Hello!This is a call for speakers for the Spring 2020 Reston Azure Datafest: Big Data & Analytics Conference, a 1-day event to be held on Friday, April 17, 2020, 9:00AM to 5:00PM EST., at the Microsoft offices at 12012 Sunset Hills Roads, Reston, VA., 20190.We are looking for 25 - 30 speakers to present on Azure Data Services, Azure Advanced Analytics, Azure Synapse, Big Data topics, Partner Technology, Power BI, Power Platform, and Open Source Solutions.We plan on delivering an event overview and key note , then going straight into 5 tracks and maintaining this through the end of the day.Planned schedule:8:00AM to 9:00AM - check in/breakfast/networking9:00AM - 9:15AM - Event Introduction and Overview, combined9:15AM - 10:15AM - Keynote, combined10:30AM - 11:30AM - 5 Breakout sessions11:30AM - 12:15PM - Lunch (potential for 4 lunch and learn sessions)12:15PM - 1:15PM - 5 Breakout sessions2:30PM - 3:30PM - 5 Breakout sessions3:45PM - 4:45PM - 5 Breakout sessions Sessions should be 1 hour in duration, level 300 or higher. You can use best practices, case studies, demos, chalk talks, etc. We will try to accommodate everyone who submits a session. The session submission deadline is late March 23, 2020. We will announce/publish the speaker list late March 31, 2020. If you have questions, please reach out to us at team.novasql@outlook.com . Sessions should be 1 hour in duration, level 300 or higher. You can use best practices, case studies, demos, chalk talks, etc. We will try to accommodate everyone who submits a session. The session submission deadline is Monday, March 30, 2020. We will announce/publish the speaker list on Friday, April 3, 2020. If you have questions, please reach out to us at team.novasql@outlook.com .