Since I started what is now OpenWest, I'll chime in here and echo what Justin said. You definitely should and can talk about whatever you'd like. In past years, I've seen talks about conduct, diversity, etc. Talking about imposter syndrome would be a great topic in my opinion, so I hope you submit.
Cheers, herlo On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Justin Carmony <jus...@justincarmony.com> wrote: > My experience with OpenWest (I've helped organize it in the past, but > haven't directly been involved in talk selection) is it's like a technical > speaker potluck. They accept a huge range of subjects. > > What I would do is submit 4-6 talks on a wide range of subjects you'd like > to speak on (they ask how many total talks you're willing to give so you > don't get all 6 accepted), and the community voting is the primary > mechanism they use to determine what talks to accept. > > The only thing I wouldn't do is submit subjects you're not eager to speak > on. :) > > Justin > > On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 4:16 PM, Stephen Godfrey <stevegodf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I've never been to the Openwest conference. And looking through the site > > all the topics are relate almost specifically to hardware, software, and > > development. > > > > Though I develop applications for clients, I like talking about softer > > skills such as Imposter Syndrome (I'm on draft 2 of my book!), > Freelancing, > > and workflows. 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