Speaker selection for JSFest Oakland Nothing Is Sacred

[brycebaril]

So we have a slot at the upcoming Oakland JSFest on December 12th, from 10am-Noon.

This gives space for ~4-5 speakers.

The CFP is here and still open if you want to be considered please submit ASAP!

In terms of things to select from, here is a (live) list:

1. A NodeOS talk by @groundwater

2. Turing Synesthesia by @amark

3. It's About Time by @fj

4. Static Resources By Git Patch by @ryanstevens

5. JS in Science by @jackparmer

6. Not in the Browser by @gggritso

   *Caveat: @gggritso is struggling with this one and may want to retract it

7. Liberating your data ... MongoDB oplog by @taterbase

8. Rethinking the bedrock of computers by @nathan7

9. Nothing Is Sacred: Your Job is Political by @kelseyq

10. Thinking Inside The Box by @aglosson

Thoughts/Favorites/Ideas/Proposals?

[brycebaril]

I have three from this list I'm immediately in favor of: 1, 4, and 8

I also like 5, but I don't know if the data science hackday is looking for speakers as well.

I'm a bit worried about 3 and 7 fitting correctly with the theme but they feel close.

I would love to see a talk about LevelDB and the database revolution, and maybe something REALLY off-the-wall -- the Turing Synesthesia maybe? (or I can do my own talk about time for a proposed insanity talk).

I didn't propose anything because I figured I would be doing a 5-10 minute intro about the NIS concept and I didn't want people to get tired of my face, AND there's the whole trying to organize a conference when you are also working on a talk issue.

[heapwolf]

1 & 5 look really cool to me 👍

[junosuarez]

Some people haven't yet submitted CFPs and may not be aware of it, but as an attendee, it's important to me to have a diverse array of speakers! For ideas, here are some things I'd love to see as talks:

• http://blog.valerieaurora.org/2014/10/03/operating-systems-war-story-how-feminism-helped-me-solve-one-of-file-systems-oldest-conundrums/
• https://gigaom.com/2014/10/06/pretty-easy-privacy-project-aims-to-make-encryption-easier-for-regular-people-to-use/
• http://techpresident.com/news/25278/detroit-water-project-direct-philanthropy

[btford]

@jden++

[brycebaril]

Thanks @jden -- I'll reach out to who I can find contact info for on those!

As for the rest of us, please keep telling people the CFP is still open and if you know anyone that could help us improve the diversity of the lineup please encourage them!

[brycebaril]

Added two new submissions, by @kelseyq and @aglosson 👍

[feross]

Mark (talk 2) is a cool dude. I hung out with him this weekend and he's bursting with energy and crazy ideas.

[brycebaril]

So many good options, here and a couple more that got plucked into other parts of JSFest!

I selected:
Turing Synesthesia by @amark
JS in Science by @jackparmer
Rethinking the bedrock of computers by @nathan7
Nothing Is Sacred: Your Job is Political by @kelseyq
Thinking Inside The Box by @aglosson

And I'm very happy with the selection but feel I should have asked for more time. If some of the other proposed speakers are still going to be at JSFest, I'd love to perhaps organize a Nothing Is Sacred lunch or dinner to talk about all these things.

I'll also never feel bad about being rejected for a conference again, it is a terrible job and ALL of you deserved a slot.

[fj]

Sure, I'll be around; just drop a line!

Thanks for the consideration, @brycebaril.

[gggritso]

Thanks for your work, @brycebaril! That lineup looks great 😄