Community Connect Europe 2008: Call for Speakers

Community Connect Europe 2008
Congress Centre Rosengarten
Mannheim, Germany

10-12 November 2008: Conference & Exhibition

Call for Speakers

The deadline for the Community Connect Europe 2008 Call for Speakers is 11 April. Complete the details below and submit TODAY.

Share your HP related business or technical expertise and knowledge with your colleagues at Community Connect Europe 2008, presented by ITUG, HP-Interex EMEA, and Encompass – your HP user communities. This first-ever event, scheduled for 10-12 November in Mannheim, Germany provides the first-ever opportunity for users, prospects, and third-party vendors of ITUG, HP-Interex EMEA, and Encompass throughout the EMEA region to gather in one place for learning, networking, and communicating by acquiring new knowledge and sharing individual and corporate experiences. The event will continue to provide the traditional HP NonStop content but while providing additional educational and networking opportunities for users of other HP Enterprise products.

Discuss tips and techniques, a case study, the solutions you have introduced, or your best practices. Your fellow professionals can learn from both your successes and the challenges you have conquered along the way.

BENEFITS
Speakers receive complimentary Community Connect Europe 2008 registration. (One complimentary registration per session; valued up to 1,100 Euros or more.) This includes access to all conference activities, scheduled meals and social functions, and conference programme materials. In addition, you will find an appreciative audience of fellow professionals who will use your insights to do their jobs better. Your organisation can gain valuable exposure. And, of course, you will be able to take advantage of the educational and networking opportunities that will be part of the Community Connect Europe 2008 experience.

THEMES

Themes for Community Connect Europe 2008 may include:

Blades Integrity
Disaster Tolerance and Recovery
Open Source
Security
Storage
Systems Management
Service-Oriented Architecture

Within these themes, we are looking for presentations across different platforms including Linux, NonStop, OpenVMS, Unix and more.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE

In addition to presenting a session, you can participate in a panel presentation or serve as a session moderator at Community Connect Europe 2008. Panel presentations and the duties of a session moderator are included in our Frequently Asked Questions for speakers

(Please note that panel presenters and moderators are not eligible for complimentary registration.)

HOW TO SUBMIT A SESSION PROPOSAL

Complete the online form. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Bobie Chanthavong at Community Connect Europe 2008.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Please submit the following by 11 April 2008:

Call for Speakers Reply Form
200 word description of your proposed session for the selection committee
Five short bullet points describing what your presentation includes for promotions
100 word biography

All accepted presenters will be contacted in May 2008.
Your draft presentation for review is due by 27 June 2008.
Your FINAL presentation is due by 1 October 2008.

Community Connect Europe 2008
CALL FOR SPEAKERS REPLY FORM

Fields marked with a Red asterisk are required.

I. SPEAKER INFORMATION

First Name*	Last Name*
Title*	Company*
Address*

City	State/Province
Country*	Zip/Postal Code*
Telephone (include country code)*	Fax (include country code)*
E-mail*

100 word Biography:*

II. PRESENTATION
Please select the appropriate track which best describes your presentation, keeping these things in mind when completing the remaining presentation details.

My Presentation would best fit under the following theme*:

Community Connect Europe 2008

	Blades Integrity
	Disaster Tolerance and Recovery
	Open Source
	Security
	Storage
	Systems Management
	Service-Oriented Architecture
	Other:

Title of Presentation* (Please limit to 50 characters including spaces):

Proposed Session Description*: (200 words max)

Five short bullet points describing what your presentation includes for promotions*:

My presentation will be*:

Self Presented Co-Presented Panel Presented

Names of Co-Presenters or Panelists:

III. OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

	I am interested in participating in a panel presentation.
	I am interested in moderating a conference session.

Note: Entries become the property of ITUG, HP Interex EMEA and Encompass, and will not be returned. If your submitted presentation abstract is selected by the review board, your registration fee will be waived for Community Connect Europe 2008. Please note that only one speaker per presentation is eligible to receive the complimentary registration. In addition, each speaker is only eligible for one complimentary registration (nontransferable) per Community Connect Europe 2008 event. All presentations will be 45 minutes in length.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bobie Chanthavong at Community Connect Europe 2008.