The idea for this came from a discussion on FriendFeed kicked off by Dorothea Salo, who posted:

I am coming to think that the way conferences work is kinda weird. Instead of sifting through topics, why don't we sift through people, and then let 'em talk about whatever's on their mind?

The idea being, it would reduce the need to plan out conference agendas a year or more in advance (with the risk of a topic becoming less than timely) and possibly encourage more than The Usual Suspects (TM Walt Crawford) to participate in keynote sessions, panels, etc..

So if you think this is something you'd be interested in, put down your name, a topic or topic(s) you're willing to speak to, maybe a link on the LSW map or general description of your location and whether or not you'd be willing to travel outside that area. That way, we've got a resource we can point conference organizers to.