Last year I submitted to this great conference, but for the first time since I've been doing conference submissions, I had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances.

I really wanted to make a point of returning to support this event, so I have put in three of my best talks. I hope the committee gives this another chance, as I've cleared my schedule for this event and can't wait to meet everyone at Boston University on 15-17 August.

Here's my list of submissions, fingers crossed. These talks I've submitted are some of the best with regards to attendee reactions, participation in discussion during the sessions, and in providing content to expand attendees developer skill set.

How to Jump Start Your Career in Open Source

It's not coincidence. It's not luck. It's not going to happen by itself, so what's the secret sauce? Understanding what makes a career in open source grow, what choices are crucial, and what actions accelerate or damage your open source future are sometimes hard to grasp. Learning to position, expand and grow your personal brand in the open source world is what this session provides. Be ready for your next step in open source. Join me for an hour of power where you'll be given a clear and easy to use plan for jump starting your open source career immediately.

3 Pitfalls Everyone Ignores With Microservices

The daily hype is all around you. Microservices are a necessary step along the path to integration for a digitally successful future for your organization. The choices you’ve got to make don’t preclude the daily work of developing amazing applications. From containers, cloud, multicloud, and beyond, microservices are the core infrastructure ensuring your organization's flexibility in the digital world. Join us for an hour of power, where real life developer experiences are used to highlight the three top lessons we're all learning as we transition our integration infrastructure into modern day microservices.

7 Steps to Expanding Your AppDev Toolbox

Are you ready to add automation to your development toolbox? Are you looking to integrate processes in your application development projects but not sure where to start? Do the process integration tools intimidate you a little? No worries, we've got the easiest way to spin up your knowledge around process integration using open source technologies. Take a tour with us and learn how in 7 easy steps you can soar to new heights by adding these new skills to your AppDev toolbox. You'll walk away from this session with the learning path to integrating automation in to your next project. This session content provides all materials free, online, and available in easy to follow hands-on format. Attendees can head homeward after this session and continue advancing their skills at their own pace.

Hope to see you soon in Boston!