SRE Conf 2023

The themes for SRE Conf are explained here

Submission structure guidelines

If you are interested in speaking at the conference, note the following guidelines for making a submission:

1. Abstract - share a short abstract (of 500-1,000 words) describing the talk and why someone should attend it. Vague abstract is one of the main reasons why talks get rejected. Spend time thinking about what are you sharing and why are those learnings important.
2. Overview video - A short (<= 2 min) video expanding on the abstract to showcase. Think elevator pitch, and what specific areas will you address in your talk.
3. If you already have slides, please share them. If this is a repeat talk of a previous one done by you, please call it out and share links.
4. You can also strengthen your case by sharing links to your previous talks, blog posts or interesting GitHub repos that you feel back up your pitch as a speaker.
5. Basis the above criteria, your talk will be evaluated. Watch your submission for comments from editors, and for status updates.

Some good reference submission guidelines.

1. https://www.usenix.org/conference/srecon20americas/proposal-guidelines
2. https://us.pycon.org/2023/speaking/guidelines/

Preference will be given to talk experiential talks such as case studies, journeyman stories and implementation stories.

The call for submissions will close on 30 September. Talks will be selected on a rolling basis, as individuals make submissions.

If you have questions about submitting a talk or speaking at the conference, post a comment here

Travel for outstation - domestic and international - speakers

Rootconf is a community funded organization. Individuals join as members and contribute to the community’s monetary pool. The current community pool doesn’t provide for travel grants for SRE Conf.
Speakers may note the following:

• Speakers (or their companies) can fund their travel and accommodation for the conference in exchange for sponsorship credits.
• Speakers delivering talks as part of sponsored talks will have to cover their own travel and accommodation. This will not be counted as part of sponsorship credits.

Speaker honorarium

SRE Conf is funded by the Rootconf membership pool. Speakers will be paid an honorarium of Rs. 3,000 provided funds are available from the community pool. If a talk has two speakers, the honorarium amount will be split between two speakers.
Honorarium will be paid after the conference is completed, subject to funds being available from the community’s pool.