Propose a workshop

What we're looking for

At previous events we've had workshops on everything from camera building to paper circuits, deep learning to yarn making, virtual reality to bookbinding, and cocktail making to sim-card hacking. Anything goes!

If you're enthusiastic about it, we are too! You don't need to be a professional or an expert to lead a workshop.

What it's like

We'll give you one of our workshop tents for up to two hours to give a workshop on any subject. Each workshop seats 30 people and comes equipped with a screen and speakers – we can also provide some equipment (such as soldering irons) on request.

We operate an online sign-up system for workshops, with some tickets held back until closer to the start of the session, and a small queue for spaces left by no-shows. The workshops are always extremely popular and usually oversubscribed, and this will prevent long queues and allow people to plan their day.

Before the event our Workshops team will get in touch to coordinate what you need and ensure we can host your workshop. During the event they'll be available for support and coordinate with the team running the tent that's hosting your workshop.

Selection

After you submit a proposal, it will be reviewed anonymously by a diverse selection panel. Learn more about the selection process.

Your details

Please log in if you've already bought a ticket (or had one transferred to you). We will use this address for any questions about your proposal.

If your proposal is accepted, you can edit your name before it's publicly shown as part of the schedule.

About your workshop

The title and description of your workshop will be made public. You'll be able to tweak these later, but please provide as much detail as you can now, so we can review your submission.

If you want some advice on how best to write a proposal, take a look at our proposal advice.

We will anonymise these fields before sending them to our reviewers, so please try to avoid including personally identifiable information.

More details

We'll use these details to help us schedule your workshop.

The tent will have a projector and sound system. Please let us know if you need any other equipment you will not be able to easily bring yourself, such as soldering irons.

If accepted, how much notice do you need? We'll try and give you as much time as we can.

Attendees

Our workshop tents will be set up with chairs and tables for 30 people per session. If you would like to run your workshop more than once, or if volunteers would help you increase capacity, please say so.

Please ensure you will have enough kits or equipment to go round.

If this is only a small amount, we may be able to cover it.

All under-16s attending workshops at EMF must be accompanied by an adult.

We're happy to advise on submissions before they are reviewed. We don't consider lack of experience a problem and we welcome those who haven't given a workshop before.
Funding

We have some budget to subsidise travel within the UK for those who could not otherwise afford it. We also have some funds available for up-front costs for workshops, for example, to build kits for attendees.