A static archive of Markus Tacker's tweets. Follow me on Mastodon: @[email protected].
I was approached on LinkedIn to speak
@GeekleOfficial QA summit, which I
declined for these reasons:
I've seen some warnings about their events on Twitter in the last weeks, from
different experienced speakers (e.g.
https://twitter.com/bitandbang/status/1318599025428451340).
Given that and the fact that it's hard to find out more about past Geekle events
(speakers list, recordings) adds to my concern about them be a valuable time
invest.
Looking at this speakers list: https://java.geekle.us/ ... it's full of white
dudes. I don't want to speak at conferences that are not diverse.
If you click on "Visit Event Page" of "Node.js Global Summit" on
https://geekle.us/ you get taken to https://node.geekle.us/, which is
"Node.JS Case Study Festival" ... buggy. And this page top navigation does not
work. And it's full of Geekle team photos, not event photos.
So another red flag for me.
What they should do is to set up a panel of community experts, that are in
charge of finding speakers and pay them for it. Then use a blind CfP review
process by the community and other speakers.
Building trustworthy relationships does not start with a "Hey, how about you
speak at our event!" on LinkedIn but through building meaningful relationships
from within existing communities and through peer connections.