Call for papers

DevClub is gathering all its community groups for the first time. Estonian, Latvian and Russian DevClubs are coming together and inviting all developers for DevConFu Conference to widen its circles and get to know each other in a festive and enjoyable atmosphere. Conference will be held on 13th – 15th November 2013 in Riga, Latvia. The main organizer of conference is DevClub.lv and co-organizers are Devclub.ee, Devclub.eu, Devclub.ru and Devtraining.

Our vision is that DevClub members and speakers from different countries can meet and share their experiences, have fun and feel the “Big DevClub” community. With this conference we want to grow the community awareness about latest trends in software development. This conference is the first of its kind and will be an annual event for software developers in Baltic region and Russia.

Theme

We intend to go through the whole software development lifecycle during this event, including management (people, product and process), UX, development, testing and operations.
This will be educational festival for developers covering latest information about topics such as: .Net, Java, Open Source, Agile, Architecture and Design, Web, Cloud, DevOps, New Languages and Processes and will have also track for Managers.

Be a part of our conference!
DevClub is inviting you to apply for the following events:
– be a speaker delivering one of the tracks (45min – 1hour + QA)
– lead a workshop that could be a one hour session or multiple sessions
– give an introductory tutorial as a promotion for your future trainings (full day or half day)

Suggestions for the topics to present:

  • Management 2.0 and/or 3.0 (Enterprise Agility, Coaching, Self-organization, Beyond Budgeting, Lean startup, Customer and Product development)
  • Hard core programming – Java, .NET, …
  • Mobile development (UX, age of touch)
  • Dynamic web (HTML5, CSS3)
  • Quality (ATDD, TDD, Exploratory, automation)
  • Continuous Delivery (DevOps, scalability, cloudiness)
  • Big Data (Data, Metrics, Insights, Action)
  • Architecture (SOA, Security)
  • New and hot technology

If you have your own unique ideas for topics that can be integrated in our theme then don’t hesitate to share them with us!

Important Deadlines:
Submission deadline: 26th August 2013
Notification of acceptance: 9th September 2013

What we need from you are the following:
– Type of presentation (speech, workshop or tutorial)
– Previous speaking experience. Tell us where else have you spoken – event, title of session and references if possible.
– A brief biography
– Title and abstract for your presentation (should include prerequisites & takeaways for attendees)
– Prefered language for your talk (English, Russian, Latvian or Estonian)

Fill all the information in the submission form: http://goo.gl/8E5IT

We encourage you to apply multiple presentations – up to 3! Please remember to fill a unique form for every presentation.​

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