🎤 What we're looking for

We're looking for enthusiastic speakers to share practical knowledge, technical insights, real-world experiences and interesting ideas with the Dot Net Liverpool community.

Although our roots are in .NET and Microsoft technologies, we welcome talks covering the wider software engineering and technology ecosystem.

💻 Topics we'd love to hear about

- .NET & C# – ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, performance, new language features and frameworks

- Cloud & Infrastructure – Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and cloud-native development

- AI & Machine Learning – Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, practical applications and emerging technologies

- Software Architecture – Microservices, distributed systems, design patterns and modernisation

- DevOps & Automation – CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code and developer productivity

- Security – Application security, authentication, identity and secure development

- Frontend & Web Development – JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular and modern web technologies

- Career & Community – Engineering leadership, career development, lessons learned and developer experiences

Have a great topic that doesn't fit into these categories? Submit it anyway! We're always open to something new.

⏱️ Session formats

Our typical meetup features a main presentation lasting approximately 45–60 minutes, including time for questions.

We also occasionally host Lightning Talks events, featuring shorter 10–15 minute sessions from multiple speakers.

Please indicate your preferred format when submitting your talk.

📅 Scheduling and availability

We organise events monthly, typically on the last Tuesday of each month.

We're currently accepting proposals for November 2026 and throughout 2027.

Please let us know your availability, preferred months and whether you're able to present in person in Liverpool.

🎥 Presenting and livestreaming

Our meetups are primarily in-person events and some sessions are livestreamed or recorded for our YouTube channel.

We provide the presentation equipment and have volunteers available to help you get set up.

You can find our speaker guidance here:

https://dotnetliverpool.org.uk/talks-instructions

💚 Everyone is welcome!

We encourage submissions from speakers of all experience levels, including first-time speakers.

We value practical demonstrations, real-world stories, lessons learned and fresh perspectives.

We ask that presentations remain educational and community-focused rather than commercial sales pitches.

If you have an idea but aren't sure whether it's suitable, please get in touch. We'd love to help!

Questions? Contact us through https://dotnetliverpool.org.uk or email josh@dotnetliverpool.org.uk.

Dot Net Liverpool is a volunteer-led, community-run meetup. While we're currently unable to cover travel or accommodation expenses directly, we may be able to help speakers travelling from further afield. Through our partnership with [Plan My Holiday](https://planmyholiday.ai), we can explore discounted or subsidised accommodation options for visiting speakers, subject to availability