Plan for 75 min of content and 30 min of Q & A

How deep is your content? Give us (and attendees) an idea of the target audience. Think of use cases on how your content will apply to the target audience.

Goals of the session - we find that it's helpful to include information in your description that helps attendees understand what they will learn and the value they will obtain.

We know that tech evolves fast - if you want to submit content on something that is not yet released, or expected to change before MMS, please include this information in your proposal - we will work with you to refine the session description as we approach the conference.

We require each session to have two presenters. While some presenters prefer to present alone, we have seen many of our presenters really enjoy the opportunity to work with someone else. Many times, it was someone that they had known (or known of) for several years, but never really worked together or got to know. If you wish, we can pair you up with someone (and might have to if they're booked for another session at the same time).

Four (co-presented) sessions max for each speaker! Many of our speakers have been overworked in the past – we are limiting speakers session count (not including Nerds of a Feather and Ask-the-Expert sessions).

Help us get to know you. We know most of you, but we don't know all of you. When you submit your sessions, include information to help us learn more about you - your LinkedIn profile, blog posts, and other places on the web that you share content. This will help us determine if you (and your content) are a good fit as a presenter at MMS.

MMS is a deep technical conference. We expect level 300, 400, and deeper content. Of course, 'levels' are subjective. If you say it's a 400 level session, tell us how it's a 400 level session.

Attendees like to review session slides to help choose between conflicting sessions. Speakers sometimes prefer to not post their entire deck before presenting. The Attendee Preview version should contain enough information about your session for attendees to get the gist, and goes into more detail than the title and description on Sched. Your Attendee Preview deck must be posted to your session on sched.com according to the timeline on this page. (As it's visible on sched, it must be polished, and using our template).

We start session selections in December (for our May event) and May/June (for our fall event), meeting weekly until all slots are filled. If none of your sessions are selected, we might come ask you to co-present with someone else's session.

A co-speaker is simply a second speaker in a session. At MMS, there's no concept of a "lead speaker." Both speakers share equal status and responsibility for meeting deadlines. MMS always features two speakers to foster a conversational tone in sessions, signaling to the audience that it's more of an exchange than a lecture. Feel free to present differing perspectives during a session; it helps attendees see that no single answer fully resolves a question. You can enjoy yourself and dive into technical depth simultaneously.

MMS seeks to create a respectful, friendly, and professional experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.

We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please report any concerns, harassing behavior, suspicious or disruptive activity to the nearest security guard or event staff. MMS reserves the right to refuse admittance to, or remove any person from, MMS at any time in its sole discretion.