Community and Culture
Open-source hardware and software wouldn't exist without the communities that build and maintain it. This category covers the open-source community and tech communities in general, as well as the cultural aspects of working with technology.
Examples of previous Community and Culture talks:
* [Walking the Cultural Tightrope](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Aeva_Black-Walking_The_Cultural_Tightrope), by Aeva Black at SeaGL 2021
* [Alcohol and Inclusivity in Tech](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Kara_Sowles-Alcohol_and_Inclusivity_in_Tech), by Kara Sowles at SeaGL 2020
* [Move Slow and Try Not to Break Each Other](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Deb_Nicholson-Move_Slow_and_Try_Not_to_Break_Each_Other), by Deb Nicholson at SeaGL 2020
Education
This category covers both the use of open-source software in education and technical education in general, from elementary school to university.
Examples of previous Education talks:
* [The Leaky Pipeline](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2022-Aarti_Ramkrishna-The_Leaky_Pipeline), by Aarti Ramkrishna at SeaGL 2022
* [Stories from reviving and extending a university's information security program](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Brian_Callahan-Reviving_and_extending_a_universitys_infosec_program), by Brian Callahan at SeaGL 2021
* [Rise up for free software in schools!](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Mariah_Villarreal-Rise_up_for_free_software_in_schools), by Mariah Villareal at SeaGL 2020
Hardware
This category is for adventures in open-source hardware, whether it be about building your own or developing on top of projects created by others.
Examples of previous Hardware talks:
* [Building Your Own Keyboard with Free Software](https://archive.org/details/keeb_20200110), by Brian Mock at SeaGL 2019
* [Automatic Chicken Door HOWTO](https://archive.org/details/AutomaticChickenDoorHOWTOATalkByAdamMonsenAtSeaGL2017), by Adam Monsen at SeaGL 2017
Languages and Tools
This category is all about the languages and tools that we use in our day-to-day work. It covers everything from shell scripting to open-source languages such as Rust and Python, as well as tools built for the open-source ecosystem.
Examples of previous Languages and Tools talks:
* [Intro to jq: grep for JSON](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-der_hans-Intro_to_jq_grep_for_JSON), by der.hans at SeaGL 2021
* [Good Shell Patterns](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Bri_Hatch-Good_Shell_Patterns), by Bri Hatch at SeaGL 2021
* [Let's Make Games With Rust](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Elijah_C_Voigt-Lets_Make_Games_with_Rust), by Elijah C. Voigt at SeaGL 2020
Machine Learning and Big Data
Data isn't just the domain of large tech companies. From open-source tools for machine learning to data management strategies, this category covers everything related to machine learning and big data.
Examples of previous Machine Learning and Big Data talks:
* [Accessible Data Visualization](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2022-Bradley_Molinaro-Accessible_Data_Visualization), by Bradley Sabin Molinaro at SeaGL 2022
* [First steps with Swift for TensorFlow](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Paris_Buttfield_Addison_and_Tim_Nugent-First_steps_with_Swift_for_TensorFlow), by Paris Buttfield-Addison and Tim Nugent at SeaGL 2020
* [Learning Natural Language Processing through The Regender Project](https://archive.org/details/regender), by Eva Monsen at SeaGL 2019
Open-Source Careers
If you want to talk about building a career in open-source technology, or leveraging your experience with FLOSS communities in a work context, you've come to the right place. We welcome discussions on how FLOSS can benefit everyone from a career point of view.
Examples of previous Open-Source Careers talks:
* [Finding the right tools for your new job](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2022-Dawn_E_Collett-Finding_the_right_tools_for_your_new_job), by Dawn Cooper at SeaGL 2022
* [Know Your Rights as a Tech Worker](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Shauna_Gordon-McKeon-Know_Your_Rights_as_a_Tech_Worker), by Shauna Gordon-McKeon at SeaGL 2021
Performance Art
This category encompasses both performance art about the tech community, and art projects which are supported by open-source software. From stand-up comedy to generative art to knitting with software, we would love to see what you can come up with!
Examples of previous Performance Art talks:
* [Stand-up comedy about FLOSS](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Sumana_Harihareswara-Stand_up_comedy_about_FLOSS), by Sumana Harihareswara at SeaGL 2020
Security and Privacy
Open-source communities have been at the forefront of security and privacy for many years. As well as securing your tech stack, talks in this category will look at the human side of security, and the privacy impacts of today's tech ecosystem.
Examples of previous Security and Privacy talks:
* [What's Anonymity Worth?](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2022-Kaylea_Champion-Whats_Anonymity_Worth), by Kaylea Champion at SeaGL 2022
* [Computing Confidentially in the Clouds](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Aeva_Black-Computing_Confidentially_in_the_Clouds), by Aeva Black at SeaGL 2021
* [Open Source Secrets Management](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Gareth_J_Greenaway-Open_Source_Secrets_Management), by Gareth J. Greenway at SeaGL 2020
Systems and Platforms
How does old-school systems administration fit into the IT industry of today? What do we need to do to run platform teams using open-source software? This category covers everything related to the systems and platforms on which we build, from systems architecture to DevOps to CI/CD.
Examples of previous Systems and Platforms talks:
* [Building cloud networks: Terraform or Ansible?](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2021-Francois_Caen-Building_cloud_networks_Terraform_or_Ansible), by François Caen and Troy Perkins at SeaGL 2021
* [Building Free CI/CD with GitHub Actions](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Cameron_Bielstein-Building_Free_CI_CD_with_GitHub_Actions), by Cameron Bielstein at SeaGL 2020
* [Microservices: A Cautionary Tale](https://archive.org/details/microservices_202001), by Amulya Bandikatla at SeaGL 2019
Everything Else
Have a great talk that doesn't fit these categories? Submit it here!
Some talks that we've had which don't fit neatly into the standard categories:
* [The internet is unusable: the disabled view](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2022-Nicolas_Steenhout-The_internet_is_unusable_The_disabled_view), by Nicolas Steenhout at SeaGL 2022
* [Patently Obvious](https://archive.org/details/SeaGL2020-Neil_McGovern-Patently_Obvious), by Neil McGovern at SeaGL 2020
