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@@ -9,7 +9,21 @@ assignees: ''
 
 I would like to suggest a new location for the validLocations file:
 
-country: `country you would like to add`
-city: `city you would like to add`
+- country: `country you would like to add` (optional)
+- city: `city you would like to add`
 
 https://github.com/tech-conferences/conference-data/blob/main/scripts/config/validLocations.ts
+
+If you would like to suggest a conference, please also list the details of the conference here:
+- conference name:
+- url:
+- date:
+- cfp:
+- cfp url:
+- topic:
+- language:
+- is the conference onsite or hybrid?
+- twitter/mastodon handle
+- code of conduct
+
+Is there anything else we can help you with?