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GDG Ahmedabad DevFest 2022

event date

17 Dec 2022

location

Courtyard by Marriott, Ramdev Nagar Cross Road, Satellite Rd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015 Ahmedabad, India


DevFests are community-led, developer events hosted by GDG chapters around the globe focused on community building and learning about Google’s technologies. Each DevFest is inspired by and uniquely tailored to the needs of the developer community and region that hosts it.

GDG DevFest Ahmedabad brings together the world-class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Ahmedabad for sessions, workshops, and showcases.

Along with submitting CFP details, following information, if provided would be helpful to us in curating received proposals more effectively. Please share:


Previous talk(s) links/presentations

Session videos, if recorded!

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PLEASE READ THE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS with Focus and Attention

Target Audience: 

The majority of our target audience will be IT professionals (Web/Mobile/Backend Developers / Designers / ML Engineers / Data Scientists / Entrepreneurs and Startup ecosystem enablers, etc.) from 0 to 20 years of experience. We would also welcome students and freshers, only if they have hands-on knowledge on technologies!

Session Format

  • Session - 30 to 45 mins talk, detailed talk on any of the topics mentioned below.
  • Lightening - 10 to 15 mins talk, quick overview on any of the topics mentioned below.
  • Keynote - 30 to 45 mins talk

Session Topics:

We will accept talks for our planned tracks such as,

Web / AI ML / Cloud

 Web Development, topics not limited to

  •  Angular
  • Firebase
  • PWA
  • Chrome Developer Tools
  • Performance
  • Accessibility
  • TensorFlow JS
  • JavaScript
  • Modern Web App Capabilities
  • UI / UX Trends
  • Blockchain
  • NFT
  • Web3 development etc.

 AI ML, topics not limited to

  • TensorFlow
  • Vertex AI
  • AutoML
  • Dataflow
  • Firebase
  • ML Kit
  • Cloud Natural Language etc.

 Cloud, topics not limited to

  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Compute Engine
  • Cloud Storage
  • Big Query
  • Cloud Functions etc.

Android / Flutter Development

Android/Flutter Development, topics not limited to:

  • Flutter/Android scalable architecture best practices
  • Kotlin Multiplatform and Flutter, Code for one and generate for multiple platforms
  • Optimize your apps for Android Go edition
  • Generating apps in no time using No-code or Pro-code platforms
  • Adaptive layout and latest UI/UX design trends in Android and Flutter

Start-up & Emerging Technologies

Start-up and Emerging Technologies, topics not limited to:

  • Preparing pitch deck for tech startups
  • Raising funds for the technical products and tech startups
  • Products demo showcasing technology implementation and how you have solved real-world problems and developed solutions
  • Emerging Technologies like EV Charging, Blockchain, etc.
  • Why Startups Fail
  • Key Insights on building a startup

MOST IMPORTANT Expectation from CFPs this year

This year we are looking for the values and experienced based Talk proposals, wherein you have implemented some practices in your product(s) and you have achieved some users growth, revenue growth, code scalability achieved, generated funding, build MVP with solid principles and practices, etc.

This year we are not expecting talks on topics like Getting started with something or beginner level which one can do search over web and find out easily, like “Getting started with flutter development”, “How to implement in MVVM in Android”, “Getting started with JavaScript technologies”, etc.

DOs of CFP

  • Please elaborate the topic in a proper way to help understand and review your talk.
  • Please submit details about your past talk(s).
  • Please include links of your past talk(s) presentations, videos etc.
  • Please mention key takeaways of your talks and how it will benefit the developers.

DON'Ts of CFP

  • Pitching and marketing of the product or company. Speaker can mention the company name but the focus of the talk should be technology.
  • The talk should be the original idea of the speaker and should not be copied over from someone.
  • The topic should be relevant for the audience and should be in the practice in recent years.
  • Avoid talks like getting started or hello world.

Perks of being speaker at #DevFestAhm

  • Full day access to the conference
  • Chance of networking with 500+ developers in the conference
  • Exposure to community members on official GDG Ahmedabad social media accounts
  • Help from GDG Ahmedabad team members in talk preparation.