# Scala Love conference speaker's instructions

## TLDR
Dear speakers, to enjoy the conference make sure you...

1. Join our [Slack](https://tinyurl.com/scalaloveslack) and check out our channels: #speakers, #talks, #hallway, #support.
2. Submit your talk via [papercall](http://papercall.io/scalalove). Abstracts are optional, elevator pitches are required.
3. Join [Zoom](https://zoom.us/) and participate in a test call (to be scheduled later). There will be 2 main tracks, Q&A rooms, and a hallway track.
4. Have a back up for streaming your slides: [keynote live](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206205), [google slides broadcasting](https://help.slides.com/knowledgebase/articles/333924-present-view-live-streaming), or anything you choose.
5. Check out our [website](https://scala.love/conf/).
6. Ping Oli for your Scalalovatar.
7. Enjoy the conference!

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## More details

### 1 Slack
* General news about the conference will be posted on the #general channel.
* The #speakers channel is for everything regarding your speaking engagement.
* The #talks channel is announcements and discussions inspired by your talk. We suggest "threading" discussions. Threads keep conversations in Slack organized. They let you ask questions, add context, or give feedback on a specific message, all without disrupting the conversation's flow.
* The #support channel is dedicated to troubleshooting and resolving any technical issues you might be having.
* The #incidents channel is for reporting violations of the conference's [code of conduct](https://www.scala-lang.org/conduct/). Reporting can be done anonymously by prefixing your message with `/anon` or by privately messaging a conference organizer.

### 2 Video
* Speakers deliver talks in the Zoom webinar mode. Let's have a test call before the conference to check *everything*.
* Participants can join the webinar at any time to see the talks.
* We kindly ask attendees to post questions and comments to the Q&A session available on Zoom:
* Track owners will read the questions after the talk. However, it is up to the speaker's discretion whether to answer the questions during the session as well.
* Track owners will also check Slack channels, but it would help us a lot if we can keep all questions inside Zoom's Q&A.
* After each talk, the speaker will be available for chatting in a special Q&A room (breakout room) where attendees can talk directly with the speaker in order to dive deeper and learn more about a particular facet if they want.

* Offline conferences do have a hallway track, and we decided to facilitate that too! The room for hallway chatting will be available on Zoom (another breakout room)
* After the conference, video recordings of the talks will be available on Youtube.