DockerCon What Makes a Successful CFP Submission

The ! DockerCon is one of the largest developer events in the world, with over 80,000 developers re

The ! DockerCon is one of the largest developer events in the world, with over 80,000 developers registering for each of the last two events. At the core of DockerCon is the chance for members of the community to share their tips, tricks, best practices and real-world experiences with one another. With the opening of the CFP, I also want to share some insights and suggestions to help you create a submission set up for success. First: it helps to know your audience. At DockerCon, we draw attendees from all over the world with a range of experiences from newbie to guru. In general, however, the majority of the developers who attend DockerCon fall into these three categories: Next, it’s important to What did you learn from your project? What surprised you? What do you wish you knew before you started your last project? These kinds of experiences are incredibly valuable, and help your peers move quickly and successfully by learning from your lessons. Mistakes can be the best teacher, don’t shy away from sharing these and what they taught you. Finally, think of your session at DockerCon as the I want you to create materials that help accelerate a developer’s application of lessons learned in their own projects. Sessions should have materials that help a developer take what they’ve learned and apply it quickly in their own app. As you write your sample code, think how you can package it for use by your attendees: create an example, a , a GitHub repo with the sample code, or other ways to take your code and deliver it in a way to jump start a developer learning journey. We are prioritizing selection of sessions with these assets included in the talk, but more importantly, it will create a better experience for your audience. I can’t wait to see what great ideas you have for this year’s DockerCon. The deadline is March 3rd, If you have any questions, comments or just want to connect. You can reach me in our or on twitter at .