In order to complete our submission process, you will need the following information:

• Contact information for each speaker:
  
  • Speaker name
  • Title
  • Company name
  • Company mailing address
    
    • City
    • State/Province
    • Zip/Postal Code
    • Country
    
    
  • Office telephone
  • Mobile telephone
  • Email address

• Information about the presentation and the presenter:
  
  • Session title
  • Keywords that describe the session (10 words or less)
  • Level of technical knowledge required by audience (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
  • Laptop requirements (will audience members need a laptop to participate?)
  • Short session description, 150-word (suitable for marketing purposes - used in print program)
  • Long session description, 350-word (suitable for marketing purposes - used on the event website)
  • Short speaker biography, 100-word (suitable for marketing purposes - used in print program)
  • Long speaker biography, 250-word (suitable for marketing purposes - used on the event website)
  • Headshot photograph of speaker (.jpg or .gif)
  
  

Documentation and Training does not issue letters of invitation to anyone, for any reason.

If your organization is interested in participating as an exhibitor/sponsor, contact Scott Abel via email or via telephone at +1 317.466.1840. Special discounts are available when you sponsor multiple events during one calendar year.

If you are interested in participating in the conference as a presenter or workshop instructor, you may submit a proposal using our online submission form. Deadline for submissions is December 20, 2007.

We’re looking for great presentations from outstanding speakers on topics that address the needs of our audience and that align nicely with the theme of the conference. Specifically, we’re looking for sessions that teach attendees how to do something useful—something they can use when they return to the office. And by “sessions” we mean presentations (45-60 minute talks) and workshops (3.5 hours classes).

• Presentations should focus on teaching something very granular (e.g. Getting Started with XML, Understanding the Basics of Blogging, Simplified Technical English: The Basics) and involve some audience interaction
• Workshops should explore subjects in more detail (Creating an Information Model, Building a wiki, Developing a Taxonomy) and involve various types of audience interaction (sharing stories, working in teams, creating a deliverable)

What we’re NOT looking for
We’re not looking for product pitches disguised as presentations, nor are we looking for PowerPoint preachers who read their slides. We don’t mind if a presentation has a marketing component to it, but we do not want this to be the focus of any presentation or workshop.

What about software demonstrations?
Software demonstrations are reserved for Gold and Platinum sponsors. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, let us know.

If you have questions about your presentation or event logistics, please direct them to our Program Manager, Scott Abel at or +1 317 466 1840.

If you have questions about conference registration or hotel accommodations, please direct them to Eileen Savary at or +1 978 649 8555. 

Documentation and Training West 2008 is being held at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown.

Registration opens January 5, 2008.