Call for papers

Deadline to Submit:
Jan 15th, 2010SUBMIT


All Submissions MUST be ON-LINE

For information regarding the program, contact:

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Introduction: This will be the 1st  year of the rebranding of  Storage Networking SANNAS Summit to Itech the Infrastructure Technology Summit. This premier annual event that addresses issues common to all aspects of the Data Center and all the Technologies surrounding it. The conference program includes speakers from many parts of the IT world and provides excellent opportunities for training and networking with experts in the IT Infrastructure environment.

Theme guideline:
Here are some of the topics we are looking for presentations on. Please use these topics as a guideline.

Data Center
Power and Cooling
Infrastructure Hardware
Software Management
Storage
Security
Cloud Computing
Green IT



Audience:
itech dedicates itself to delivering qualified buyers to the tradeshow floor from all buying segments such as: Enterprise, SMB, Government, Channel, and even with specific vertical segments such as education, public sector, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and more.

Presentation Formats

  • KeynoteSessions (1 hour) address all attendees and should have broad appeal
  • Concurrent Sessions (1 hour) of a more in-depth nature and allow at least 10-15 minutes for Q&A
  • Panel Discussions (1 hours) are sessions with one announced theme and a list of participants who address that theme but do not present separate formal papers.

SELECTION CRITERIA
The Program Committee will review all presentations - selection will be based on the following criteria:

  • Topic & relevance to the conference theme and delegate base
  • Focus on future trends and lessons learned (what worked AND what didn't) and recommended solutions to common issues
  • Concise statement of the benefits of your presentation to attendees (e.g. how will this help them in their work)
  • Speaker's expertise, knowledge and ability to challenge delegates
  • Presentation experience of speaker
  • Research findings are welcome, provided the session is aimed at practitioners and balanced with sufficient practical information (i.e. 'here's how this can be applied to .....')
  • Absence of commercial sales content for services or products

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE
Deadline for Submissions: Jan 15th, 2010

All Submissions Must be ON-LINE. Submissions received by E-mail, Fax or Hardcopy will not be accepted.

REVIEW PROCESS
All submitters will be notified by email by Jan 30th, 2009 - Please note that reviewer comments will not be supplied to proposal submitters.
Confirmed speakers will be required to provide the following additional information for inclusion on the conference web site and brochure:

  • photo (in jpeg, bmp or tiff format)

Final presentations must be submitted by Mar 1, 2010 in PowerPoint or MS Word format.

SPEAKER RESPONSIBILITIES
Speakers will be responsible for all other expenses including travel, non-sponsored meals and miscellaneous charges.