various tech events throughout the US and Europe. He is in the<br>
process of putting together the Lightning Talks for OHM2013, the<br>
biennial hacker camp taking place July 31st to August 4th and for the<br>
30C3, the Chaos Communication camp taking place in Hamburg from December<br>
27th to the 30th. Agnes organizes volunteers at the congress and loves<br>
to moderate talks.<br>
<br>
We would like to encourage you to submit your ideas to one, both or even<br>
more tech events! There are a few spots left for 5 minute lightning<br>
talks at OHM. The CFP is currently open for 30 or 60 minute talks at<br>
the congress and the call for 5 minute lightning talks at the congress<br>
will open soon! Lightning Talks are the perfect way to get a feel for<br>
what it's like to be on stage, connect with many potential collaborators<br>
and help get started with your full-length lecture submission.<br>
<br>
While Lightning Talk submissions are not normally granted free entry or<br>
travel expenses, there are foundations and other institutions that may<br>
cover the costs of your trip and ticket. If you cannot travel to these<br>
events because of time conflicts or personal reasons, please feel free<br>
to present or submit a pre-recorded lightning talk or ask to give a live<br>
remote talk.<br>
<br>
If you know someone who has an excellent idea or topic, but is a bit shy<br>
or reluctant to present, please encourage them to submit a Lightning<br>
Talk! Lightning talks are accepted first-come, first-served as long as<br>
basic criteria are met. Almost all Lightning Talks are accepted until<br>
there are no longer spots left. Every submitter will get a reply.<br>
<br>
In contrast, 30 and 60 minutes talks for the 30C3 have to be submitted<br>
until September 15. The content team will then review all talks based on<br>
the submitted abstract and reserve a slot. If your topic can not be<br>
covered in just 5 minutes, why not try for the bigger slots?<br>
<br>
However, full-length 30 and 60 minutes talk for the 30C3 must be<br>
submitted by September 15. The content team will notify all submitters<br>
whether or not their talks were accepted. If your topic can not be<br>
covered in just 5 minutes, why not try for the bigger slots?<br>
For more information on how to submit, see:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://ohm2013.org/wiki/Lightning_talks" target="_blank">https://ohm2013.org/wiki/Lightning_talks</a><br>
<a href="http://events.ccc.de/2013/07/18/30c3-call-for-participation-en/" target="_blank">http://events.ccc.de/2013/07/18/30c3-call-for-participation-en/</a><br>
<br>
Please also forward this call to any other communities in tech that you<br>
feel may benefit from it.<br>
<br>
Please get in touch with us, if you have any, big or small, questions!<br>
We are also able to provide you with feedback on your topic!<br>
<br>
Nick Farr and Agnes Meyder<br>
<br>
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