CFP Submission Tips

Where to Submit

We encourage people of all areas of experience submit proposals to our MongoDB days. MongoDB conferences draw a wide range of developers, sysadmins, DevOps professionals and data scientists from all levels of expertise, so we're looking for a variety of topics to cater to different audiences.

10gen Talk Proposal

Basic Guidelines

  • The talk should be 30 minutes in length with 10 minutes for Q&A; your talk will be 40 minutes total
  • Attendees are mostly developers, so gear your presentation towards a developer heavy audience
  • Your talk should contain a 'message' or a 'theme' for attendees to take away
  • Have fun with your topic! Each talk should be unique to the speaker giving it
  • Have slides ready for review upon submission
  • Feel free to email speakerinfo@10gen.com with questions.

Popular Topics

  • Analytics ** Using Hadoop ** Using MongoDB Aggregation
  • Optimizing Performance with MongoDB
  • Gaming
  • Data Modeling
  • Deployment Architecture
  • Migration Scenarios
  • Hybrid Solutions
  • Scaling MongoDB

FAQ

Q: Can I submit papers in my native language?

A: Yes, you can. We are interesting in having native language presentations for conferences in our non-English speaking cities in order to make talks more accessible to our attendees

Q: My company is interested in sponsoring the conference. Can we sign up as sponsors and have a speaking slot?

A: Yes. We do not include speakings slots with sponsorship, but we accept proposals from everyone and are happy to have speakers, sponsors and attendees attend from one company. You can email sponsorship@10gen.com for more information.

Q: I have not heard back yet. How do I know if my talk has been accepted?

A: If you have not heard back, we are still working on the content for the conference you submitted for. As soon as we make a definitive decision, you will hear from us. Feel free to contact speakerinfo@10gen.com if you have questions.

Benefits of Submitting to our CFP

  • Every speaker who submits gets a free ticket to the conference
  • Speaking at a MongoDB Conference is a great way to promote your product, your company, and yourself!
  • MongoDB Conferences are highly valued as recruiting opportunities
  • Being active in the MongoDB Community enables you to grow your presence in the open source community

Examples of Popular 2012 presentations