<commit_before>## CALL FOR PROPOSALS – THE DETAILS

We are inviting the JavaScript community to submit talks for CascadiaJS 2014 in Portland, OR. This Call for Proposals will close on April 15. When you’re ready to submit a proposal, go [HERE](https://github.com/cascadiajs/2014.cascadiajs.com/blob/master/proposals/README.md#how-to-submit-a-proposal).

Diversity of voices is important to our community, so please don't think that you need to be a JS celebrity in order to speak at CascadiaJS. The deadline to submit a proposal is **April 15, 2014**. You are free to submit (and even revise) proposals up until that date. Please follow the instructions below and help us spread the word!

### PERKS
The following items are taken care of by us:

* Travel (up to $500)
* Hotel accomodations for 3 nights

### TOPICS
To get a feel for what we might be interested in hearing about, take a look at
the previous years, 2012 and 2013 . We are looking for JavaScript topics and
technologies that interest JS nerds. A few ideas:
- ES6
- security
- production setups(deployments, monitoring, etc.)
- the Makers community--visual art, hardware, robots, music
- server side JS
- tooling
- civic hacking
- testing
- mobile web
- education and outreach in JS programming and community

We are framework agnostic. We also accept non-talk proposals such as moderated
discussions. You can indicate your format in the CfP submission.

### HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
First, make sure you're available to attend the conference. It will be held in
Portland, OR on July 31-August 1, 2014.
* Create a [GitHub account](github.com) if you don't have one already
* Fork this repository
* Checkout the `master` branch
* Create and commit a markdown (`.md`) file in this directory named after the talk title and your GitHub ID.

For example, if your talk is called "Intro To Node.js" and your GitHub ID is `janedoe`, name the file `intro-to-nodejs_janedoe.md`. Check out this [example template](https://github.com/cascadiajs/2014.cascadiajs.com/blob/master/proposals/proposal-template_janedoe.md) if you need help.

* Commit an avatar in the images subdirectory, named after your GitHub id. Format should be PNG, 256x256 Eg: `images/janedoe.png`
* When you're ready, submit a pull request.
* Send an email to [<EMAIL>](mailto:<EMAIL>) to introduce yourself and so that we have a way to contact you if your talk is accepted.
* Wait patiently (and nicely) for us to get back to you. We will respond to everyone who submits a proposal even if it's just to say "You're awesome, but not this year".

### What should be in the proposal?<commit_msg>Be more welcoming to talk submitters<commit_after>## CALL FOR PROPOSALS – THE DETAILS

We are inviting the JavaScript community to submit talks for CascadiaJS 2014 in Portland, OR. This Call for Proposals will close on April 15. When you’re ready to submit a proposal, go [HERE](https://github.com/cascadiajs/2014.cascadiajs.com/blob/master/proposals/README.md#how-to-submit-a-proposal).

Diversity of voices is important to our community, so please don't think that you need to be a JS celebrity in order to speak at CascadiaJS. The deadline to submit a proposal is **April 15, 2014**. You are free to submit (and even revise) proposals up until that date. Please follow the instructions below and help us spread the word!

### PERKS
The following items are taken care of by us:

* Travel (up to $500)
* Hotel accomodations for 3 nights

### TOPICS
To get a feel for what we might be interested in hearing about, take a look at
the previous years, 2012 and 2013 . We are looking for JavaScript topics and
technologies that interest JS nerds. A few ideas:
- ES6
- security
- production setups(deployments, monitoring, etc.)
- the Makers community--visual art, hardware, robots, music
- server side JS
- tooling
- civic hacking
- testing
- mobile web
- education and outreach in JS programming and community

We are framework agnostic. We also accept non-talk proposals such as moderated
discussions. You can indicate your format in the CfP submission.

### HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
*OPTION #1*  
First, make sure you're available to attend the conference. It will be held in
Portland, OR on July 31-August 1, 2014.
* Create a [GitHub account](github.com) if you don't have one already
* Fork this repository
* Checkout the `master` branch
* Create and commit a markdown (`.md`) file in this directory named after the talk title and your GitHub ID.

*OPTION #2*  
Knowing that your talk proposal is going to get put under a microscope in public is daunting for a lot of people (especially those who have never spoken before). Try this alternative by following the below format and sending it to [<EMAIL>](mailto:<EMAIL>)

For example, if your talk is called "Intro To Node.js" and your GitHub ID is `janedoe`, name the file `intro-to-nodejs_janedoe.md`. Check out this [example template](https://github.com/cascadiajs/2014.cascadiajs.com/blob/master/proposals/proposal-template_janedoe.md) if you need help.

* Commit an avatar in the images subdirectory, named after your GitHub id. Format should be PNG, 256x256 Eg: `images/janedoe.png`
* When you're ready, submit a pull request.
* Send an email to [<EMAIL>](mailto:<EMAIL>) to introduce yourself and so that we have a way to contact you if your talk is accepted.
* Wait patiently (and nicely) for us to get back to you. We will respond to everyone who submits a proposal even if it's just to say "You're awesome, but not this year".

### What should be in the proposal?
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