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I'm a conference organizer, and I'm not sure what I just read. I feel there must be some angry emails or negative interactions that led to this blog post. I'd
by crabasa 7y ago
I'm a conference organizer, and I'm not sure what I just read. I feel there must be some angry emails or negative interactions that led to this blog post.
I'd encourage the author to consider if there is anything they can do to attract different kinds of people to their CFP or perhaps manage expectations better?
One thing we did with our most recent CFP [1] was to reply individually [2] to each person who submitted with constructive feedback on their submission. I think transparency and respect goes a long way.
[1] https://2019.cascadiajs.com/cfp https://2019.cascadiajs.com/cfp
[2] https://twitter.com/crtr0/status/1156602180763152385 https://twitter.com/crtr0/status/1156602180763152385
- sgrove 7y agoReplying to each submission is very impressive! Looks like last year you had ~24 speakers, so I assume you had ~100+ submissions. That's definitely dedication! Have you run into speakers responding negatively to your (constructive) feedback before?
- crabasa 7y agoNot really. But to be honest, I think people who are upset with the rejection or the feedback are not likely to share that with me. I like to think that how we message the CFP and how we manage the process and communication with submitters decreases the chance of people being overly upset with the outcome.