With offline events canceled right now, as speakers we wanted to experiment with a new online format. We crave the good questions and hallway conversations that online doesn't usually deliver. The format we want to try involves Facilitators (presenters) and Panelists (attendees).

Facilitators

• Lead discussion on a topic in which you are a subject matter expert
• Present demos (it's okay to fail)
• Encourage discussion, and questions from panelists

Facilitators are encouraged not to use slides. We value your unique expertise over a polished presentation. It is the role of the panelist to come prepared and ask the right questions!

Panelists

• Have a working mic and video!
• Jump in and ask questions, answer questions and drive a good conversation.

Panelists are not expected to be experts, and even if you are... leading questions are encouraged to help the flow of conversation. We just want you to participate!

• We're taking a break. We'll be back in January 2021 with more AMAs.

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DB AMA is organized by @morgo, @lefred and @lizztheblizz and created with the support of PlanetScale.

We can be reached in #dbama on the MySQL Community Slack.