# Talks And Proposals

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-harshuljain13-agent-skills-talks-and-proposals`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [harshuljain13](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/harshuljain13)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [harshuljain13](https://github.com/harshuljain13)
- **Source:** https://github.com/harshuljain13/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/talks-and-proposals

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-harshuljain13-agent-skills-talks-and-proposals
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Talks & Proposals Skill

## Notion Database

**DB**: CFP (Tech talks, Workshops and Papers)
**URL**: https://www.notion.so/hj1393/4132a63bb32a4d93a724aeb027f92077
**Collection ID**: `collection://767f10ea-c283-4294-8c86-0c618651ce5d`

**Schema**:
- `Proposal` (title) — the talk/paper/workshop title
- `Program` (select) — the specific conference or program:
  `JOSS` · `Linux Foundation` · `Grant` · `Conference CFP` · `Other`
  · `ICML 2026` · `MCP Conference` · `AI Engineer Fair 2026`
  · `MLSys 2026` · `MLOPS World 2026` · `KubeCon2026`
  *(add a new option when submitting to a conference not yet listed)*
- `Type` (multi-select) — `Talk` · `Workshop` · `Demo` · `Tutorial` · `Paper`
- `Status` (status) — full pipeline:
  `To draft` → `Drafting` → `Pending submission` → `In review`
  → `Submitted` → `Accepted` / `Rejected` → `Delivered`
- `Deadline` (date) — submission deadline
- `Owner` (person) — assign to Harshul
- `Evidence` (relation) — link to EB1A evidence entries once accepted

**Always set at minimum**: `Proposal`, `Program`, `Type`, `Status`, `Deadline`.

---

## About Harshul

Senior ML Engineer at Audible (Amazon), ~9 years. Builds GenAI search, real-time ML
feature stores (100K+ QPS), fraud detection. Creator of AgentShip. MS CS NYU.

His canonical talk reference: **"Building a Real-Time ML Feature Store at 100K QPS"**
— use this as the quality bar for specificity, grounding, and what "production experience"
sounds like in a proposal.

---

## Task 1: Draft a CFP Submission

Produce a complete, paste-ready CFP. Structure:

### For a Tech Talk (30–40 min)

```
TITLE
[Specific + outcome-forward. Max 10 words. The title should hint at the insight, not
just describe the topic.]

❌ "Introduction to ML Feature Stores"
✅ "Building a 100K QPS Feature Store: What Nobody Warns You About"

---
ABSTRACT (~200 words)

[Para 1 — The problem, made real. 2-3 sentences. Something a senior engineer
has actually felt.]

[Para 2 — What you'll show. Ground it: name the system, name the scale, name Audible
if relevant. "In this talk, I'll share how my team at Audible (Amazon) built X to
handle Y. I'll walk through [specific decision], [real tradeoff], [real lesson]."
No fluff — if a sentence doesn't add information, cut it.]

[Para 3 — Concrete takeaways. Not "you'll learn about X." Instead: "You'll leave
with [specific thing] you can apply to your own system on Monday."]

---
TALK OUTLINE

[00:00–05:00] Problem Space — [1-sentence description]
[05:00–15:00] Architecture Deep Dive — [description]
[15:00–23:00] War Stories / Incidents — [what went wrong + lesson]
[23:00–33:00] North Star / Vision — [where is this going]
[33:00–38:00] Key Takeaways — [3 concrete rules]
[+ 10 min Q&A]

---
TARGET AUDIENCE
• [Persona 1 — who they are and why this talk matters to them]
• [Persona 2]
• [Persona 3]

---
SPEAKER BIO
Harshul Jain is a Senior ML Engineer at Audible (Amazon), where he builds real-time
ML infrastructure including a feature store serving 100,000+ queries per second.
With 9 years of production engineering experience, he specializes in GenAI-powered
search, fraud detection, and ML systems at scale. He created AgentShip, an open-source
AI agent deployment framework, and mentors 300+ engineers on Codementor. He writes
The Engineer's Digest on Substack.
LinkedIn: [URL] | GitHub: [URL]

---
FORMAT: Talk (35 min + 10 min Q&A)
A/V: HDMI, terminal display, mic
```

### For a Workshop (60 min)

Same header structure, but outline becomes:
```
[00:00–05:00] Hook — what participants will have built by end
[05:00–15:00] Concept I — live walkthrough
[15:00–25:00] Exercise 1 — guided, everyone finishes
[25:00–35:00] Concept II
[35:00–55:00] Exercise 2 + stretch challenge
[55:00–60:00] Wrap-up + 3 takeaways

Prerequisites: [list clearly]
Max participants: 25–30
Materials: GitHub repo with starter code, setup guide sent 48h before
```

### For a Paper / JOSS Submission

```
TITLE

ABSTRACT (~250 words)
[Para 1 — Motivation: what problem does this solve, who has it]
[Para 2 — What the software/paper does: technical approach]
[Para 3 — Novelty vs. existing work: why this matters, what's different]
[Para 4 — Usage and impact: who's using it, what metrics show adoption]

STATEMENT OF NEED
[Why this tool/paper fills a gap in the field]

TARGET VENUE: [JOSS / ArXiv / conference workshop track]
```

---

## Task 2: Tailor for a Specific Conference

When the same talk goes to multiple conferences, adjust:

| Conference type | Tone | Emphasize |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioner (QCon, SREcon, InfoQ) | Peer-to-peer, blunt | What went wrong, real numbers, architecture |
| ML/AI (MLOps World, Applied ML) | Technical, metrics-forward | Scale, production vs. benchmark, operational lessons |
| Broad tech (AWS re:Invent, KubeCon) | Slightly accessible | Business outcome first, then mechanism |
| University / hackathon | Energetic, encouraging | Career advice + technical depth |

The abstract changes. The talk itself doesn't.

---

## Task 3: Log to Notion

After drafting, always create the entry in Notion immediately. Use `notion-create-pages`:

**Database**: `collection://767f10ea-c283-4294-8c86-0c618651ce5d`

**Properties to set**:
```
Proposal:  [Talk/Paper/Workshop Title]
Program:   [Conference name from select list, or "Conference CFP" if new]
Type:      ["Talk"] or ["Workshop"] or ["Demo"] or ["Tutorial"] or ["Paper"]
Status:    "To draft"  (move to "Drafting" once you start writing)
Deadline:  [Submission deadline date]
```

**Page body**: Full abstract, talk outline, speaker bio, submission notes.
Update `Status` as the proposal moves through the pipeline — this drives the Pipeline board view.

**Status lifecycle**:
`To draft` → `Drafting` → `Pending submission` → `In review` → `Submitted` → `Accepted` or `Rejected` → `Delivered`

Once accepted, link the `Evidence` field to the corresponding EB1A evidence entry.

---

## CFP Abstract Quality Check

Before submitting, verify:
- ✅ First sentence makes a non-obvious claim (not a description)
- ✅ At least one specific metric or system reference by paragraph 2
- ✅ Company/system named (Audible/Amazon when relevant — signals credibility)
- ✅ Closing sentence says *exactly* what attendees walk away with
- ❌ No "journey", "explore", "gain insights", "fascinating", or "overview of"
- ❌ No vague outcomes ("better understanding", "new perspective")

---

## EB1A Note

Every accepted talk = Criterion 5 (Original Contributions) + Criterion 7 (Critical Role).
After a talk is accepted, capture: conference name, attendance, acceptance rate, invitation
email, slide deck, recording URL. Add these to the Notion page body.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [harshuljain13](https://github.com/harshuljain13)
- **Source:** [harshuljain13/agent-skills](https://github.com/harshuljain13/agent-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-harshuljain13-agent-skills-talks-and-proposals
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/harshuljain13
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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