Blue Team Con 2025 – Call for Training
We’re excited that you’re interested in delivering a class at our conference this year.
Individual trainings will be held on September 4th and 5th.
Read all the information on this page before submitting the form at the bottom of this page.
All submissions must be received by 11:59PM CDT on April 18, 2025.
CFT Review Process
The CFT review process will be performed blind. Whilst we collect biographical information about the trainers this will not be used in any way during the selection process; we will be selecting trainings based on the value they would bring to our attendees and the training facilities available in our 2025 venue.
Submitted trainings can take place over a single eight-hour day, or 16 hours across two days. Preference will be given to trainings given across two days.
We plan to accept between five and seven trainings for 2025.
Trainer Benefits
Any accepted trainers who attend and train at Blue Team Con receive:
- A free ticket to the entire conference.
- A group dinner invite if present on the evening of September 5th.
- Revenue from training tickets above the venue fee (see Agreement Point 7 below).
CFT Submission Agreements
Please be aware that by submitting a CFT and being accepted, you agree to the following:
- The submitter(s) will review and adhere to the Code of Conduct. Trainers will adhere to the Code of Conduct at all times whilst delivering the training.
- Trainers will show up (in-person) on time and give your training on your assigned training date(s) (September 4th and/or 5th 2025). (Except in the event of understandable, unforeseen circumstances.
- Any content submitted is wholly owned by the submitting party and Blue Team Con asserts no ownership of the content.
- If selected, trainers will submit a headshot photograph (or acceptable avatar) that can be posted on the Blue Team Con website and in the printed program.
- Students may potentially take pictures of you and your slides, unless expressly stated otherwise at the start of the presentation.
- If selected, trainers will join the official Blue Team Con Discord in order to maintain awareness of all official notifications.
- The trainers will be responsible for a venue fee, but may set the price for their training. Blue Team Con will manage training ticket sales; any proceeds above the venue fee will be paid to the trainer(s), minus a percentage to cover conference costs. Such financial arrangements will be discussed only when a training has been accepted as a candidate for delivery at the conference.
- You will respond by the specified deadline to the acceptance email with all asks of accepted trainers (e.g., ticket picked up, Discord joined, training agreement signed, headshot (or avatar) sent, etc.) You are not confirmed as a trainer until these tasks are complete.
- You will bring your own presenting hardware (e.g., laptop) to present your talk. Students will be expected to bring their own laptop but any specialist hardware will need to be provided by the trainer with the costs factored in to the class fee. Blue Team Con will provide projectors, screens, and an HDMI connection. You will identify any additional hardware requirements in the space provided in your submission.
- If selected, any handout materials will be due to Blue Team Con by August 1st to ensure that trainees have the required materials in advance of training.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected].
Calculate Your Training Profit
In an effort to be fully transparent about our fee structure and allow trainers to get an idea of what they can expect, we’ve developed a calculator that incorporates the fixed and variable costs associated with holding a training at Blue Team Con. While this calculator reflects our current costs, it is intended for estimation purposes only. Trainers are free to set the price as they wish, but they’re reminded to consider the content and market demand when doing so. Chosen trainers will be required to sign a training agreement, which will include all final costs.
- Transaction Fees – These are charged by our payment processor on any ticket price above $0
- Incidentals – Covers costs BTC incurs to host and run training, and are per-attendee. These include things like meals for the trainer and trainees
- Room Fee – A flat fee of $250 per day to reserve the training room
- BTC Cut – This goes right back into the conference to help offset the costs to run the conference and training. 25% of post-fee ticket sales for tickets up to 15; no cut of tickets after 15