Call for Papers
We are pleased to invite you to submit your topic ideas for IndConn, May 20-22, 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
The industrial and manufacturing sector has been one of the early adopters of IT in its control and automation applications. From the early PLC's to sophisticated networking, control systems and integration with corporate enterprise systems, the industrial automation system has led the way in convergence with IT.
IndConn will focus on the connectivity side of this convergence, connectivity that goes well beyond the control of manufacturing equipment, into areas such as enterprise energy management, IT infrastructure and other critical systems.
2008 IndConn Topics
- Increase relevance of IT for industrial applications
- OPC UA (Unifed Architecture) Implementations
- Green manufacturing
- Standard information models across the enterprise
- Standard hamonization of operation & maintenance
- Industrial to grid and energy management
- Relevance of facility and building automation
- Network infrastructure: IP, wireless, etc.
Speaking Logistics
Presentations
Presentations are 10- to 30-minutes long depending on subject. Speakers as part of a panel discussions are provided with a 5-minute window for a presentation, to be made by each panelist followed by moderated Q&A and discussions for an balanced view of the topic.
Presentations should be written with a strong technical content bias and commercial and application benefit. Papers and proposals of a marketing and sales nature are not appropriate for this venue and will not be accepted.
LCD projectors and computer (Windows) will be available, and a standard presentation template will be provided. Templates will be provided on the speaker section of the event web site.
Clasma Events provides a convenient online speaker management system PointView (www.PointView.com).
With PointView, speakers can login to edit their own profile, presentation material and ensure that they are presented on the web sites in the best manner possible. Note: PointView was formerly called SessionView.
Speaker Policy
Clasma has a non-commercialization policy for presentations at ConnectivityWeek. The objective of presentations is to educate, discuss and debate and not to sell products or services. Session moderators, track leaders and Clasma Events have responsibility to ensure speakers adhere to this policy.
Clasma has a policy to provide complimentary conference registrations for valid contributors of the event; the determination of validity is in the hands of the moderator, track leader and Clasma Events Inc.
Generally speaking, vendors of products, technology or solutions will not be provided with complimentary speaker passes and are expected to register and pay for discounted conference passes. Sponsors and Exhibitors of the event are required to use the pass(es) they receive as part of their sponsorship / exhibitor package.
Keynote speakers, members of academic establishments and invited speakers will receive complimentary passes. Please confirm with Clasma Events or your track leader prior to confirming your speaking slot.
Review Process
Papers submitted will be reviewed by Clasma Events, its advisors and strategic partners. Applicants will be accepted or rejected with status notification by email.
Publication & Rights
Clasma Events Inc. requires publication rights to accepted papers, including the publication of the audio proceedings as well as publication and reproduction rights to any video filmed during the presentations. These rights are non-exclusive. Copyright ownership is retained by the author.
Clasma Events Inc - January 1, 2008
What to Submit
Please send an email to content@clasma.com with the following:
- Mark the Subject with the Track name for your proposal
- Provide name, title, affiliation and contact details (email/phone) of the speaker
- Provide a 100 word bio of the speaker
- Provide a title for the paper (100 characters max)
- Provide a 100-200 word abstract of the paper
- Type of presentation; educational, discussion, perspective, application stories, etc.
- If necessary, provide administrator’s contact details
Timeline
Abstracts are due by: April 1, 2008
Confirmation of proposals: May 1, 2008
PowerPoint Template
Please use the PowerPoint Template provided below.
Speaker Resources
To come...