[Storage-research-list] UPDATE: Storage Developer Conference Call for Presentations - Deadline May 5th - Don't Miss it!

[Jones, Arnold]

SNIA Storage Developer Conference 2008 Call for Presentations
 
Presentation Proposal Deadline Extended to May 5!
 
Conference Dates: September 22 - 25, 2008
Conference Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara, CA
 
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).
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/SMB/SMB2 and iSCSI plugfests.

Audience
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.  
Session Topics
 
Categories/Topics for consideration for sessions and case studies
include:
 
    * Common Internet File System (CIFS), SMB & SMB2
    * iSCSI
    * eXtensible Access Method (XAM)
    * Green Technologies
    * Network File Systems (NFS)
    * Fibre Channel Protocols
    * Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
    * Storage Ready for Virtualization Platforms
    * Storage for Grid/Utility Computing
    * Open Source
    * Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S)
    * Information and Data Management Technologies
    * Storage Security
    * Enterprise, Small and Medium Business Solutions
    * Emerging Storage and Data Technologies
 
Important Dates
Deadline for Submission of Proposals (recently extended!!) - Monday, May
5
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection of Proposals - Monday, May 19
Deadline for Presentations - September 1
Conference Dates - September 22 - 25, 2008
 
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).
 
Additional Information and Proposal Submission
Information on the event and how to submit a proposal can be found at:
http://www.storage-developer.org <http://www.storage-developer.org/> .

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Arnold Jones
Technical Council Managing Director 
Storage Networking Industry Association 
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SNIA 
Phone: 407.574.7273
Mobile: 407.435.1067
arnold.jones at snia.org <mailto:arnold.jones at snia.org>  
www.snia.org <http://www.snia.org/>    

 
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