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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN class=752131420-29042008>SNIA
</SPAN>Storage Developer Conference 2008 Call for
Presentations</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=3><STRONG>Presentation Proposal
Deadline Extended to May 5!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Conference Dates: September 22 - 25,
2008<BR>Conference Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara, CA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Share your knowledge and experience as a storage
development professional by submitting a proposal for consideration at the
Storage Networking Industry Association's 2008 Storage Developer Conference
(SDC).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now in its fourth year and again expected to draw
more than 250 developers and engineers participating in over 50 sessions in
multiple tracks, the Storage Developer Conference is the only event created by
the storage industry for the storage industry. SDC provides the information and
know-how to further advance solutions with features that shorten time to market
for a developed solution, increase acceptability and interoperability in
production environments and help participants understand where storage
technologies are heading. In addition, plans are being finalized for the
CIFS<SPAN class=220213818-29042008>/SMB/SMB2</SPAN> and iSCSI
plugfests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Audience<BR></FONT>Storage
software and hardware developers, storage product and solution architects,
storage software engineers, product managers, storage product quality assurance
engineers, product line CTOs, storage product customer support engineers, and
in-house IT development staff. <BR>Session Topics</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Categories/Topics for consideration for sessions
and case studies include:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> * Common Internet File System
(CIFS), SMB & SMB2<BR> * iSCSI<BR> *
eXtensible Access Method (XAM)<BR> * Green
Technologies<BR> * Network File Systems
(NFS)<BR> * Fibre Channel Protocols<BR> *
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)<BR> * Storage Ready for
Virtualization Platforms<BR> * Storage for Grid/Utility
Computing<BR> * Open Source<BR> * Storage
Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S)<BR> * Information
and Data Management Technologies<BR> * Storage
Security<BR> * Enterprise, Small and Medium Business
Solutions<BR> * Emerging Storage and Data
Technologies</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Important Dates</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Deadline for Submission of Proposals (recently
extended!!) - Monday, May 5<BR>Notification of Acceptance/Rejection of Proposals
- Monday, May 19<BR>Deadline for Presentations - September 1<BR>Conference Dates
- September 22 - 25, 2008</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The standard session length will be 50 minutes. We
are also, at this time, accepting proposals for panel discussions and half-day
tutorial sessions. Presenters will receive one complimentary conference pass
(not to exceed two per session).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=220213818-29042008><FONT face=Arial size=3>Additional
Information and Proposal Submission</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Information on the event and how to submit a
proposal can be found at:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.storage-developer.org/"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.storage-developer.org</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial>.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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