Speaker briefing

Twenty minutes with a curious room.

Every month, a room full of builders, founders, researchers, and the simply curious. Two speakers show them something real. This page is everything you need to be one of them.

First Thursdays · Bradfield Centre, Cambridge Science Park · 60–80 people
Prints as a one-sheet, if you like paper.
01Run of show

The evening.

  1. Tech checkYou

    Arrive, plug in, click through, breathe. Fifteen quiet minutes before doors.

  2. Doors

    The room fills. Wander, say hello, get a feel for who you'll be talking to.

  3. TalksYour slot · ~20 min

    Two talks, questions woven in as you go — expect hands mid-slide, not polite silence at the end.

    Live demos are actively encouraged — show the thing. Keep slides light.

  4. Pizza, beer, conversation

    Ninety minutes of it. The best questions arrive here, slice in hand.

  5. Wrap
02The askT–3 weeks

What we need from you.

Three things, emailed over, and you're set.

  • A talk titleplain and specific beats clever (though clever is allowed).
  • An abstracttwo or three sentences on the thing itself. It goes on the event page word for word.
  • A headshotany photo you're happy with; it sits beside your name on the listing.
03The kit

On the night.

Screen

Big enough for live code, within reason.

Connect

HDMI or USB-C. Bring your laptop.

Recording

Talks are recorded and published on YouTube — you get the link to share.

Want to speak?

Tell us what you'd show. A sentence is plenty — we'll take it from there.

hello@aimeetup.org
Subject line's already written — just press send