Call for Speakers
Nightmare before coding - SH Branches - London
30 Oct 2025
City of London, United Kingdom
Nightmare Before Coding – London 💻
Date: October 30, 2025 🎃
Location: Tessl HQ, 210 Pentonville Road, London, UK
Time:
12:00 – 14:30 → Technical Writing Workshop (Open to Everyone)
17:30 → Nightmare Before Coding Evening Program Begins
21:00 → Wrap-up & Afterparty Nearby (meet the team!)
Get ready for a spine-chilling day of code, creativity, and Halloween fun at Nightmare Before Coding by Schroedinger Hat!
Here’s what to expect:
✍️ Technical Writing Workshop (12–4:30 PM)
Collaborate with developers, writers, and open-source enthusiasts to craft technical blogs, tutorials, and spooky code stories. Remote participation welcome!
🖥️ Coding Challenges & Workshops (Evening)
Test your skills, solve puzzles, and learn from live demos.
Accepting speakers til Oct 1st!
🛠️ Live Threat Modeling Workshop
Join security pros to design assured software supply chains… if you dare.
🎙️ Podcast Room Open All Day
Record interviews, discussions, and community stories both afternoon & evening.
👻 Haunted Debugging & Eerie Networking
Connect with fellow developers, share open-source experiences, and swap spooky bug tales.
🍕 Afterparty Bite
Celebrate the night with food & friends nearby after 21:00 at the Lighterman, and swap stories while overlooking the canals of Kings Cross.
https://www.thelighterman.co.uk/
Whether you’re a developer, writer, or open-source advocate, join us for one or both parts of the day. The entire event is free and live streamed — so you can code, write, and learn from anywhere.
Call for Speakers
04 Sep 2025
30 Sep 2025
🎤 Call for Speakers – Nightmare Before Coding 🎃
Date: October 30, 2025
Location: Tessl HQ, London & Online Livestream
Do you have a spooky story about debugging gone wrong? A piece of open source magic to share? A haunted legacy system you finally exorcised?
We want YOU to speak at Nightmare Before Coding, a Halloween-themed open source event hosted by Schrödinger’s Hat and Gadfly Open Source Collective at the brand-new Tessl HQ in London!
🗣 What We’re Looking For
We want talks and workshops that are fun, educational, and fit into one of our tracks:
Open Source Magic – clever hacks, OSS success stories, or unique projects
Scary Good Practices – security, privacy, and things that go bump in the code
Haunted Systems – tech debt, legacy code, or weird debugging tales
Collaboration & Community – building inclusive, creative open source spaces
📢 Session Formats
Choose one (or more) session types:
10-Minute Talks (Main Stage)
→ 4 slots available, recorded & livestreamed. These are to highlight
5-Minute Quick Ideas
→ Lightning-fast talks for rapid inspiration, great for getting people excited about your technical ideas
Unconference Workshops (60–90 min)
→ Hands-on, interactive sessions running alongside talks. We have a huge space with room for 4 separate workshops!
Podcast Interviews
→ Optional interviews in our on-site recording studio, open 12:00–21:00
🏆 Audience Choice Award
The audience will vote for their favorite talk or workshop. The winner gets:
- Bragging rights
- A featured blog post
- Eternal open source glory
🗓 Timeline
Call for Speakers Closes: September 30, 2025
Speakers Announced: October 1, 2025
Event Date: October 30, 2025
🎃 Event Details
Networking & check-in: 16:30–17:30
Main event (talks & workshops): 17:30–21:00
Afterparty: Drinks & food nearby
Costumes optional but highly encouraged. Pizza, drinks, and Halloween candy provided! Let's have a spooky good time!
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