Call For Presentations

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: Thursday, February 12, 2009

GUIDELINES

Do you have a story to tell about cloud computing? Did use of cloud transformed how you operate?

We invite you to propose a presentation for Cloud Slam 2009 — either on your own or as part of a panel of institutional or inter-institutional colleagues.

Please take note of the following guidelines:

The deadline for abstract submissions is Thursday, February 12, 2009. Only proposals submitted using the link provided on this site and received by the deadline will be considered.

Proposals may include seminars, case studies and poster presentations.

All sessions are scheduled for 60 minute blocks (except poster presentations) and should be designed with the conference theme and tracks in mind.

Abstracts should be submitted in English.

Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference theme and tracks
• Learning outcomes for the audience
• Clarity of session objectives and organization of information
• Degree of originality of the content
• Presentation approach and level of participant engagement

The Conference Program Committee may request presenters to revise their submissions if multiple proposals on the same topic or similar topics are received. The Committee reserves the right to solicit presentations in addition to those submitted to ensure a balanced and appropriate conference program. The Committee also reserves the right to decline presentations based on the criteria listed, limitations on the number of presentations related to each conference track, as well as limitations on the total number of presentations at the conference.

Potential presenters will be advised whether their submissions have been accepted or declined by February 28, 2009. If your submission is accepted, you must provide a summary of your presentation (or other contribution to the conference proceedings) by the conference start date. This material will be published in the conference proceedings and made available online to delegates (and others) after the conference.

All presenters are required to register for the conference and pay corresponding fees. Payment by March 15, 2009 (early bird registration deadline) is compulsory for inclusion in the program. Access to internet and video/audio devices are the responsibility of the presenters.

For more information, contact info@cloudslam.org

Submission procedures

• Work that has been presented at other conferences is welcome.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the conference peer review committee. Please describe the presentation target audience, format and outcomes.
• The peer review committee and/or the conference planning committee reserves the right to refuse any abstract for presentation and/or to recommend a different type of presentation.
• You will be notified by February 28, 2009 if your abstract is invited for presentation.
• We will confirm that you are presenting by March 15, 2009.
• All accepted presentation abstracts will be posted to the conference Web page.
• All conference presentations may be digitally video-recorded and subsequently uploaded to the conference Web page and/or otherwise distributed, in order to share the conference-generated knowledge with a larger audience.
• Presentation might be a combination of MS PowerPoint, Videos, Images and Hyper links.

PRIVACY STATEMENT
The presenter(s) consent to name, title, institution, biography and session information being announced at Cloud Slam 2009 and published in conference materials and related reports. Please note that this information may be edited in the interests of clarity and brevity before being distributed.

To submit presentation now click here(some browsers reject certificate of the site, just add an exclusion). Only proposals submitted using this form and received by February 12, 2009 will be considered for inclusion in the Cloud Slam 2009 conference program.

If you are potential or existing speaker and have questions not covered above,
please contact Igor Edelman at speakerengagement@cloudslam.org