<div dir="auto">In case it was of interest to the group...<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">// Sent from a mobile device. Brevity and typos may transpire</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">James Bell</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:james.bell@gmail.com">james.bell@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019, 22:16<br>Subject: Re: [TechMeetup] Global Diversity CFP Day<br>To: Tech Meetup <<a href="mailto:techmeetup@googlegroups.com">techmeetup@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br>Hey you smashing people,<br>
<br>
Since it's almost a month since Dale posted, and now there's only one<br>
week to go, I thought a wee reminder might not go amiss.<br>
<br>
The pitch!<br>
<br>
You are a member of an underrepresented or marginalised group and are<br>
looking to start speaking at conference. You'd like to have some help<br>
with this; from generating ideas to tips to writing your proposal to<br>
what it might be like on the day of the talk itself.<br>
<br>
Well, you have yourself that opportunity! This Saturday (on the 2nd of<br>
March), in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as a wide array of<br>
other cities worldwide (<a href="https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/</a>) you<br>
can come along for free to a session and work through an idea with a<br>
mentor.<br>
<br>
If you're not sure you'll come along because you don't think you're<br>
ready for a conference, two things: 1) many people feel unprepared for<br>
this type of event! you are not alone. and 2) you don't need to start<br>
at a conference: indeed, you could put together a talk for Tech<br>
Meetup. But that could grow into a conference talk, and wouldn't that<br>
be marvelous?<br>
<br>
So, if you're interested visit the appropriate city workshop page on<br>
the website above, and register your interest.<br>
<br>
Hope to see some of you at the Edinburgh session!<br>
<br>
James<br>
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On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 10:26 AM Dale Harvey <<a href="mailto:dale@arandomurl.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dale@arandomurl.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hey All, been a while since I posted here :)<br>
><br>
> If you are a member of an underrepresented or marginalised group and are looking to start speaking at conferences, Global Diversity CFP day is a day when some excellent and experienced speakers can help mentor you through writing conference proposals and give advice about speaking.<br>
><br>
> Its the 2nd of March and there is one in Glasgow at the SkyScanner offices on St Vincent Street -<br>
> <a href="https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/events/93" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/events/93</a> with a bunch of great mentors<br>
><br>
> It looks like there will also be Edinburgh and Dundee events that are listed @ <a href="https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/</a><br>
><br>
> Many thanks<br>
> Dale<br>
><br>
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