Talks

DjangoCon Africa 2020 postponed. Read more.

Our Call for Proposals is not yet open. We will announce when we open our CFP.

Why speak at DjangoCon Africa?

  • Presenters receive a free ticket to DjangoCon Africa! (Travel costs are not included, but potential speakers are encouraged to apply for financial aid. Financial aid decision notifications will be sent.)
  • Professionally produced video of your talk published to our YouTube channel.
  • Professional photographer on hand to photograph your talk.
  • Expose the Django community to new tools, practices, or ideas.
  • Expand your technical, professional, and personal networks.
  • Share your discoveries with a large audience.
  • Give back to the Django community!
  • Proposing to DjangoCon Africa
  • Selection process

We’ll choose a selection of talks and tutorials that we feel add up to the most enjoyable and engaging program for our attendees. Volunteers from the Django community are invited to help us pick talks, and we rely heavily on them to help us select ones that are interesting and beneficial to our attendees. Community volunteers and conference organizers will review anonymized submissions and collectively decide which ones to accept.

Talks (November 9th, 10th, & 11th)

Length: 20-25 minutes or 40-45 minutes

We are looking for original and interesting talks that can benefit the diverse interests of our audience. Don’t feel boxed into Django-centric themes; we also love talks about community, web development, user experience, and more. If you’re a first timer - don’t fret! We would love to be remembered as the conference where you started your speaking career.

Workshops (November 12th)

Length: 2 - 3 hours

We’re open to all kinds of ideas, especially ones we haven’t thought of! Technical tutorials tend to be more popular, but we welcome all topics. Tutorials can be targeted at any experience level — just be sure to indicate clearly what you expect your students to already know or have experience with.

Lightning Talks (November 9th, 10th, & 11th)

Not up for a full-on talk or worksop? Looking to give your first talk at a conference? Lightning talks are talks under 5 minutes with or without slides on almost any topic you want! Even if you’re nervous or shy, remember: it’s a maximum of 5 minutes. Sign-ups will happen at the conference.