Yesterday, the call for presenters closed for [React.js Conf](http://conf.reactjs.com/) and we couldn't believe it, we got a **hundred proposals** and more than 600 people left their contact information to be notified when tickets would go on sale. This is incredible!
But...
When we organized the conference we decided to start small since it's the first one. We went for a single track, two-days conference, on Facebook campus. This means that we've got "only" 18 speaking slots and 200 attendees.
Unfortunately, we're using the biggest room on campus and putting more people won't make for a very good experience. The spatial configuration also makes it hard to add a second track to accomodate for more speakers. Changing the venue only two months in advance is also going to prove very challenging.
So...
We took the very hard decision of keeping the current format. This means that from the hundred talks that were submitted, we're only going to be able to accept a tiny number :( For the attendees, we want to make sure that people have a fair shot at getting their tickets, so we're going to do three waves of ticket sales. Each of them is going to be first come first serve. **The price is set to $200 per ticket**.
- Friday November 28th 2014 — Noon PST, first wave
- A week later, on Friday December 5th 2014 — Noon PST, second wave
- A week later, on Friday December 12th 2014 — Noon PST, third and last wave
This is a very unfortunate situation but I hope that we can make the best out of it!
Yesterday was the [React.js Conf](http://conf.reactjs.com/index.html) call for presenters submission deadline. We were
surprised to have received a total of **one hundred talk proposals** and were
amazed that 600 people requested to be notified when ticket go on sale. This is incredible!
When we organized the conference, we decided to start small since this is the
first React.js conference. Also, we weren't sure what level of demand to expect,
so we planned for a single-track, two-day conference on Facebook's campus. The
largest room available would accomodate 18 speaking slots and 200 attendees.
The spacial configuration makes it difficult to add a second track and changing
venues only two months in advance would be too difficult, so we are deciding to
stick with the originally planned format and venue on Facebook's campus.
Unfortunately, this means that we can only accept a small number of the awesome
conference talk proposals. In order to make sure attendees get a fair shot at
registering, we're going to to sell tickets in three separate first-come,
first-serve phases. **Tickets will cost $200 regardless of which phase they are
purchased from and all proceeds will go to charity**.
- Friday November 28th 2014 — Noon PST: First wave of tickets
- Friday December 5th 2014 — Noon PST: Second wave of tickets
- Friday December 12th 2014 — Noon PST: Third and last wave of tickets
We really do wish that everyone could attend React.js Conf, but in order to
ensure a quality experience for those who attend, we feel it will be best to
limit the size of the conference to what was originally planned for. This means
that not everyone who wants to attend will be able to, and many talks that
would be excellent contributions to the conference will have to be postponed
until the next conference.
We hope to see many of you at React.js Conf this January.
Christopher Chedeau
10 years ago