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Information for Speakers
Firstly, a heartfelt thankyou for taking the time to speak at Async. Brighton has a fantastic JavaScript community, and speakers such as yourself help to keep things that way.
This page gives some information regarding what to expect on the night itself, the format, and general advice on the speech.
Doors open to The Skiff at 7.15pm. Attendees are usually milling around from then, so feel free to get down and have a chat with your audience beforehand. The audience number varies, but it is usually between 15 and 30 people.
The talk starts at 7.45pm, and continues until about 9.15pm including questions, answers, and general discussion. How you wish to divide your time is up to you.
Following the talk, we usually head to the Eagle for a spot of post-talk chat.
You can assume that all attendees will have at least a basic understanding of web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript), however the knowledge and experience can of course vary. In general, we recommend erring on the side of caution and explaining concepts, rather than risking leaving some behind.
Please let us know the title of your talk in advance, as well as a description that we can post on asyncjs.com. Tell us what the talk is about, who it's aimed at, what will people gain from it, and a bit about yourself. Include any URLs that you'd like to be linked in the post, and a picture if you have one in mind.
If you are feeling super helpful and have a working knowledge of Git, you could even help us out and create the post yourself! Instructions can be found on this wiki.
The most important thing is to relax. Async is a supportive environment of like-minded coders. We are all curious cats, and appreciate you taking the time to deliver the speech.
We have a projector that you can use, however please bring your own laptop with your speech, or give us advanced notice if this is not possible. The projector has a relatively low resolution (can be 800 x 600) so make sure to do a run through of your slides at that setting beforehand.
If you have any questions at all, or want to bounce ideas off us, please email either Prem or Alastair. We're here to help!