Applications for CFP Review Volunteers(2025) are now open

Volunteer as a CFP reviewer for FOSS United events. Apply to help us select proposals that align with our mission and values.

If you are interested in being a reviewer, please keep the following in mind

  • Proposals from multiple cities will be directed towards the review volunteers for review
  • Volunteer teams usually share the proposals for review a week before the event. This means the talks are to be reviewed in a span of 2-3 days. We are actively trying to increase the review period by closing CFPs for events early.
  • There are usually 3-8 proposals that need to be reviewed.
  • Two or more cities might host meetups on the same weekend so it is possible that > 10 proposals need to be reviewed within a few days
  • Subjective review comments are preferred over a simple accept/reject
  • Overall, expect to spend ~ 5-10 hours a month
  • Overall, there could be 5-10 reviewers but usually, 3-4 are needed to review proposals for one meetup and establish a clear majority of votes for a proposal.

Application Deadline - 10 December, 2024

Application form - CFP Review Work Group - 2025

You can find the talk proposal guidelines for FOSS events here:

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If you are interested in being a reviewer, please keep the following in mind

  • Proposals from multiple cities will be directed towards the review volunteers for review
  • Volunteer teams usually share the proposals for review a week before the event. This means the talks are to be reviewed in a span of 2-3 days. We are actively trying to increase the review period by closing CFPs for events early.
  • There are usually 3-8 proposals that need to be reviewed.
  • Two or more cities might host meetups on the same weekend so it is possible that > 10 proposals need to be reviewed within a few days
  • Subjective review comments are preferred over a simple accept/reject
  • Overall, expect to spend ~ 5-10 hours a month
  • Overall, there could be 5-10 reviewers but usually, 3-4 are needed to review proposals for one meetup and establish a clear majority of votes for a proposal.
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