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=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. By support, the Dev Rel group includes financial sponsorship, help with securing Mozilla speakers, and Mozilla branded promotional items at the event.
== What kind of support does Mozilla provide for events? ==
== Who reviews my request? ==
Requests are reviewed approximately weekly (unless holidays and scheduling conflicts arise) by the Developer Events Team. This team is made up of representatives from Mozilla's Developer Relations, Developer Tools, Participation, MDN, and Events teams.
== How will my request be reviewed? ==
We have established this set of criteria by which we evaluate all event support requests:
* '''Relevance Alignment to Mozilla goalsand strategy''': It helps if you can show a relationship between your event and achieving [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/ [DevRel|Developer Relations]] goals. We have a set amount of funding every year, and we need to make sure that our dollars are spent on events that are supporting the goals we have set for the year. * '''Submission at least 6 weeks prior to event date''': It takes time to review the requests. Please be considerate and respectful regarding this time frame to allow sufficient time for consideration.
* '''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, organizing, or participating in some other way, as long as they are at the event in person. A sponsorship needs to have one or more Mozillians at the event to engage with attendees about why Mozilla is supporting this event, how we can work together, what cool new things is Mozilla offering, etc. <i>Note: If you have no Mozillians involved in your event, we are happy to help find someone to speak, attend, sit on a panel, etc., but this does NOT guarantee a sponsorship. Finding Mozilla participants is judged independently of sponsorship opportunities.</i>
** helps us gauge interest in the topics and products we might propose to speak about
** maintains the credibility of Mozilla speakers with audiences
* '''Budget consideration''': This sponsorship request process is specifically from the Dev Rel team. We are limited in resources and usually do not consider supporting requests that require significant sponsorship (in general, above $5,000 USD). However, we are happy to review the event and its purpose to help direct the request to another Mozilla division.
* '''Code of conduct''': In keeping with Mozilla's [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ 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 [http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment Geek feminism wiki]. We unfortunately have had a few of our speakers mistreated at past events, and even worse, the organizers did not intervene. Our Mozillians are awesome, and they all deserve to be treated with respect.
