React Rally is an inclusive conference that spans over two days and features a single-track program designed for developers of diverse backgrounds interested in React and its related ecosystem. The conference offers a wide range of presentations on various topics, including state management, hooks, accessibility, performance, Javascript, native applications, career advancement, and much more. Whether you are an experienced developer who has already mastered many aspects of React or a newcomer, React Rally promises to provide valuable insights and knowledge to enhance your understanding and skills.

What we are looking for:

We want React Rally to showcase how the wider community is using React. We want stories about products or experiences that React made possible, stories about overcoming challenges with React, and ideas for solving problems in React today. We are interested in hearing how you are pushing the limits of React and how we can all use React to build better stuff. We want speakers of all experience levels and backgrounds because React is for people of all experience levels and backgrounds.

Talks slots are 25 minutes long with no Q&A after. If you want to answer questions, let the attendees know in your talk that you will be available during or after the conference to talk. Q&A sessions can often devolve into one lone brave (or loud) person asking about a topic the speaker isn’t comfortable discussing or that the rest of the attendees are not interested in, so we’ll be skipping them.

Writing a good proposal:

A good proposal serves two purposes. It demonstrates you have a story the attendees will want to hear, and it shows that you can present this story in an engaging and exciting fashion. To show that, we want a few pieces of information.

The first thing we want is the abstract and title. The abstract is the pitch to the attendees. It will appear on the schedule along with the title and should tell attendees what they will learn from your talk and why they care about it. You don't have to give away all your secrets, but you should at least describe the main thesis of your talk. The abstract is limited to 600 characters, so make those words count.

The second thing we want is the "behind the curtain" additional information. This is your sales pitch to the speaker selection committee and won't appear anywhere publicly. This is your chance to give us more details about the talk and yourself. Do you have an outline? How do you imagine your talk will flow? Why are you excited about this subject? Why is this an important topic? Why are you going to be amazing at talking about it? Have you spoken at a conference or meetup before? Links to recordings of you giving this same talk or other talks are helpful here. There is no space limit here, so you can include as much detail as possible.

Here is an example of a title, abstract, and details section (this is not a good submission, just an example of one that includes the information we asked about).

Title: Semicolons are making your users weep

Abstract: How often do you type a semicolon? Did you know that every time you type that ";" character, a user of your app somewhere remembers the saddest thing that ever happened to them and cries? Learn how to stop making your users weep sad, sad tears, and become a better React developer in the process.

Additional Information: This talk explores the etymology of the semicolon character of the terrible toll it imposes on our users. I will begin with a curated selection of my funniest kitten gifs to loosen up the audience. Then I will show 30 slides of a semicolon, growing slowly larger with each slide, as I repeat the words "Synergy. Radical isomorphism. Test-driven envelopment. Hyperlocal. Cloudgeneering. Scale more by doing less." louder and louder. Once this reaches a crescendo, I'll unveil my new client-side JavaScript framework composed of only semicolons. To prove

So yeah, we probably would not accept this talk. But the proposal did give us a good idea of what it would be like.

How the talk selection works

After the CFP closes, the speaker selection committee narrows down potential talks in two passes. The first pass is completely blind, with only the talk title and abstract visible. The second pass adds in all the information you provide.

We will notify selected speakers within a few weeks!

Speaker benefits

We cover speaker travel and hotel. Because preparing a talk is hard work and we want to value your time, we also provide a small monetary fee to compensate you for your time. If this is a problem due to travel issues (it can sometimes be harder to travel internationally if you are being paid for work you will do while traveling), let us know, and we can work something out.

We will have a speaker dinner where you associate with some of the brightest people in the community and commiserate about how stressed you are about your talks. Speaking is hard work, but we also work hard to make it worth your while.

Some talk ideas

No idea what to talk about? Here are some ideas that could be interesting (but we are in no way limiting suggestions to this list of ideas).

* Building for a better and more accessible web

* New API's and features to be leveraged in React

* Observables and React

* Rendering to non-DOM targets (A React-to-Minecraft renderer? Why not?)

* Managing application state/cache

* What React can learn from other frameworks

* Pitfalls in building reusable React components

* The ideas of React throughout the history of computing

* React and art

* Server-rendered React using AWS Lambda

* Teaching React to beginners

* Learning React as a junior developer

Let us help

Do you have an idea that you aren't sure is ready for submission? Are you concerned you don't have enough experience to speak? Do you have questions about anything regarding the CFP? We are determined to keep React Rally an inclusive and safe environment for everyone. Email us and we will be happy to discuss talk ideas.

Code of Conduct

All attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

The Quick Version

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are inappropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter, and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the conference organizers' discretion.

The Less Quick Version

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please get in touch with a member of the conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they'll be wearing branded t-shirts.

Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.

This Code of Conduct is borrowed from [Conference Code of Conduct](http://confcodeofconduct.com/).