Speaker Idol is a contest at TechEd Europe where conference attendees can compete to become a speaker during the next TechEd Europe. Last year this contest was won by Belgian speaker, blogger and MVP Bart De Smet.

If you want to participate in this year's contest at TechEd Developers, be sure:

  • Record yourself delivering a presentation of maximum 3 minutes;
  • Submit that video before Friday 5 October, but preferably earlier as only the 30 first submissions are eligible to participate;

See the full list of rules and process at the Speaker Idol 2007 page.

I know that we have some great talent in Belgium, so I hope they'll submit an entry for the contest. It would be great to have a Belgian again as Speaker Idol! If you are a Belgian and want to participate, feel free to contact me at tom.mertens@microsoft.com.

PS. The Super Early Bird offer for the conference will end on 30 July. The Super Early Bird includes:

  • 300 EUR discount on the registration price;
  • An invitation to an exclusive session with a top Microsoft speaker;
  • Reserved priority seating during the opening keynote;
  • Limited edition baseball cap.

Last year we had more than 200 Belgians at TechEd Developers and it looks like we'll exceed that number of Belgian participants again this year.