Everyone knows I enjoy going to conferences. Not only is this a chance to meet many people I know from blogs and twitter finally in real life, but it is also a great learning experience.

At some point, after listening to dozens and hundreds of presentations on various conferences, you might come to a point where you say: I can do this, too! I, too, have something I’d like to show and share.

This is where you start submitting abstracts to your favorite conferences. This can be a regional meetup, your local usergroup, or something as awesome as Kscope.

Speaking of which, Kscope18 call for papers will end in a few days. Get your things together and submit an abstract there!

If you are new to all this, then following blog posts might be a good guidance:

• http://spendolini.blogspot.com/2013/11/presentation-advice.html
• http://www.odtug.com/p/bl/et/blogid=1&blogaid=497
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140630141618-4832037-how-to-get-your-conference-abstract-accepted
• http://www.pythian.com/blog/concrete-advice-for-abstract-writers/
• https://chadthompson.me/2012/12/how-to-submit-winning-presentations/

If you are located in Europe and don’t get a chance to travel to the US for Kscope, then you can also consider the brand new APEX Alpe Adria conference in April 2018.