Sela Developer Practice is Israel's largest conference for software developers and IT professionals. Since the first SDP in 2009, the conference kept growing -- we now have two SDPs every year, with more than 3,000 attendees.
This year, we're running our Call for Papers on GitHub: you can submit your talk ideas, review existing submissions, comment and discuss with your fellow speakers and attendees, and update your submission as necessary.
The CFP is open until February 15, 2016. However, you are encouraged to submit talks as soon as possible, so that we can start putting the agenda together. Your talks might be confirmed before the CFP closes. Under extraordinary circumstances, we might be able to accept submissions past the CFP deadline.
SDP is organized by Sela Group, Israel's leading training and consulting company in software development, testing, and infrastructure.
Pre-conference workshops: June 19, 2016 at Yes Planet, Rishon Le-Ziyon, Israel
Main conference: June 20-21, 2016 at Yes Planet, Rishon Le-Ziyon, Israel
Post-conference workshops: June 22-23, 2016 at Sela Headquarters, Bnei Brak, Israel
There are multiple talk formats, including workshops that can be delivered in our computer-equipped classrooms with projection and control software.
Workshop: a full day of training from 09:00 to 17:00, typically accompanied by hands-on labs
Half-day workshop: a half-day of training from 09:00 to 13:00 or from 14:00 to 18:00, typically accompanied by hands-on labs
Breakout session: a 50-60 minute talk
You are welcome to submit talks on a variety of topics related to software development. The following list is not binding -- feel free to submit ideas from other areas as well:
Local speakers are invited to attend all conference days and workshops. Speakers who require special accommodation are requested to contact us.
For international speakers, we will cover airfare, accommodation in a Tel-Aviv hotel, and travel to/from the airport. International speakers are requested to deliver a workshop; compensation for the workshop will be determined according to the number of attendees who sign up. Additional details on the compensation structure will be provided to selected speakers.
Speakers will be notified at least 3 months before the conference. The earlier you submit, the earlier we might be able to confirm your sessions, even before the CFP closes.
The conference content chair is Sasha Goldshtein, CTO of Sela Group. You can reach him via Twitter or email.
You will also be working with Mali Greenberg, who is in charge of the event logistics, and Michal Shachaf-Ofek, who is responsible for international speakers' travel and accommodation.
The conference Code of Conduct applies to the call for papers process as well. Content or comments that violate our CoC will be deleted.
Inspired by many other conferences who are running their CFP on GitHub, we decided to launch our CFP in the open. The open format helps us and prospective speakers keep track of the submissions and allows attendees to participate and comment on your submissions. Definitely feel free to take a look around before and after submitting your own talks. Additionally, GitHub issues are editable -- so you can always come back and tweak your submission if necessary.
For every speaker who is submitting talks:
FirstName LastName Speaker Profile (e.g. Sasha Goldshtein Speaker Profile).For each talk or workshop that you would like to propose:
Talk Title (e.g. Developing high-performance C++ algorithms).You can use the submission template if you prefer.
If for any reason you are uncomfortable with submitting your talk ideas publicly, you are always welcome to email your submissions to sashag@sela.co.il instead and discuss them in private.