Call for Speakers
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2027 Knoxville Microsoft Community Day
event starts
25 Feb 2027
event ends
26 Feb 2027
location
2731 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Friendsville, TN 37737 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
2027 Knoxville M365 Community Day
It's our 5th annual Knoxville Community Day! We welcome speakers from near and far to share their knowledge and experiences at Knoxville Microsoft Community Day! This event brings together technology professionals, administrators, makers, developers, security experts, business users, architects, and developers—anyone working with Microsoft technologies. Whether you’re a first-time presenter or a seasoned expert, this is your opportunity to connect, contribute, and inspire the community.
- Feb 25: Pre-event workshops
- Feb 26: Community Day
open, 44 days left
Call for Speakers
Call opens at 12:00 AM
21 Sep 2026
Call closes at 12:00 PM
16 Nov 2026
Call closes in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00) timezone.
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Thank you for your interest in presenting at Microsoft Community Day Knoxville (#KnoxvilleM365)! We are planning an event filled with fun, education, socializing, and a few other surprises that are sure to make Knoxville Microsoft Community Day an event to remember!
Please read all the information below.
* This is an in-person only event - speakers must be in-person at the event.
Speaker submissions are due no later than Nov 16, 2027 at 11:59 EST.
What Kind of Sessions Do We Need?
Track Examples:
- Copilot and AI
- Collaboration and Apps: SharePoint, Teams, Forms, Planner...
- Security and Administration: Purview, Intune, Defender and Sentinel....
- Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio
- Business Intelligence: Power BI, Fabric, Synapse, and other business intelligence topics...
- Foundry: We're looking for 100-300 level sessions.
Professional Development sessions and panel or group sessions giving attendees the opportunity to interact with presenters. Technical presentations showing code examples and demos are always great, but we’re often asked for sessions targeted at end-users and business decision makers which help them learn how to use Microsoft 365 in creative ways, how things work (and don’t work), and whatever else they need to know to get the most out of Microsoft 365 within their organization. Sessions like “How [My Company] Solved [Something] Using [Technology]” tend to be very popular.
About the event
This is our 5th event! Find more information here - visit https://knoxvillem365.com for more information about our community and our previous event.
How Much Time Will I Have to Present?
- Session (50mins including Q&A) – On a range of different technologies, practices and methodologies.
- Workshops – Presentation, technical demonstration or discussion, all with an interactive element for participants
- Lightening Sessions (15min) - designed for speakers to give a quickfire view of a particular subject
How Can I Improve My Chances of Being Selected?
First and foremost, think of your audience. You are writing your session titles and abstracts for the event attendees not for the people picking sessions. What you enter on the speaker submission form will be the exact text included on the printed program and schedule.
Submit more than one session! Even the best speakers might not be selected if they submit only one or two sessions. Between limitations in tracks and schedule, there are many good sessions that we simply cannot accept.
Important notes
- Speakers and sponsors are distinctly different. All sponsorships require a signed sponsor agreement. We love speakers and sponsors - custom options are available if a package doesn't work.
- No vendor sessions. Many of our speakers sell products or services in the same area they’re speaking about. Abstracts focused on promoting or selling product or services will not be selected.
- Submit more than one topic if you have them. Let us know if you are flexible on adjusting to meet to the audience.
When is the Latest I Can Submit a Session?
Knoxville 2026 Call for Speakers will close on Nov 16, 2026 at 11:59 EST.
Speaker Expenses
Speakers are responsible for all travel, lodging, and related expenses. Knoxville Microsoft Community Day is unable to provide financial assistance or visa/immigration sponsorship for travel to the United States.
We will host a speaker dinner to celebrate and thank you for your participation in the event!
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