CFPizza: Craft & Pitch Your CFP with Confidence! 🍕🎤

Would you like to speak at WHY2025, WICCON, or another conference but don’t know where to start with your Call for Proposals (CFP) submission? Have you always wanted to step onto a stage and give a presentation but aren’t sure what to talk about? Join CFPizza, a hands-on workshop where we’ll work together on your CFP writing and presentation skills!

This meetup is designed for anyone who wants to speak at conferences but has never written or submitted a CFP before. Whether you have an idea but don’t know how to structure it, need help refining your proposal, or want coaching to boost your confidence in public speaking—we’re here to support you.

This is a hybrid event, if you are in the Netherlands you can join us on-site but you can also join online. Let us know in the RSVP which option you choose.

💡 What to expect?
✔ Brainstorming talk ideas
✔ Guidance on writing and refining your CFP
✔ Support in developing your presentation
✔ Coaching and tips for confident public speaking
✔ A welcoming, inclusive community
✔ And of course… pizza! 🍕

🗓️ Schedule

• 18:00 - 18:30 Walk-in
• 18:30 - 19:00 Pizza
• 19:00 - 19:30 Presentation
• 19:30 - 21:00 Brainstorming, writing, questions, helping each other and drinks

For the online participants; please join the online meeting at 18:55 at the latest (https://meet.why2025.org/cfpizza).

🎤 Meet Your Workshop Leaders

Unfortunately Nancy Beers will not be able to attend, we will update this portion soon :)

🔹 Chantal Stekelenburg – Cybersecurity & Community Building 🔐
Chantal is a cybersecurity specialist with a passion for ethical hacking, community building, and digital security. As the co-founder of WICCA and former Head of Hackers at Zerocopter, she brings hackers and companies together to create stronger security.

Additionally, she is a sought-after speaker for stages and podcasts on hackers, cybercrime prevention, and the impact of technology on stalking and digital threats. She believes that collaboration with hackers and diversity in security teams are essential for a safer and more innovative digital world.

🎯 Who is this for?
Anyone who wants to give a talk and needs support in crafting a strong CFP!

📍 Where & when?
Onyx Cybersecurity
Databankweg 28D, 3821 AL Amersfoort
Friday, 9 May 2025

Come along, write your CFP, and let’s work together to make tech conferences more diverse! 🚀