Call for Speakers
We are now accepting session proposals for Exchange 2009. The event will be held 8-11 June 2009 in New Orleans.
The goal is to deliver practical and highly valuable technical content to our attendees - people involved in developing, integrating and managing software applications.
Submit your proposals on or before 7 January 2009.
Please review the preparation schedule below to make sure you can meet the deadlines. This is very important as every session will have a concept review and first draft review.
You may submit more than one breakout session proposal
Breakout session speakers will receive one free conference registration and admission to the conference, or if already registered a refund for one registration. If a session includes multiple speakers, the value of the pass will be shared amongst the speakers.
A typical Exchange breakout session:
- Covers a technical topic of interest to one or more of the following: architects, developers, integrators, DBAs, etc.
- Is informative and instructional. It can be a detailed how-to presentation, it can focus on best practices, or it can be a case study that shows the power of the product
- Demonstrates techniques and/or technology with code examples and illustrative diagrams wherever possible to help the audience understand the subject matter
- Is 60 minutes in length, including Q&A. If you want more time, submit two proposals (i.e. part 1 and part 2).
You may also submit Birds of Feather (BOF) proposals. BOFs are held after hours and are a chance to meet with others, discuss issues and common challenges, exchange ideas and share solutions in an informal atmosphere. These sessions are audience-led with no formal agenda or speakers.
Good Luck. We look forward to seeing many great proposals and an exciting conference.
Deadlines / Preparation Schedule:
| Proposal Submission Deadline: |  | 7-January 2009 |
| Concept Reviews: | 26 January - 9 February 2009 | |
| 1st Draft PowerPoint Slides Due | 30 March 2009 | |
| 1st Draft Slide Reviews: | 30 March – 27 April 2009 | |
| 2nd Draft PowerPoint Slides Due: | 30 April 2009 | |
| Practice Sessions: | 1 May - 29 May 2009 | |
| Final Draft PowerPoint Slides Due: | 25 May 2009 | |
| Conference: | 8-11 June 2009 |
The Final Draft of the PowerPoint slides will be posted on the Exchange Download site end of May 2008 for registered attendees to preview before the conference. After the conference, they will be posted along with any session extras provided by the speaker on PSDN.
Session Submission:
There are several tracks this year within the areas of
- Application Interoperability
- Modernization, Architecture, and Design
- Tools, UI, and Language
- Data, Operations, and Management
For more information, go to the technical sessions page.
Themes include but are not limited to:
Building composite applications
User Interfaces
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Operations, Deployment, 24x7
Migration, Transformation - Techniques, Tools, ABL
Database and Operational Management
Success stories
OpenEdge Reference Architecture
Business Process Management
Service Oriented Architecture
SOA Management and Governance
Distributed applications
Event Driven Architecture
Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
You may submit more than one breakout session proposal.
Click here to submit your proposal.
Submit your breakout proposal on or before 7 January 2009.
Proposals received after the deadline will be considered only on a space available basis.