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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
3rd Annual Asia Pacific Conference
19-21 November 1997
Sydney Hilton
Sydney, Australia
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* Your abstract should be at IDUG Asia Pacific no later than 25 April
1997. *
* Submission format outlined below, or use the online submission form
located at *
* http://www.idug.org
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Now Open to Heterogeneous Topics
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SPEAK AT THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS DB2 EVENT
IDUG offers you a unique opportunity to share your knowledge, experience and expertise at the world's most prestigious DB2 event.
NEW for 1997, IDUG is expanding the types of presentations it is accepting. In addition to DB2 specific papers, IDUG is looking for papers that will help its members who work in a heterogeneous environment. If your knowledge and experience includes working with the DB2 Product Family* and/or DB2 and any other database engine, please share your expertise with other DB2 users by presenting at IDUG's 3rd Annual Asia Pacific Conference in Sydney.
PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
IDUG requires that all presentations comply with the IDUG mission statement:
The International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) is an independent, not-for-profit,
user-run organization whose mission is to support and strengthen the
information
systems community by providing the highest quality education and services
designed to promote the effective utilization of the DB2 Product Family.
The only other requirements are that technical presentations feature at least one member of the DB2 Product Family and DB2 must be a component of the presentation if other database engines are mentioned.
PRESENTATION TOPICS
IDUG's goal is to achieve a balanced conference program focusing on
business solutions that are pertinent to the day-to-day jobs of DB2
professionals.
Here are a few suggested topics:
o Implementing the New Release of DB2
o Keys to Client/Server Performance Management
o Exploiting Relational with Advanced SQL Techniques
o Data Warehousing and Data Mining Experiences
o Distributed DB2 Performance Capacity Planning
o EXPLAIN Across the Enterprise
o Experiences Migrating Between Platforms
o Practical Database Design Tips
o The Procedural DBA: Triggers, Functions and Procs
PRESENTATION LENGTH
60 minute presentation
THE BENEFITS OF PRESENTING
If your 60 minute presentation is selected, you'll be eligible for a
free 2 day conference registration and a reduced fee for an in-depth
seminars.
Dual presentations are only eligible for one free conference registration
and a second registration at a reduced rate.
The free 2 day conference registration fee includes access to all
conference activities,
scheduled meals and social functions, conference programme materials,
proceedings. Speaker s will be given the option to attend the In-Depth
Seminars at a reduced rate. A one year IDUG membership is also
included.
All presenters are eligible for "The Best User Presentation"
award. One speaker is selected for this award. If your presentation wins,
IDUG will send you to deliver your presentation at its 10th annual
conference
in North America (10-14 May 1998 in San Francisco, California, USA).
Another benefit is how appreciative you'll find the IDUG attendees. They'll let you know how much they enjoyed your presentation and how much it will help them when they get back to the office.
The benefits of presenting at IDUG are twofold. You are able to help your fellow DB2 Professionals and reap the benefits of attending the conference yourself!
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Submitting an abstract for consideration is simple. Just complete a Call for Presentations Application Form, either attached below, or visit the IDUG Web site http://www.idug.org and submit online. The submission form must be received by 25 April 1997. Examples are included to help you through the process. If you have questions or need more information, please call IDUG Asia Pacific Headquarters c/o ICMS: Phone: +613 9682 0244, Fax: +613 9682 0288 or Email: idug97_at_icms.com.au
Promotion of products and services are not allowed during these time slots. Vendor presentations are available for that purpose.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
You may submit multiple presentations.
It is very important that you provide ALL of the information requested
below when submitting your presentation(s) for review.
Items 1 and 2 should be submitted only once, regardless of how many presentations you are submitting; please limit this information to no more than one page for items 1 and 2 combined.
Items 3-10 should be submitted with EACH presentation; please limit this information to no more than two pages for all information requested in items 3-10 combined.
3. PRESENTATION TITLE
Titles should be clear, concise and 50 characters or less.
4. PRESENTATION LENGTH
Please indicate length of presentation.
5. PLATFORM
Indicate platform(s) to which your presentation applies, such as
MVS, AIX, Windows/NT, Windows/95, Unix environments, AS400, OS/2 etc...
6. PRESENTATION CATEGORY
Although your presentation may apply to many categories, some of
the most popular are listed below.
o Database Administration o Application Development
o DBMS Support o Object-Oriented
o Performance/Tuning o Non-Technical/Management
o Data Modeling/CASE o Client/Server
o DB2 for MVS o DB2 for AIX
o DB2 for OS/2 o DB2 for HP-UX
o Systems Programming o Other
7. AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE LEVEL Select the single, most relevant audience level to which this presentation is geared
o All Users o New Users
o Intermediate Users o Intermediate to Advanced Users
o Advanced Users
8. PRESENTATION ABSTRACT AND 5 KEY BULLET POINTS
Provide a concise 50-word abstract of your presentation. Example:
The purpose of the presentation is to give the attendee an approach to
physical
design.
The presentation will cover inputs required (both data and process)
and how to use a spreadsheet to arrive at physical decisions. Real-life
examples will be included. Also include five brief bullet points
describing
the key points in your presentation.
Example: o Logical Design
o Processing Models
o Ready, Set, Design
o Other Factors
o Testing of Design
If your presentation is selected, this information will be
published
in the conference promotional and on-site programme materials to
help
9. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Provide a one-page, five-point outline of the main topics covered in
the presentation.
Example: I. Logical Design
What is it?
What forms can it take?
II. Critical Input to Design Decisions
Process Flows
Pseudo SQL
III. Ready, Set, Design
How to set up the spreadsheet
How to sort the spreadsheet
IV. Real-Life Examples Using Tools
V. Conclusion
Spend time in design
DEADLINE
Please retain copies of all submitted materials for your records. All materials must be received by IDUG Asia Pacific Headquarters no later than 25 April 1997. Send all information to:
IDUG Asia Pacific Headquarters
84 Queensbridge Street, Southbank
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3006
Phone: +61-3-9682-0244
FAX: +61-3-9682-0288
E-mail: idug97_at_icms.com.au
IDUG will confirm receipt of your presentation(s)
Speakers will be selected after 30 May 1997. A draft of the conference presentation is due to IDUG Asia Pacific Headquarters by 25 July 1997. Final presentations are due 12 September 1997.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
If you don't want to speak at the conference but are interested in
attending and would like more information, then contact IDUG Asia Pacific
Headquarters:
Phone: +61-3-9682-0244. Fax: +61-3-9682-0288. Or email: idug97_at_icms.com.au
Received on Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00:00 CST
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