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Hey, Splice Beta speaker!

This page is about the things you need to know as a Splice Beta speaker, and about the stuff we need you to send us.

Let’s get you to Beta.

Here's the fun part — we don’t have a dedicated travel agent, so we’ll need you to handle your own flight and hotel bookings. We will reimburse you.

But it’ll also make it easier for you to figure out when you’re flying in and out, make amendments, and it will also give you some flexibility if you have a preference for different rooms, or if you're traveling with family.

FLIGHTS

We just had a look at prices on Google Travel. A flight from xxx to Chiang Mai should be around US$xxx right now.

If your flight is +/- 10% of that number, please go ahead and book. If it’s more than that amount, please let me know before booking. But book early in the next couple of weeks before flight prices go up!

Aim to get to Chiang Mai on November 4 — we’ll do welcome drinks in the evening. And then it’s three full days of festivities on November 5-7. You can then jump back on the plane on November 8 if you’re in a hurry.

HOTELS

You'll book your own hotel. Pick a place in Agoda in the Nimman district of Chiang Mai. The festival venues will be in the area. (link to Agoda's Nimman listings)

We will reimburse US$180 for the 3 nights of Beta. That would cover most of the hotels in Nimman, or if you like, you can always add that to an Airbnb stay if you prefer.

SPEAKER FEES

Also -- we have set aside a speaker's fee of US$800 to say thank you.

If you decide not accept it, we'll add that money to our Show-Up-At-Beta Fund to help folks who can’t afford plane tickets and hotels can come to Beta. Let me know what you'd prefer.

REIMBURSEMENT

We’ll reimburse you in November (let me know if you need it reimbursed earlier). Send over a simple invoice with your bank details (Wise preferred, just so we all save some money), and I'll send the total payment for your flight + hotel + speaking fees.

Note that you’ll be responsible for any additional costs for amendments or cancellations.

But hey, if you can’t book your own travel for some reason, let us know and we’ll find a way. Remember, Splice is literally Rishad and I doing pretty much everything, so help us out with your logistics!

Questions?

Upload a mugshot and a bio

All speaker profiles begin with a profile pic and a bio. Let’s make yours amazing.

Here’s what we need:

  • a hi-res selfie of you looking at the camera

  • a super-short one-line bio that is not longer than 200 characters

Beta is a community-led event, so we’re leaning on you to help with the logistics

Here are some tips to make things easy:

What to bring with you

  • Your laptop If you have slides, please project them from your own laptop

  • An HDMI connector for the projector, so please bring your own adapter/dongle (We’ll lend you one if you don’t have one.)

  • A slide clicker Bring one if you have one. (We’ll lend you one if you don’t.)

Good things to remember

  • Send us your slides Drop your presentations and other resources into this Google Drive folder. We prefer Google Slides. Your presentation will be made public for the community.

  • Arrive 10 minutes early so you can plug in and set up.

  • Start on time — end on time. Sessions are 45 mins — and that includes Q&A. Wrap up on time so that the next session can start on time.

  • You’ll be introducing yourself We have no formal introductions or preamble. Beta is a close and informal gathering, so jump right in.

  • Self-organise Don’t know when you’ll be speaking? Find your session in the Beta program.

  • Need help? Meet Mili Semlani, our community manager — she’ll be your point of contact on the ground. Reach her on Telegram, or email her at milisemlani@gmail.com. https://t.me/milisemlani

    Still have questions? Email us.

Help someone get to Beta

Plane tickets and hotels are out of reach for a lot of people.

Splice Beta helps connect to opportunities for all of us in media — from business models and audiences to grants and jobs. Let’s make sure everyone has a seat at the table.

Krystal, Darsh, Hui Yee, and all of you who wanted to stay anonymous — thank you so much for your kind donations! You make this community truly magical.

Please consider donating to our Beta fund.

THIS DOES NOT BUY A BETA TICKET. This is your donation to our little fund (called Spiffy, for the Splice Pay It Forward Fund) so we can all help folks who couldn’t otherwise afford planes and hotels to get to Splice Beta in Chiang Mai. We'd like to thank you publicly on our website and other materials, but let us know if you'd rather stay anonymous.

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What is Splice Beta?

An inclusive and diverse media startup festival in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. 

Beta is the only event in Asia that brings together the media ecosystem. This is the golden age of media. Let us show you what it looks like.

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