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+[[!meta title="Notes on Preparing Your Talk"]]
+
+This page contains notes for our speakers on preparing their talks and
+presentations.  Please read through the list and consider it while
+preparing your talk.  If you have any questions, concerns, or
+suggestions please write to <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> or email me
+directly at <bandali@gnu.org>.
+
+Note: being part of a wiki, this page is subject to change (including
+by you!); please check back every now and again for any changes and
+updates.
+
+### Code of conduct
+
+First and foremost, we ask that you review our [[code of
+conduct|conduct]] when preparing your talk to make sure we're all on
+the same page and strive to make the event a great experience for all.
+We would be happy to chat with you if you're unsure about whether your
+talk or presentation style meets the guidelines laid out in the code
+of conduct.  You can email Sacha Chua at <sacha@sachachua.com> to chat
+more about this.
+
+### Prerecording of lightning talks
+
+If you're giving a lighting talk, we ask that you please prepare a
+prerecorded version and send it to us by **October 19** the latest,
+two weeks before the conference.
+
+See the [[**tips**|tips]] page for more on how to record a screencast.
+
+Per GNU Project's [Guide to
+Formats](//audio-video.gnu.org/docs/formatguide.html), we prefer to
+receive prerecorded videos in formats unencumbered by software
+patents, such as:
+
+- `video/ogg`: video files encoded with the Theora video codec,
+  encapsulated in an Ogg transport layer, with `.ogg` or `.ogv` file
+  extension.
+- `video/webm`: WebM-encoded video files, with `.webm` file extension.
+
+However, if for one reason or another you're unable to send us your
+prerecorded video in one of the above formats, you may submit them in
+other formats, like MPEG-4 (`.mp4`), and we will try to convert them
+to our preferred formats on your behalf.
+
+Send your prerecording(s) to <bandali@gnu.org>.  Please make sure to
+name a free license of your choosing for your video to be released
+under, as explained in the next section.
+
+Note: If your email happens to exceed the message size limit of the
+gnu.org mail server, please send me another email to arrange for an
+alternative submission method.
+
+### License for talks and presentations
+
+We believe in free culture and that creative works everywhere should
+be free.  See the following to learn more about free culture and free
+works:
+
+- <https://questioncopyright.org/what_is_free_culture>
+- <https://freedomdefined.org/Definition>
+- <https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/freeworks/>
+
+As such, we would like to release video recordings from the conference
+under a free license, such as [CC BY-SA
+4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).  If you're
+giving a lightning talk, please name a free license of your choosing
+to release the video under when sending us (pre)recordings of your
+talk(s).  If you're not giving a lightning talk and/or not sending us
+prerecorded video(s), we still need you to let us know which license
+to release the recording of your live presentation under.
+
+If you have any questions about licenses and choosing a license for
+your talk, don't hesitate to write to <bandali@gnu.org>.
+
+### Office hours for video call tech-checks
+
+We are planning on using [Jitsi Meet](https://meet.jit.si) for the
+video calls with speakers delivering their presentations.  Jitsi Meet
+is an in-browser web application, so you wouldn't need to install
+anything else besides a web browser.
+
+We would like to hold 'office hours' for speakers who want to try out
+using Jitsi Meet with us before the conference.  The office hours will
+likely be on Saturdays or Sundays, but we'd be happy to try and work
+out another time if that doesn’t work for a speaker.
+
+To schedule a short tech-check, email one of the people on this list:
+
+- Amin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org>
+- Damien Cassou <damien@cassou.me>
+- Greg Farough <gregf@gnu.org>
+
+If you'd like to help out with the tech-checks, feel free to add your
+name and email to the above list, and email me so we can coordinate.
+
+### Official Zürich satellite/sister event
+
+The awesome folks at 200ok have talked to us and put together a
+satellite/sister event for EmacsConf 2019 at their Zürich office on
+the day of the conference!  As the official EmacsConf2019 Zürich
+satellite, they will be following and watching the livestream
+remotely, and can feature a selection of additional live talks
+parallel to the main track as well.  See the [announcement on
+emacsconf-discuss](//lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-discuss/2019-09/msg00010.html)
+or on the [200ok
+blog](//200ok.ch/posts/2019-09-17_announcing_the_official_emacsconf_zurich_satellite.html).
+
+If you'd like to present your talk at the Zürich track, please email
+<bandali@gnu.org> _and_ <alain@200ok.ch> as soon as possible so we can
+arrange the schedules.
+
+Since space in the Zürich location is limited, if you'd like to attend
+in person please **make sure to RSVP** either by emailing
+<emacsconf-register@gnu.org> or using the meetup link on the 200ok
+announcement blog post.  When sending your RSVP, please also include a
+copy of your submitted proposal.