Speakers
Speakers are different from users. Think of a user as an individual who can use the application. Not every user will be a speaker because often a user will be a member of your Field Marketing team. That's not to say a user cannot also be a speaker. Because of these possibilities, speakers must be created independent from users.
Before creating a speaker, an organization must have been created first!
Speaker Details
The speaker details are all the information about a speaker that can be used when submitting a session to an event. It is common for events to request social media links, biographies, etc., when submitting to the call for papers process. Having this information readily available helps tremendously.
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | Full name of the speaker. Maximum 200 characters. |
| No | Speaker's email address. Maximum 200 characters. | |
| Title | No | Job title or role of the speaker (e.g., Senior Engineer, Developer Advocate). Maximum 200 characters. |
| Bio | No | Biography of the speaker used in session submissions. Maximum 5000 characters. |
| Headshot | No | URL to the speaker's headshot image. |
| Location | No | City, region, or country where the speaker is based. Maximum 200 characters. |
| Website | No | Full URL to the speaker's personal or professional website. |
| GitHub | No | GitHub profile URL (e.g., https://github.com/example). |
| No | LinkedIn profile URL (e.g., https://linkedin.com/in/example). | |
| X | No | X (Twitter) profile URL (e.g., https://x.com/example). |
| Other URL | No | Any additional URL relevant to the speaker (e.g., a blog or portfolio). |
The only required field is the speaker name, but it is strongly recommended to fill out every field.
Speaker Submissions
The Speaker Submissions section on a speaker's detail page provides a read-only view of every event this speaker has been submitted to. Submissions are created from the event detail page, not here.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Event | The name of the event the CFP was submitted to. Links to the event detail page. |
| CFP | The session title that was submitted. Links to the CFP detail page. |
| Session Type | The format of the session (e.g., General Session, Workshop, Lightning Talk, Keynote, Other). |
| Sponsored | Whether the speaker's attendance at this event is sponsored. |
| Accepted | Whether the submission was accepted by the event organizers. |