What
MMS 2025 at MOA is going fishing for the speaker theme (replacing Stargazing from previous years). You'll spot speakers wearing fishing vests (and maybe fishing hats).
You'll be able to sit down with these speakers, privately in-person, for 20 minutes.
Speakers are picked to staff these tents based on the popularity of their sessions. Our thinking here is that if you're too shy to speak up in a big session, perhaps you will privately in a fishing tent.
As an enticement, snacks and sodas (and maybe beer) will be offered in the tent!
Where
The fishing tents are in the foyer by the registration desk. Here is a map. You'll find Microsoft developers and PMs in the red tent and speakers\MVPs in the black tents.
These sessions will run at the same time as other sessions. Feel free to leave your current session for 20 minutes and pop back in when done; speakers won't be offended by your walking out. They know to expect it.
How
Fishing Sessions cannot be booked in sched.com directly!
Find Wally to book your session. You are likely to spot him at the registration desk or over by the tents.
Wally will take walk-ups on a case-by-case basis throughout the week. Just ask if anything is currently open.
Limit: 1 session per attendee max per day (but again, if a tent is open when you walk-up, Wally can let you in).
