Call for Speakers - SpiceWorld 2020

In its 13th year, SpiceWorld brings together 1500+ IT pros and hundreds of tech vendors, for 3 jam-packed days of tech learning and fun. And this year it's virtual! SpiceWorld continues to focus on connecting IT attendees with the tools, content, and people to help them excel in their jobs.

If you're an IT pro or tech expert with a desire to present your successful IT strategies, cutting-edge technologies, or helpful solutions, we invite you to submit to speak at SpiceWorld! IT pros that attend SpiceWorld are eager to learn practical tips to help them be the IT superheroes within their organizations.

Important Dates

• Call for Speakers Closes: Monday, June 1 (11:59pm CST)
• Voting by the Spiceworks Community & Internal Review Period: June
• Notifications to Selected Speakers Starts: June*
  *Subject to change

Session submissions will be accepted through Monday, June 1st. To apply, simply log in above as a “New User” to start the submission process. Or if you have submitted in the past, you can log in using the "Already a User?" option.

Here's how it works: Once call for speakers has closed, the Spiceworks Community will vote on the sessions to tell us which ones they'd like to see at SpiceWorld. Finalists will then be reviewed by a team of Spiceworks staffers who will consider previous session ratings, current trending topics, and feedback from our own technical and IT staff. The selected sessions will be announced in June/July*. *Subject to change

Session Categories/Topics
To help attendees navigate all the great content at SpiceWorld, submitted sessions should fall into one of the categories below:

1. Scripting and Automation
2. Systems Management
3. Infrastructure (storage, networking, servers, and software)
4. IT Security
5. Cloud
6. Soft Skills for IT Pros
7. Policies, Procedures, and Best Practices

Session Format
We've updated our session times to 30 mins to cater to the virtual attention span. There will be some time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.

Tips for Success

• Make sure your presentation adds value. Include the key learnings attendees will take away from your session.
• Keep it vendor neutral. It’s fine to talk about specific products, but Spiceworks will disqualify any product or vendor pitch.
• Get specific. Clearly define the concepts and ideas in your submission, explain the problem and the solution(s) you’re offering, as well as any important details.

If Your Session Is Selected You’ll Get:

• Now that SpiceWorld is virtual, registration is FREE
• Your photo & bio on the SpiceWorld virtual event platform
• Special Spiceworks speaker gift
• And last but not least...bragging rights!