Engagement/Developer Engagement/Event request guidelines

Developer Event Request Guidelines

Mozilla Developer Relations community seeks to help developers use open Web technologies. One way that we do this is by supporting technical conferences, hackathons, and meetups that bring developers together and share knowledge about open Web technologies.

What kind of support does Mozilla provide for events?

We can provide support in the form of Mozilla speakers, panelists, workshops, sponsorships, booths/tables, and many other ways.

How can I request Mozilla support for my event? If you are looking for support from Mozilla for your developer-oriented event, please submit a request using our Developer Event Request Form. This form gathers all the information we need to properly understand your event and evaluate your request, and taking the time to complete this form thoroughly now will save lots of time and lots of emails asking for more information. If you have a question about events that is not covered by the request form, please email dev-events (at) mozilla (dot) com.

Who Reviews My Requests? Requests are reviewed approximately weekly by the Developer Events Team. This team is made up of representatives from Mozilla's Developer Relations, Developer Tools, and Events teams.

What Criteria Do You Use to Evaluate My Request? In making decisions about sponsorships and speaking opportunities, Developer Relations considers the following factors (among others):

Relevance to Mozilla goals

It helps if you can show a relationship between your event and achieving Developer Relations 2014 goals.

Mozilla participation

Money alone doesn't represent Mozilla very well, so we only sponsor events where members of the Mozilla community (volunteers or staff) are participating. They could be attending, speaking, or organizing.

No pay-to-speak

While having a Mozillian speak at your event helps increase the likelihood of getting sponsorship, at the same time, we don't pay for sponsored speaking slots. We prefer that Mozilla speakers be invited or accepted on the quality of and level of interest in their presentations, not because of the

Code of conduct

In keeping with Mozilla's culture of inclusiveness, we strongly encourage event organizers seeking sponsorship or speaker to create, publish, and enforce a code of conduct for their event participants. The bigger your event, the stricter we will be about this requirement. However, small events can also benefit from explicit guidelines for respectful behavior. You can find examples and guidance for writing a code of conduct on the Geek feminism wiki.