Xen Developer & Design Summit 2018 Speaker Guide

Thank you for speaking at Xen Developer & Design Summit, taking place June 20-22 at the Crowne Plaza Nanjing Jiangning in Nanjing Jiangning, China.

Please click through the tabs on this page to access information.

Venue Location and Directions

This year’s event will take place at the Crowne Plaza Nanjing Jiangning.

Crowne Plaza Nanjing Jiangning
9 Jiahu East Road
Jiangning District, Nanjing
2111100 Mainland China

Please see our Hotel & Travel page for information on booking accommodations at the hotel as well as transportation options.

We look forward to welcoming you to China!

Important Dates & Deadlines

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 11

Technical Requirements: Friday, May 18

Slide Due Date: Wednesday, June 6

Schedule

Schedule & Uploading a Bio/Photo

The schedule will be announced Thursday, May 3, and will be posted on our website using Sched.com. You will receive an email directly from Sched.com asking you to create your account, so make sure you upload your bio and photo.

If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact Deb Giles.

Code of Conduct

Please read and abide by our code of conduct, which can be found here. We ask that speakers especially review this code of conduct and are inclusive in the words and images used during their presentation

Slide Due Date

Please note that your presentation slides should be submitted in PDF-format to Sched.com by Wednesday, June 6. Presentations must be formatted in 16:9.

If you would like to use the conference powerpoint template for your presentation, you can download it here. (Please note, it is not required to use the conference template)

To upload slides:

1. Log into your Xen Developer & Design Summit speaker profile through sched.org or via the mobile app
2. On the top of the page, click “Manage and Promote Your Session”
3. Click “Add Presentation”
4. Click in the “Select a File” box and add the pdf document (note: there is a 50MB size limit)
5. Click “Upload” and your slides will automatically be saved

Technical Requirements

The session room will include a screen, projector, and (2) wireless microphones. During individual sessions a second mic will be used for questions, so be sure to leave time at the end of your talk. All speakers will need to supply their own computer and necessary adaptors to use during their sessions.  

NOTE: The projectors have both VGA and HDMI capabilities/outputs and can accommodate either. If you require any additional AV, please email Deb with those needs by Friday, May 18.

Inclusive Speaker Orientation Online Course

The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), has created an online course designed to teach the viewer about inclusion, diversity and unconscious bias. It is strongly recommended that all of our speakers watch the course to learn tips/tools to use when speaking to encourage inclusivity in presentations and messaging.

Click here for the course. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a special-edition Linux Foundation jacket. Once you complete the course, please click on the “Completed” button. 

Visa Requests

If you require a visa letter, please find details here. All visa letter requests must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the event. Any visa letter requests made after the two-week deadline cannot be guaranteed.

Registration

To confirm that you will be presenting, please register as a speaker by Friday, May 11. Please select the Speaker Registration option and use the access code: XEN18SPK. If you are not registered by May 11, there is a possibility that your speaking slot will be replaced by one on our waiting list so please do so promptly.

Do you have questions?
Please contact Deb Giles, dgiles@linuxfoundation.org