🚀 Azure CBUS Meetup – Call for Speakers (CFP)

Share Your Knowledge. Teach the Community. Shape the Future of Azure in Ohio.

The Azure CBUS Meetup is looking for passionate technologists who want to speak at one of our upcoming monthly events. Whether you’re an application developer, architect, platform engineer, DevOps practitioner, data engineer, or cloud enthusiast—we want to hear your stories, lessons, patterns, and real-world experiences.

Our community values practical, real-world Azure expertise, not sales pitches—so if you’ve been building something interesting, solving hard problems, or learning new Azure capabilities, this is your stage.

🎤 What Attendees Can Expect from Azure CBUS Sessions

Each monthly talk is designed to help the community grow their skills with:

Hands-on guidance from real practitioners

Actionable insights they can use the next day

Live demos, architectural walkthroughs, IaC patterns, and war stories

Clear takeaways tailored to specific roles (developers, architects, platform engineers, etc.)

We welcome talks across all Azure domains: compute, networking, Kubernetes/AKS, serverless, DevOps, IaC/Terraform/Bicep, data/analytics, AI, PaaS services, governance, FinOps, security, and more.

📣 What We Need From You (Your Speaker Submission)

When submitting your talk, please provide the following:

1️⃣ Talk Title

A clear, compelling title that tells attendees what your session is about.

2️⃣ Speaker Name & LinkedIn Profile

We use this to introduce you and promote your session to the community.

3️⃣ Abstract / Session Description

A short paragraph describing:

What the talk is about

Why it matters

What problems you address

Whether there will be demos, code, architectures, or hands-on examples

4️⃣ Key Takeaways

Tell us what attendees will walk away with.

Examples:

New architectural patterns

IaC modules they can reuse

Best practices for scaling AKS workloads

How to implement zero-trust networking in Azure

Production lessons learned from real deployments

5️⃣ Azure Services Your Talk Focuses On

List the primary services or technologies involved, such as:

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Functions / App Service

Azure Storage / Event Grid / Service Bus

Azure API Management

Azure AI Search / OpenAI

Azure Monitor / Grafana / KQL

Terraform / Bicep / GitHub Actions

Azure Networking (Front Door, App Gateway, Private Endpoints, etc.)

This helps us categorize your talk and promote it accurately.

6️⃣ Target Audience

Indicate the type of user who will benefit most:

Application Developers

Platform / Cloud Engineers

DevOps / SRE

Architects

IT Ops / Sysadmins

Data Engineers / AI Engineers

7️⃣ Technical Level

Choose the depth of your talk:

Beginner – Intro concepts, fundamentals, getting started

Intermediate – Practical patterns, demos, real-world scenarios

Advanced – Architecture deep dives, scaling patterns, internals, complex IaC, distributed systems

💬 How to Submit Your Talk

Send your submission to the Azure CBUS leadership team with the above details, or message us directly on Meetup or LinkedIn. We’ll reach out to coordinate scheduling, logistics, and promotion.

🌟 Why Speak at Azure CBUS?

Share your expertise with one of the most active Azure communities in Ohio

Grow your personal brand and technical reputation

Receive social promotion across our channels

Network with engineers, architects, and technologists across the region

Open doors to future speaking opportunities at larger conferences

Whether this is your first talk or your 50th, we welcome you.