🚀 DEV @ OSU — Call for Speakers

Share. Build. Inspire.

Bring your knowledge to the next DEV meetup and help shape the future of software engineering at The Ohio State University.

The DEV Software Engineering Club is looking for passionate builders, innovators, and technologists to speak at our upcoming events. Whether you’re into full-stack development, AI/ML, DevOps, systems design, or startup engineering — we’d love to feature your insights and experiences.

Sessions will be an hour long every Wednesday from 6-7 PM, location TBD.

📣 Speaker Submission Details

When submitting your talk, please include the following:

1️⃣ Talk Title

A clear, compelling title that tells attendees what your session is about.

2️⃣ Speaker Name & LinkedIn Profile

We’ll use this to introduce and promote your session to our club.

3️⃣ Session Description (Abstract)

Tell us what your talk is about, why it matters, and what people will learn.

Include whether you’ll have live demos, code, or architecture examples.

Which of the above dates you are available to present

4️⃣ Key Takeaways

What will attendees walk away with?

Examples:

Practical design patterns

Optimizing ML workflows or full-stack architectures

Lessons learned from building a real-world project

Scaling tips or cloud deployment wins

Open-source contribution case studies

5️⃣ Primary Technologies or Tools

List what your talk focuses on: React, Django, Next.js, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.

6️⃣ Technical Level

Beginner: Getting started and fundamentals

Intermediate: Best practices and real-world applications

7️⃣ Dates

Which of the dates would you be available to speak on, please list them all!

💬 How to Submit

Send your proposal to the DEV leadership team on Discord (to.osu.dev/discord) or email our President ([email protected]). You can also message one of our organizers directly on LinkedIn.

We’ll coordinate scheduling, setup, and promotion for your session.

🌟 Why Speak at DEV?

Share your expertise and inspire future engineers

Strengthen your public speaking and technical communication

Showcase your project or technology to a growing OSU audience

Build your campus and professional network

Whether this is your first talk or your fiftieth, DEV is your stage to grow, teach, and lead.

Check out our website to learn more: https://osu.dev/