This CFP covers two types of talks:

Workshops (2 hrs, preconf Sept 22)

• Your title should be simple and clearly mention the primary technology you wish to cover ("Intro to FooLang")
• Your title or abstract should clearly indicate whether the workshop is an intro level, intermediate, or advanced topic (all are ok, but please set expectations)
  
• You should have prior speaking experience, preferably with a long form workshop similar to the one you're proposing
• You should be an expert user or advocate for this technology (creator, implementor, standards committee expert, author, experienced speaker, etc)
• The two types of workshops that work best at Strange Loop are: foundational technologies with broad interest (programming languages, major libraries, tools) and very new bleeding edge topics

Sessions (40 min, conf Sept 23-24)

• Title - many attendees will read only the title of your talk. It should contain at least one or two nouns that convey the topic, language, technique, or whatever you are primarily talking about. Many speakers submit titles that are two parts, separated by a semicolon, dash, colon, comma, or parens. In almost every case, the title is better if you delete one of those parts. Likewise, many speakers submit snowclone titles like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to FOO" or "FOO is the new BAR". Please try to avoid these.
• Description - should sell your talk to attendees (and reviewers). The abstract should answer the attendee's question "Why should I attend this talk? What will I learn?" The sweet spot is 3-5 sentences. An attendee may be comparing 5 concurrent talks and they want to know whether it's relevant to them.
• Reviewer info - this is where you can privately communicate the next level of detail to reviewers. Reviewers are trying to determine what main points you will make, and whether you are capable of delivering on the expectations in the abstract. If the abstract says you'll learn 3 techniques for XYZ, list them! If you don't, we will assume you don't have a plan or can't deliver and move on to the next talk. On the other side, do not deliver the full text of your talk here, just give us one more level of detail.

Vaccination: Note that Strange Loop 2022 will require proof of vaccination for all attendees, including speakers.

Workshops receive a stipend of $300 and talks receive a stipend of $250.