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GroupBy Conference

event starts

27 Oct 2020

event ends

28 Oct 2020

location

Online

website

groupby.org/


GroupBy is data platform training by the community, for the community. View our website: https://groupby.org/


This year, we will we hosting GroupBy on two days, and plan to present two tracks of content each day. Session tracks will be announced closer to the event! 

On Tuesday, October 27 GroupBy Americas will present sessions at timeslots accessible for American timezones. 

On Wednesday, October 28 GroupBy Europe will present sessions at timeslots accessible for European timezones.

NOTE: Be sure to select the correct day when submitting your session! You can submit the same session to both days, but you will ONLY be allowed to present one session at GroupBy.

We welcome speakers submitting multiple sessions! We will only select your top-voted session to be presented, though.


Here's how GroupBy works:

  • Speakers submit session abstracts publicly online
  • Everybody votes for the abstracts they’d like to see most
  • When voting closes, the top speakers/abstracts are picked for each stream of content (Europe or the Americas)
  • Sessions are held online in an easy-to-watch platform
  • A live co-host helps the session go smoothly by posing questions from Q&A and Twitter, helping things run smoothly
  • Recordings are posted on our YouTube account
  • Speakers can’t present on back-to-back days
  • We encourage speakers to submit multiple sessions, but only their top-voted session will be selected.


Here is our current event timeline:

  • August 04, 2020 — Call for Speakers Opens
  • September 04, 2020 — Call for Speakers Closes
  • September 14, 2020 — Voting Opens
  • September 28, 2020 — Voting Closes
  • October 07, 2020 — Speakers Announced , Registration Opens
  • October 27, 2020 — GroupBy Americas
  • October 28, 2020 — GroupBy Europe
  • November 12, 2020 — Sessions Available On-Demand 


Have a question? Contact us at hello@groupby.org


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Call for Speakers
Call opens at 12:00 AM

04 Aug 2020

Call closes at 11:59 PM

04 Sep 2020

CFP closes in UTC (UTC+00:00) timezone.
Closing time in your timezone () is .

GroupBy is a free, community-driven online conference, and anyone can submit a session abstract! 

Those abstracts are then voted on, and the top-voted sessions are presented at a full-day webinar conference.

This year, Junior Speakers will be offered FREE support in building their sessions. If you are a Junior speaker looking for support, select "Junior Speaker" under "Session Format!"

Are you a Junior Speaker who wants help with your abstract submission? Email hello@groupby.org to be paired with a mentor!

Joining the Junior Speaker program will not impact session selection.


When submitting, make sure you select the day you want to present in your session submission under "Tags"! You can select GroupBy Americas and/or GroupBy Europe when submitting your session.


Here is our current Call for Speakers timeline:

  • August 04, 2020 — Call for Speakers Opens
  • September 04, 2020 — Call for Speakers Closes
  • October 07, 2020 — Speakers Announced , Registration Opens
  • October 27, 2020 — GroupBy Americas
  • October 28, 2020 — GroupBy Europe


Have a question? Contact us at hello@groupby.org


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