DevOps Days Detroit 2025

DevOpsDays Detroit Call for Proposals - October 22nd, 2025

Community-Driven Event: DevOpsDays Detroit is a community-run event. Please note that we cannot provide travel, sponsorships, or visa assistance.

Call for Proposals: This is your opportunity to contribute to the Detroit DevOps community. We encourage original content, especially from new and local speakers.

Proposal Types

  • Ignite Lightning Talk (5 minutes):
    • 20 slides, auto-advancing every 15 seconds.
    • Presented to the entire conference audience.
    • High acceptance rate (75%).
    • Learn more about Ignite talks.
  • Presentation (20 minutes):
    • Talk with optional Q&A.
    • Presented in a single track.

General Guidelines

  • Conciseness & Detail: Be concise but provide specific and detailed information.
  • Notes Section: Use the Notes section to provide comprehensive details about your talk. A detailed outline is highly encouraged. Submissions with minimal information will be prioritized lower.
  • Submission Limit: Up to 2 submissions per person.
  • No Vendor Pitches: Product pitches are not allowed. Consider sponsorship for promotional opportunities.
  • Code of Conduct: All speakers and presentations must adhere to the DevOpsDays Detroit Code of Conduct.
  • Local Speakers: Priority will be given to speakers from the Metro Detroit area.
  • Underrepresented Groups: Submissions from underrepresented groups in tech are strongly encouraged.
  • Original Content: Preference is given to talks not previously presented at other venues, especially those available online.
  • Direct Submissions: Do not submit talks on behalf of others.
  • Presentation Outline: For presentations, include an outline in the notes section.

Content Ideas

Focus on Real-World Experiences: Share practical experiences, including successes and failures.

Potential Topics:

  • Automation and process in the Detroit context.
  • DevOps journey challenges and successes.
  • Measuring the impact of DevOps.
  • DevOps culture spreading within organizations.
  • Unexpected problems and solutions in DevOps.
  • Changes in required skill sets.
  • Impact of DevOps on business, sales, and marketing.
  • Personal experiences with DevOps.
  • QA/Tester roles in DevOps.
  • DevOps impact on security, auditing, and change control.
  • DevOps impact on HR policies and hiring.
  • DevOps scalability in enterprise environments.
  • Data management in DevOps (DBAs, backups, etc.).

Examples of well received talks:

  • "We had problem X; we did Y to address it, here’s how that turned out, both the good and the bad."

Inspired by:

You can enter proposals until 2025-08-17 13:00 (America/Detroit), 4 months, 2 weeks from now.