Thank you for your interest in presenting at M365 Nashville Community Day (#M365Nashville) scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2025. We are planning a full day filled with fun, education, socializing, and a few other surprises that are sure to make M365Nashville an event to remember!

Speaker submissions are due no later than January 15th, 2025.

*This is an in-person event - no remote presentations allowed. *

What Kind of Sessions Do We Need? 

15-minute sessions. This year we are doing a day filled with 15-minute sessions that are heavy on demonstration and very light (if any) marketing. Attendees will enjoy seeing content that is delivered in a quick and up-beat way. One large session room will be used, so if an attendee isn't interested in the content, they can just wait 15 minutes, and a new topic will be presented!

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. Also, technical presentations showing code examples and demos are always great. 

Sessions like “How [My Company] Solved [Something] Using [M365 service]” tend to be very popular.  

What is different this year versus previous years?

One Session Room with 15-minute sessions. This format will provide the unique opportunity for attendees to gain insights and knowledge in focused, quarter hour nuggets of time. This will of course provide a challenge to the speaker to deliver an action-packed session that delivers VALUE in a short amount of time. We can't wait to see how you meet the challenge!

We are also planning to provide hands-on learning opportunities for attendees in a separate room. These labs will be a great opportunity to apply what attendees are learning. More information will be provided later, and no labs should be submitted as sessions.

How Much Time Will I Have to Present?

You will have 15 minutes, with 5 minutes in between sessions to switch speakers.

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. Don't use AI to primarily write your session.

Submit more than one session! Even the best speakers might not be selected if they submit only one or two sessions. Between limitations in schedule and venue, there are many good sessions that we simply cannot accept.   

Do not try to pass off your company product demo as a session. This is something every event takes very seriously. If you feel your session abstract may sound like a product demo, please explain on the submission form why it is not. If your session is a product demo, do not bother submitting it.  

When is the Latest I Can Submit a Session?

#M365Nashville 2025 Call for Speakers will close on Wednesday January 15th, 2025.

When Will Selected Sessions Be Announced?

We plan to make selections by January 24th, 2025

If Selected, What Time Commitment is Expected of Me?

Speaker dinner/gathering 

We are planning a special speaker gathering immediately after the event ends on Friday evening April 11th. More details will be provided when sessions are selected.

Day of the Event  

You will present your session LIVE in-person to your audience. Please stay and attend other sessions, supporting speakers and attendees.

Are expenses covered?

There will be an optional nominal fee for attendees to help cover some expenses. Speakers will not pay the fee. We do not know if we will be able to provide any other benefits to speakers, so assume any travel expenses are the responsibility of the speaker.