Lightning Talks

Lightning talks are very short presentations, with a hard limit of 5 minutes. They may be on any topic of likely interest to the attendees (as judged by the organizer).

Lightning talks work best when focused on a single, relatively small topic. Slides are allowed but not required. They can be serious or comic, and could even consist of a short performance of some sort. If you have a rant you've been holding in, this may be a good chance to let it out.

This is a great opportunity for people who want to test the waters of public speaking at a conference.

Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a proposal, not just already-scheduled speakers! This is a great opportunity to get a little practice at public speaking.

If you're interested in being a lightning talker, please email us a short proposal. The proposal should include a title and a 1-2 sentence abstract. Also please let us know if you want to use slides, and what software you want to use. We're planning to load all the slides onto one computer in advance in order to speed up the transition between speakers.

We still have a few spots open. Contact us if you're interested, or find Dave Rolsky at the conference and ask him about it.

Speakers

• Sarah Mobry - Vegan Road Trip Survival Guide
• Matt McFalls - Vegan Athletes
• Unny Nambudiripad - The Importance of Community-Building
• Nicholas Bonnema - An Altering Political Landscape
• Matt Ball - Optimal Personal Advocacy
• Karen Dawn - Thanking the Monkey Reading
• Dave Rolsky - Measuring progress ... and Math for Activists