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CFP / Call for Proposals
POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024
Call for Proposals (CFP) is closed
Sorry, submissions are no longer possible.
Every great event starts with great speakers. Whether you’re new to public speaking or as experienced as it gets, we’d love to hear your stories about Postgres and its extensions & tools too—like Citus, Patroni, PgBouncer & more.
If you are a first-time speaker and aren’t sure whether to submit, we encourage you to do so! And feel free to reach out for advice/guidance on the #posetteconf channel in the Microsoft Open Source Discord.
POSETTE: An Event for Postgres (formerly called Citus Con) is a free, virtual, and global developer event. No travel is involved. And yes, there is a code of conduct. To make things easy for you, the POSETTE organizers at Microsoft will take care of the pre-recording and video production of your talk. Talks are 25 minutes long and in English. Learn more in the Speaker FAQs.
Some important dates & deadlines
- Jan 19, 2024 – Call for proposals (CFP) opens
- Apr 07, 2024 – CFP closes @ 11:59 pm PDT
- Apr 17, 2024 – Speakers notified
- May 01, 2024 – Schedule & sessions announced
- May 02, 2024 – Virtual Speaker Meet & Greet
- May 13-17 & 20-24, 2024 – Pre-record all talks
- Jun 11-13, 2024 – POSETTE happens! Join the livestream virtually to chat with attendees and other speakers.
Topics we’d like to see in this CFP
Here are some of the topics we would like to see at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres (formerly Citus Con). This list is not exhaustive, other Postgres topics are welcome too!
- How you run your app on Postgres on Azure
- Open source user stories for Citus, PostGIS, & other extensions
- New capabilities in PostgreSQL 16
- Tips for building your application on Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
- Postgres community
- Generally interesting Postgres knowledge & tips
- Data modeling and SQL best practices
- How you use Postgres extensions
- High availability techniques (including Patroni)
- Distributing Postgres with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
- Benchmarking & performance tuning
- Migrating to Postgres on Azure
- Monitoring tools for Postgres
- Optimizing for data-intensive analytics and time series workloads
- Azure ecosystem integrations with Postgres
- Running SaaS apps built with Ruby, Python, Node.js, Java, or .NET—and running on Postgres
- Using Postgres with Python and Django applications
- Supporting AI-based workloads with Postgres
How to submit talk proposals for POSETTE
Thank you for your interest in speaking at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024! The call for proposals is now closed. If you previously submitted your proposal, you can get to it on Sessionize. For those of you that submitted your talk proposals with all the information below, thank you!
- Session title & description
- Bio details, including high-res bio pic (at least 1000x1000 pixels)
- Permission to share your bio info & video of your talk online
- Your timezone in May and June, including UTC offset for scheduling purposes
- Bit of background on you, your qualifications, your speaking experience, links to other talks/videos, if they exist
Do you still have questions? You’ll find lots more info on the FAQ for POSETTE or you can reach out for advice on the #posetteconf channel in the Microsoft Open Source Discord. Be sure to check out the Code of Conduct for the event.
And if you want to spread the word about the CFP with your Postgres friends, you can tag us on X @PosetteConf; on Mastodon @posetteconf@mastodon.social; and on Threads @posetteconf. The event hashtag is #PosetteConf.
Speaker resources
There are lots of resources out there to help you get your talk proposed accepted, create an interesting talk, and deliver a presentation in a way that delights your audience. Here are some of our favorites.
- Tips on how to get your conference talk selected by Claire Giordano
- A Process for Writing an Abstract by Cate Huston
- Get Your Conference Proposal Accepted by Richard Schneeman
- What Your Conference Proposal Is Missing by Sarah Mei
- The Ultimate Guide to Memorable Tech Talks by Nina Zakharenko
- The Art of Delivering Information by Mike Johnston
- Finding Your Authentic Speaking Style by Raushan Jaiswal
- Public Speaking Resources by Vicky Brasseur
Talk selection team
Many thanks to our talk selection team members who will be reviewing your talk proposals for POSETTE. Each of Alicja, Claire, Daniel, and Melanie bring different types of experience and expertise to the table, derived from their Postgres work in the open source & cloud database ecosystems—and in their community building work, too. What they have in common: they all love Postgres.
Alicja Kucharczyk
Technical Product Manager for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Experienced PostgreSQL administrator & dev.
Poland
Claire Giordano
Head of Postgres & Citus Open Source Community initiatives at Microsoft. Chair of POSETTE Talk Selection Team.
United States
Daniel Gustafsson
PostgreSQL contributor and commiter working at Microsoft. Frequent PostgreSQL conference organizer.
Sweden
Melanie Plageman
Postgres Hacker & software engineer working at Microsoft. Focusing on IO, statistics, & vacuum subsystems.
United States
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