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Two talks you chose
Two 25-minute talks on subjects Layer10 members nominated and voted for. Not a sponsor's choice, and not ours.
Free UC community meetup LAYER10: MOS Meet. Open. Share.
Your community. Your topics. Your network.
A free evening meetup for people working across UC, voice, contact centre, AI and CPaaS. Two short talks the community voted for, then drinks and conversation until nine.
You can know
a thousand people online
and nobody locally.
Meet the people doing this work in your region, and hear the subjects they actually voted for.
Approachable enough for your first industry event, and worth coming back to after twenty years in it.
Sound familiar?
What people
told us they wanted.
We asked the community what makes an event worth a day away from work. These are the answers that shaped Layer10:MOS.
“Local, regular and late in the day, so it does not wreck the working week.”
“Easy to come along to, without signing up for every one.”
“It does not need to be big or grand. Smaller can be just as valuable.”
MOS is free, local and after work, with drinks for anyone who wants to stay.
What you leave with
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People from across the industry
Enterprise teams, partners, vendors, developers and consultants, met properly over a drink rather than across an exhibition stand.
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A say in what happens next
Everyone helps decide the next subjects, speakers and locations. The evening is shaped by the people who come to it.
Is this one for you?
Come to a MOS if…
- You want to meet people doing this work near you, not just online.
- You would like a couple of good talks without giving up a whole day.
- It is your first industry event and you would rather it was a friendly one.
Why people come
Reasons that are enough
- I have been doing this for years and still do not know who else in the region does it.
- I am new to the industry. A friendly evening beats a giant conference for meeting people.
- I wanted to hear how other contact centres are using AI, without a sales pitch attached.
- I come for the talks and stay for the conversations.
What it is
Two good talks.
Then the bar.
A free regional evening for everyone working across UC, voice, contact centre, AI and CPaaS. Two short talks the community chose, questions after each, and plenty of time to meet people.
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Community-voted talks
60
Attendees, at most
3.5
Hours, 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Free
To attend
Content
Two talks, chosen by you
Two 25-minute talks on subjects members voted for, each followed by questions. Accessible, practical and broad.
Feel
Easy to walk into
Relaxed enough that you can come on your own, even if it is your first industry event.
Social
Most of the evening
The talks take fifty minutes. The rest is conversation, until nine.
The practical bit
- When
- 5:30pm to 9:00pm
- Size
- 30 to 60 people
- Cost
- Free to attend
- Talks
- Two 25-minute talks voted for by members, with questions after each
- Who
- The whole community, vendors included
- Where
- Cities follow demand. London, Manchester and Swansea are being considered first
- Venue
- Space for the talks and somewhere to carry on afterwards
- How often
- Regularly, once a city has enough interest to fill an evening
Who comes, and why
Open to everyone.
Useful to all of them.
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Enterprise
Enterprise UC and IT
Practical experience from peers, and people nearby doing the same job.
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Partners
Partners and MSPs
How other delivery teams work, and people worth knowing.
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Vendors
Vendors
What customers are really dealing with, and a chance to contribute expertise.
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CX
Contact centre and CX
Operational and technical experience, shared both ways.
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Developers
AI and CPaaS developers
How communications technology is actually being used.
How the talks are chosen
You vote.
We find the speaker.
The vote is what makes MOS different from any other meetup. Members decide what gets talked about, not sponsors and not organisers.
- 01NominateAny member can suggest a subject, put forward a question or nominate somebody with the right experience.
- 02VoteVoting opens about four weeks before each MOS. Members vote for the subjects they most want to hear about.
- 03Find the right voicesLayer10 finds people in the community who can do the most popular subjects justice. They do not need to be seasoned presenters.
- 04On the nightTwo talks, questions after each, and a few minutes for everyone to nominate what comes next.
- 05Feed backAttendees rate the talks, suggest follow-up subjects and nominate future speakers.
Help shape the next MOS
Pick two.
That is how it starts.
This is the kind of vote members see before each MOS. The numbers are examples, not live results.
A typical evening
5:30pm to 9:00pm.
Carriages at nine.
Fifty minutes of talks, twenty of questions, and the rest of the evening to meet people.
- 5:30pm30 min
- Doors open and welcome drinksRegistration, refreshments and informal introductions.
- 6:00pm10 min
- Welcome to Layer10:MOSCommunity news, introductions and how members can shape the next one.
- 6:10pm25 min
- Community-voted talk oneA practical industry talk chosen by members through the Layer10 vote.
- 6:35pm10 min
- Questions and discussionAudience questions, other perspectives and lessons from people who have done it.
- 6:45pm15 min
- Networking breakDrinks, refreshments and conversation.
- 7:00pm25 min
- Community-voted talk twoA second member-chosen subject, ideally from another part of the industry.
- 7:25pm10 min
- Questions and discussionOpen questions and practical follow-ups.
- 7:35pm10 min
- The community has its sayNominate future subjects, speakers and locations, and hear community news.
- 7:45pm75 min
- Open networking and socialNo matchmaking and no pitches. Drinks, food and conversation until close.
- 9:00pm
- CarriagesUntil next time.
Our side of it
What will not
happen to you.
MOS is open to everyone, which only works if nobody gets to use it as a sales floor.
House rules
Members choose the talks. Subjects are nominated and voted for by the community. Sponsorship does not buy a presentation.
Vendors welcome, pitches not. Vendors can present when their subject has been voted for and the talk is educational rather than promotional.
No matchmaking. Nobody is booked into meetings or handed a list of prospects. Conversations happen because people want to have them.
Anyone can speak. You do not need to be an established presenter to give a MOS talk. You need to know the subject.
Free to attend. No ticket price standing between somebody new to the industry and their first evening in it.
The community has its say. Every MOS ends with nominations for the next one: subjects, speakers and places.
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Your community. Your topics.
Your network.
Your network.
Meet. Open. Share.
Tell us which city you are in, and vote for the subjects you want at the next one.
No city is confirmed yet. London, Manchester and Swansea are being considered, and where interest comes from decides where MOS opens first.
Ticket
Freeto attend
Every MOS includes
- Two community-voted talks
- Questions after each talk
- Networking until 9:00pm
Places are limited by the venue, so register to hold one.
MOS or SIP?
Both have talks.
They are not the same day out.
MOS is the regular local meetup: two accessible talks and plenty of networking. SIP is the specialist afternoon: several technical sessions and live demos.
| MOS | SIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Local community and networking | Practical knowledge sharing |
| When | 5:30pm to 9:00pm | 1:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Talks | Two 25-minute community-voted talks | Several technical sessions and live demos |
| Depth | Accessible, broad appeal | Specialist and technical |
| Networking | The main attraction | Complements the learning |
| Size | 30 to 60 | Up to 100 |
| Cost | Free | £100 |
Before you register
Questions people
actually ask.
If something is not answered here, ask us. It is that sort of evening.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no ticket price, so cost is never the reason somebody new does not come along.
I am new to the industry. Is this for me?
Very much so. MOS is meant to be approachable at your first industry event and still worth coming back to after twenty years.
Who chooses the talks?
Members, by nominating and voting. Layer10 then finds the right speaker for the most popular subjects.
Does the most popular subject always win?
Normally, as long as we can find somebody qualified to speak on it and it suits the evening. A vote gives members real influence, but it cannot guarantee every suggestion gets delivered.
Can vendors come and speak?
Vendors are welcome to attend. They can present when their subject has been voted for and the talk is educational rather than promotional. Sponsorship does not buy a slot.
Do I have to come to every one?
No. Come when the subjects suit you and skip the ones that do not. There is nothing to join and nothing to keep up with.
Do I have to stay for the networking?
No. The talks are over by 7:35pm. The networking runs until nine for anyone who wants it.
Where will MOS run?
Wherever the demand is. London, Manchester and Swansea are being considered first, but no city is confirmed yet. Register your interest with your city and it helps decide where MOS opens.
How is it different from SIP?
SIP is a specialist afternoon of technical sessions and live demos. MOS is a regular evening meetup: two accessible talks, then most of the evening to meet people.
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