Design the proposal form around the information reviewers actually need and agree on review criteria before opening submissions. Test the speaker experience, then assign reviewers and use the collected information to plan session lengths, tracks and scheduling constraints.
After selection, keep speaker communication and schedule changes in one documented workflow. pretalx’s current license is AGPL with additional terms, including attribution requirements. Self-hosting needs backups and update ownership, particularly while the call for proposals is open and speakers are editing submissions.
