| CFP closed at | September 28, 2016 21:24 UTC |
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What
Update: Pre-registration for All Day DevOps is now open
All Day DevOps, the Global Online Conference
November 15, 2016 will see the first truly global, online DevOps Conference: All Day DevOps. Starting at 5:00am EST time (9:00am GMT), continuing through 8:00pm EST (12:00 midnight GMT), there will be three, simultaneous tracks, each track containing 18, 30-minute presentations, for a total of 27 hours of presentations.
When
November 15, 2016, running in 15 time zones, 53 sessions, 3 keynotes: 9:00am GMT, ending 12:00 midnight GMT for EMEA attendees 4:00am ET, ending 7:00pm ET for North American attendees
Where
Live online to a global community
Conference Tracks
There are three tracks: Modern Infrastructure, Automated Security and CI/CD. We’ll have 54 sessions plus 3 keynotes, on three tracks, running continuously for 15 hours. Submissions should include the most appropriate track, although the organizers reserve the right to move presentations into other tracks at their discretion. We are looking for DevOps practitioners who want to tell their story. Make sure you understand the speaker guidelines, read through the conference tracks, and then submit your session. CFP closes September 28, 2016 with speaker selection beginning on September 30, 2016.
Track One: Modern Infrastructure
Modern Infrastructure Track Host and Moderator, James Wickett, Signal Sciences
In this track, we will be discussing novel architectures, approaches, and tools for building out software and services. We are not looking for the standard approaches, but the way Infrastructure will be in the next 3-5 years. Topics that would be a perfect fit for this track:
- Container Orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Swarm)
- Application Centric Approaches (e.g. Chef Habitat, Terraform, …)
- Serverless (e.g. AWS Lambda)
- Microservices
- Other Infrastructure as Code topics
We are looking for practical and pragmatic talks that mix both theory and real-world examples. We would love case studies and a complete show-and-tell of infrastructures using these technologies/tools.
Track Two: DevSecOps & Automated Security - Living the Dream
Automated Security Track Hosts Milton Smith, Oracle and Shannon Lietz, Intuit
You have a well tuned development and delivery environment or your in the process of building one. AppSec is a top business concern. You moved DevSecOps from Big Foot and UFO’s to reality, you sold the dream to staff, and now it’s beginning to pay off. This track explores DevSecOps tools and techniques to build a successful automated security program.
- DevSecOps Saved my Bacon
- Strengthening Application Defenses
- Security Tools in the CI/Delivery Pipeline
- Security in the Supply Chain
- Open Source Innovations
Not every technical person is a internal security marketing genius. We are looking for your proven techniques to resource and build a successful program. We are also looking for high focused technical sessions on tools and technologies bring security value to the development pipeline. Particular emphasis on results, successful and common traps to avoid.
Track Three: CI/CD - Continuous Everything
CI/CD Track Host and Moderator Derek Weeks, Sonatype and Andi Mann, Splunk
Continuous Delivery is not magic, but it does take the right effort. The most successful practitioners have taken pragmatic steps to reduce cycle times, improve collaboration, and build quality in without burning people out. This track asks you to share your front line experiences of building CI/CD pipelines, aligning key stakeholders, and measuring the results. Remember, what’s now an everyday experience for you, is awesome to other’s pursuing that path.
Presentation titles in this track might include:
- From Zero to Hero in 6 Months: How I implemented a CD/CD Solution with Spit and Bailing Wire
- Getting Started with Continuous Delivery on AWS
- We Thought We Were Doing Continuous Delivery Right, Until…
- Automating Almost Everything with Open Source Applications
- How Our “Build Quality In” Initiative Resulted in 93% Fewer Defects
Because “one size fits all” approaches frequently miss the mark, this track explores how to achieve continuous operations across both large-scale applications and small environments — however, the fundamentals will apply to every organization. Selection of talks will be rated on the clarity of the solutions, the practical applications that can be gleaned from the topic and the excitement of the story, itself.
All Day DevOps Conference Organizers
The All Day DevOps Conference is organized by advocates in the DevOps community. We are working together to deliver a diversity of sessions and speakers from all over the world to show practical usage and technical solutions of DevOps in small and large enterprises.
- James Wickett, Signal Sciences
- Derek Weeks, Sonatype
- Shannon Lietz, Intuit
- Milton Smith, Oracle
- Andi Mann, Splunk
- Mark Miller, Sonatype
- Chris Corriere, AutoTrade
- Ernest Mueller, AlienVault
- Karthik Gaekwad, Oracle
CFP Description
Speaker Guidelines and Expectations
We want to make it as simple and transparent as possible for everyone, including you, the track moderators and the attendees to participate in the conference. All sessions are presented virtually, through Google Hangouts. If your session is selected, here are the ground rules.
Session Times
Sessions run 30 minutes each. We will start with the presenters in EMEA for the first 5 hours of sessions, move to the East Coast time zone for the next series of sessions, ending with the West Coast time zone. When submitting your presentation, please let us know in which of those three time frames you would like to present.
No Sales or Marketing Pitches
We love our marketing and sales teams, however we request no presentations be built around any specific product or service.
We are looking for practical, real world solutions. While presentations may mention tools and services in passing as part of an integrated solution, they may not contain pitches for those products or services. We realize everyone works for someone. The presentation may include one screen introducing the speaker and their affiliation with a company, but this should not include a veiled offer of a product or service. There should be no other visual company logo other than on the title slide, the speaker introduction slide and the closing slide.
Agreement to Record and Distribute the Session
If your presentation is selected, you agree we may record your session. The sessions will be delivered over Google Hangouts. Upon conclusion of the sessions, they will be automatically saved on YouTube. We will be promoting your session after the conference through creation of playlists and promotions.
Presentation Deck and Your Profile
If your session is confirmed, you agree to send us your slide deck one week prior to the event, so we can prep them to go on SlideShare.net. Yes, we realize you’ll be updating your presentation minutes before you go online to deliver it. That’s ok. Send us what you have a week prior so we’ve got the foundation of your presentation. If there are major changes, we can always replace the one published on SlideShare.
A brief bio is included as part of your submission. We will also be asking for a large headshot if your submission is accepted, so you might as well start looking around for that now.
Online Sound Check Practice Session
If your session is selected, you’ll need to do a 5 minute practice session online with your track moderator one week prior to the event. This request comes from practical experience. It is critical in order to assure your connectivity and sound quality. It also gives the track moderator a chance to work through any issues or questions you might have regarding screen sharing your presentation, or any logistical problems you might have.
What Speakers Can Expect From Us
It can be nerve wracking when presenting online. Our team of hosts and moderators will work to make it so you can give your presentation with the least amount of concern over logistics. We want you to worry about delivering your content, and we’ll take care of the rest.
The Presentation Platform
The presentation platform for this event is Google Hangouts. We found this to be a solid platform, making it easy to access, record and save each presentation. If you haven’t used Hangouts before, we’ve got practice sessions setup a week before the conference to give you some hands-on experience.
Promotion of the Event
We’re good at this, if I do say so. We’ve got a marketing campaign setup to help promote the conference and your session starting a month and a half before the event. This will include your name, your presentation and anything else we can fit that will encourage people to attend your session. We’ll start with a concentrated opt-in email campaign and supplement it with LinkedIn and Facebook keyword advertising for the duration of the promotion, getting you exposure on a global scale for your session.
Support for Your Presentation
You won’t be left alone to “sink or swim” during your presentation. Your track hosts and moderators will be there to help with any technology glitches and to support you with audience involvement and participation.
Live Interaction with Your Audience
Speaking of audience involvement and participation, Chris Corriere is working to setup multiple #slack channels so you can exchange messages with your audience during your session, as well as afterward to answer any questions that might have come up.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve gotten down this far, you should be confident in knowing this is going to be an awesome event! This is your chance to participate in a global conference without leaving the comfort of your office chair. Get your submission in right away. We look forward to hearing about what you’re working on.
Mark, Derek, Shannon, Milton, Chris, Ernest, Karthik, and James