SwissQ's conference Swiss Testing Day has decided that speakers from "Service Providing Companies" - after having gone through the paper selection process and being accepted - have to buy a mandatory sponsorship.

This is antithetical to what a conference is all about and we do not support this extreme form of #PayToSpeak. Sign this petition to voice your disagreement with such a policy. Let's work together for better conferences.

More details on the subject in my blog post

Please write in the comment if you are a speaker and/or a listener. Also, if you have additional thoughts, I'd be interested in them.