Cloud Slam '09 Progress Update - February

February 15, 2009

Subject: CloudSlam09 - Presenter Communication

Over 80 Submissions At CloudSlam09!

Over 80 submitted abstracts so far and we suspect the submission count to top 90 by next week. That also means more work for the selection committee. Nevertheless, our target is to provide feedback to you by beginning of March.

Event Promotion/Sponsorship:

As reported last time we are increasing media coverage of the event. CloudSlam09 will be featured in BusinessWeek’s April issue. As part of that effort, various promotions are available to you to participate in the coverage.

As previously mentioned event sponsorship opportunities are still available as well. For more information see here: http://cloudslam09.com/content/sponsors-and-exhibitors-opportunities-24....

What Are The Next Steps?

Besides working on reviewing the abstracts we are also targeting to publish a tentative calendar on our website. If you have any preferences and/or restrictions of you presenting please let me know as soon as possible. The event dates are Apr. 20-24, 2009.

Additionally, we are working on panel discussions for CloudSlam09. We are likely to approach you to ask for participation. A panel discussion, just like an individual presentation, will be moderated. More information to come soon.

System Requirements For Presenters:

Please see: http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html

Again, Thank You! Without your time and your knowledge this conference would not be possible.

Sincerely,

Igor Edelman
Cloud Slam ’09, Vice-Chairman