Call for Speakers
GDG Melbourne Devfest 2023
7 Oct 2023
REA Group, 511 Church St, Richmond Richmond, Australia
gdgmelbourne.com/
Interested in Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Google Assistant, Firebase, AI/ML, VR/AR or other Google technologies?
Then don’t miss the 2023 Devfest: It’s a fun & welcoming not-for-profit conference, made for and run by developers and led by GDG Melbourne. This year we are bringing together world-class speakers to stimulate your mind and put on a fantastic event.
Devfest is powered by a shared belief that when developers come together to exchange ideas, amazing things can happen! Join a vibrant and diverse community where everyone can network, share knowledge and enjoy the experience.
Diversity and inclusion is a big initiative for us in GDG Melbourne. In partnership with Women Techmakers Melbourne we will have a special panel discussion at the event .
We also want to support our attendees who are experiencing hardship. If you need to access a reduced price ticket in order to attend please reach out to one of the GDG Melbourne organisers on the GDG Slack to obtain a discount code.
With your DevFest ticket you get:
- Exciting talks across 2 streams covering Android, Flutter, ML, AI, Design, Testing & Non-technical topics
- World class speakers from Google, industry and community speakers
- Full day conference and after party drinks
- Special conference swag
- Excellent lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided
- Multiple door prize giveaways during the day
- Networking opportunities throughout the day and at the after party with potential clients or colleagues
About GDG Melbourne
GDG Melbourne is a passionate, not-for-profit community group of developers interested in Android and other Google-related technologies, such as Kotlin, Flutter, Firebase, Assistant, ML/AI, VR/AR, Wearables, design and IoT. We aim to provide a friendly and welcoming environment for our event attendees regardless of their background.
About WTM Melbourne
Google’s Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. WTM Melbourne work in strong partnership with GDG Melbourne to support female and gender diverse people in technology.
What is Dev Fest?
DevFest are one day conferences are run all over the globe by GDG (Google Developer Group) communities every year. DevFest is focused on community building and learning about Google’s technologies.
GDG Melbourne has been running DevFest conferences in Melbourne since 2017.
Call for Speakers
26 Jul 2023
25 Aug 2023
Come and speak at GDG Melbourne Devfest 2023!
We have opportunities for longer 30 minute talks and shorter 10 minute lightning talks on a variety of technical topics such as Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Google Cloud, Firebase, AI/ML, VR/AR or other Google technologies. We also would like to welcome non-technical, diversity or industry related talks as well. You don't have to be an experienced speaker to speak at Devfest, we offer (limited) speaker mentoring.
Diversity and inclusion is a big initiative for us in GDG Melbourne. In partnership with Women Techmakers Melbourne we will have a special panel discussion at the event. If you would like to be part of this panel (topic TBD), please email us at hello.gdgmelbourne@gmail.com or reach out to one of the organising team on Slack.
- You can use your own device to present at the event, we will use Zoom to record and stream to the screen so please make sure you have that installed and enabled.
- Please share your presentation slides in Google Slides/Keynote/Powerpoint/PDF format before 30th September. Please let us know if you would need speaker notes for reference. This is not a hard stop date, this is just to provide a backup in case of technical malfunction.
You can do this via the field on Sessionize or send via email to hello.gdgmelbourne@gmail.com - We will be recording the event and will upload to YouTube after the event. We will not be live streaming, please select the checkbox in the session details if you do not want your presentation uploaded to YouTube.
- Your presentation should be clear and concise, and should not exceed the allotted time.
- Please avoid using copyrighted material in your presentation unless you have obtained the necessary permissions.
- We will have a speaker green room at the event if you need to leave your bag or device. Note, this won't be locked.
event fee
If you need help with your travel to the event, please ask and we may be able to help