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Lightning Talks

A little history .... Dan Cuellar was selected to speak at the Selenium Conference 2012 in London about an entirely different topic. As part of his presentation, he showed off iOS Automation using Selenium syntax to demonstrate writing platform-agnostic tests that use separate platform-specific page objects with a common interface. To his surprise, the cool test architecture would take a backseat to the spectacle of iOS tests running like WebDriver tests. Several people suggested he give a lightning talk later in the conference to explain exactly how it worked.

Dan stepped up on stage on the second day of the conference to give the lightning talk. Jason Huggins, co-creator of Selenium, moderated the lightning talks. Dan experienced technical difficulties loading his presentation, and Jason nearly had to move on to the next talk. At the last moment, the screen turned on, and Dan jumped into his presentation. He explained the details of his implementation and how it worked, begged for contributors, and in five minutes, it was over. The crowd applauded politely, and he left the stage.

If we look at how Appium came into existence, lightning talks are a very important part of this journey. Continuing the SeleniumConf & AppiumConf Valencia 2025 tradition, we will offer a Lightning Talk track session. Each presenter will be given a maximum of 5 minutes for their talk.

Here's how it works: On the first day of the conference, attendees will have a sign-up board where they can write down their topic and contact information. Throughout the day, all attendees will be encouraged to stop by the board and add a tick mark to upvote the talk(s) they'd like to hear. Once voting has ended, the organizers will track down the top 6-7 vote getters and provide additional details to help them prepare for their talk.