Call for Speakers

Information Management Technical Conference
21 - 25 May 2007
Dusseldorf, Germany

Mark your calendar now - this is your chance to contribute and participate in the primary technical exchange and skill-building event for Information Management in Europe.

Of special interest to Informix participants:

The EMEA technical conference is delivering an expanded program of Informix sessions and activities this year. Conference sessions will include Informix topics scheduled Monday through Wednesday, and the Informix International User Group (IIUG) is planning additional activities on Thursday and Friday. The 2007 conference will have a full week of content for the Informix audience - just in time to learn more about the upcoming IDS 'Cheetah' release!

Abstracts are now being accepted for technical sessions at the conference

The agenda, of which you will be part, is designed to offer IT executives, consultants, architects, and developers the opportunity to network and gain a complete picture of the Information Management product portfolio, while building or enhancing deep technical skills in their areas of interest. With more than 200 technical sessions across 11 tracks, it's a great opportunity for attendees to get the best in technical education and free certification, as well as gaining access and exposure to the full spectrum of IBM Information technologies and experts.

All IT Architects, Specialists, Consultants, Developers and Instructors are invited to submit abstracts for speaking slots. Candidates for these speaking slots should understand that the primary goal of the IM Technical Conference is to offer premium education with high quality presentations to IT professionals. Additionally, we are also looking for IBM customers to share their perspective on how a leading edge solution using Information Management technology helped them to resolve a business problem in their company. Please share this with customers or individuals who can help identify customer speakers.

Important Dates

• Abstracts with biography are due no later than February 16, 2007 and should be sent to abstracts@iiug.org
• Notification of proposal acceptance will be made by March 2nd, 2007
• Final presentations for those accepted are due by March 30th, 2007

Audience

Customers, Business Partners and IBM team members are all audiences for this event. Ensure that when submitting your abstract you specify the target audience(s) that will benefit from the presentation. This may include one or more of;

• IT Architects
• IT Developers including Business Application Developers, Web Application Developers, System Integrators, Application Programmers, Tools Developers & Users etc.
• IT Consultants
• Database Administrators

Technical Session - Structure

• The event is hosted over 4.5 days and includes a total of 208 technical sessions
• Technical sessions are 1 hour in length
• Each attendee will have the opportunity to attend a total of 26 technical sessions throughout the week.

A total of 11 Technical tracks will be available so when submitting your presentation abstract ensure you identify which track your session targets. Track descriptions are available on the conference home page at:

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&c=a0012215

• IDS (Informix Dynamic Server)/Cheetah
• Architecting the On Demand Enterprise
• DB2 for z/OS & DB2 Tools
• DB2 Application Development
• DB2 for Linux, Unix, Windows & Tools
• IMS & IMS Tools
• Content Management
• Information Integration
• Information Warehouse (BI)
• Information Analysis
• Master Data Management

Speaker Travel & Living Expenses

All IBMers, Customers and Business Partners selected to present will receive a complementary pass to attend the conference. This will entitle the individual to attend all conference activities/events, and will include meals provided at the conference venue. Those speakers who present a minimum of 3 times at the conference will be entitled to have their travel and lodging costs covered in addition to being provided with a free conference pass.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be technical in nature. The majority of the presentations should target an intermediate to advanced audience with a small number of beginner level sessions. Ensure you clearly state which audience type the submission is targeted at.

Your abstract should include session title (avoid lengthy titles), and a description what will be covered in the session (1 or 2 paragraphs). It would also be helpful to have a list of skill objectives, and prerequisite skills needed to attend the session.

Include speaker information as follows:

1. Biography of speaker (50 - 75 words)
2. Name
3. Title/Position
4. Company
5. Location/Address
6. External Phone #
7. IBM Tie Line (if applicable)
8. External e-mail address
9. Lotus Notes ID (if applicable)

Abstract should include:

• Title
• Target Audience
• Audience Type
• Track Name
• Description - 1 or 2 paragraphs to include objectives of the session as well as prerequisite skills.