A First-Timer’s Guide to Curating a Technical Conference Track
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About a year ago, a friend of mine asked me if I'd be interested in hosting a track in the 2025 edition of QCon London. Specifically, a track on "Performance and Sustainability in Practice: How to Make Software Greener."
I also didn't have the most extensive professional network of folks that did work in this space, and most of the speakers for my track had to be based in London, U.K. or in Europe.
I ultimately said yes. While it required a lot of work over the course of several months leading up to the conference, it was well worth it.
One thing I realized early on is that few resources exist to guide first-time track hosts through building a track. This was particularly noticeable for track hosts at software development conferences.
The following are the main lessons I learned along the way in curating and hosting the track, and what I would pass on to any first-time track host.
