Call for Speakers for GopherCon Africa 2025 is now open! 🎉

Hurray! The call for speakers for GopherCon Africa 2025 is officially open! 🚀 Join us to make the event a memorable and fantastic one.

GopherCon Africa 2025 is an opportunity to bring together people with different backgrounds and perspectives on software development. We want you (yes, you!) to showcase your perspectives, views, knowledge, expertise, and ideas on technology with other conference participants from across Africa and the rest of the world for mutual understanding of contexts, challenges, and opportunities.

Our Call for Speakers is now open and will run from the 1st of August to the 30th of September 2024.

If you think you have something great to discuss, submit your idea! If unsure, speak to someone or contact one of our speaker mentors to discuss your idea. When in doubt, submit your talk anyway! 😉

Session Types

Short talk (30 mins)
Long talk (45 mins)
Keynote (1hr)
Workshop (2hrs)

Session Tracks

Go Core Track
Cloud Native Go
Go for Web Development
Systems Programming with Go
Go Tools and Developer Experience

Topics We're Looking For

Go internals and challenges in modern software development
Wild ideas, clever hacks, surprising or cool use cases
Improving Go developers' lives and productivity
Pushing Go to its limits
The Go community, culture, history, past, present & future
Security best practices in Go
Whatever you deem appropriate – it's your conference after all!

Submission Guidelines

Abstract

Your abstract should clearly and concisely summarize the core idea of your talk, workshop, or tutorial in 150-400 words. A good abstract answers the questions:

What is the topic?
Why is it important?
What will attendees gain?

Make it engaging and relevant, showing why your session is valuable for GopherCon Africa's audience.

Audience Level

Please indicate the intended audience level for your session:

Beginner: No prior knowledge of the topic required
Intermediate: Some experience with the topic recommended
Advanced: Deep understanding of the topic required

Helpful Resources

To help you craft a compelling proposal, we recommend checking out these excellent resources:

📝Writing a Successful GopherCon Proposal
A comprehensive guide from Gopher Academy on crafting effective conference proposals
📚How to Write a Successful Conference Proposal
Expert advice from Dave Cheney on creating compelling conference proposals

We Encourage Submissions From:

First-time speakers: Don't worry if this is your first time—your ideas matter!
Speakers from all backgrounds: Share your unique perspective, no matter where you're from
Women and underrepresented groups: We want to amplify your voice—please apply!
Students and learners: Your fresh ideas are vital to our community
Industry experts: Take a moment to give back and share your knowledge with the community

If you require accessibility accommodations or have specific presentation needs, please email us. We're happy to help ensure a positive experience for all.

If you would like to ask a question, you are always welcome to write to the Content Committee:hello@gophers.africa