Data Center World™ - Fall

September 10-13, 2006
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center
Orlando, Florida

Data Center World - Fall Call For Presentations
The submission process for this conference is now open. Please follow the guidelines and links below

Data Center World®
Fall - 2006
September 10-13, 2006
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
Deadline for submission is April 24, 2006
Submission Form: http://www.afcom.com/afcomnew/callforpres.html

AFCOM invites submissions from all those involved in data center/operations management and support, including vendors, to share their knowledge to be presented at its upcoming Fall Data Center World Conference in the fall. For vendors who would like to speak, greater consideration will be given to participating exhibitors in this show.
AFCOM’s conferences address all types of data centers from traditional mainframe enterprise data centers to midrange and Internet data centers, including all major operating systems and data center environments such as MVS, VSE, OS/400, UNIX, Linux and more.

Rewards
If your submission is accepted, you will receive a complimentary* conference registration (limited to one comp speaker per session) entitling you to attend educational sessions, product information sessions, Data Center World Expo, group meals and all other scheduled AFCOM events. *One complimentary conference registration is given to each selected session. The second speaker will be given a discount of 50% off the regular registration rate. Any additional speakers will priced at the regular conference rate.* Your name and company will be listed as an official speaker in conference and marketing materials. Your name, company name, bio and email address will be listed in the Session Digest along with your session title, description and PowerPoint slides. The Session Digest is given to all registered full attendees at the conference.

Submission
A separate submission for each session that you are proposing should be made. Please email your submission to the Conference Services Department: confservices@afcom.com.
Speakers will be asked to comply with various deadlines in terms of information about themselves and their presentation. Speakers may be asked to give their presentation twice during the program. Sales-oriented presentations, case studies and product pitches will not be accepted from vendor companies nor permitted in educational sessions. Any company that sells supplies, services or equipment to the data center is considered to be a vendor. All speakers for a session need to be established upfront. Additional speakers will not be accepted at a later date.

Deadline for submission is April 24, 2006.

Before you submit, please make sure you are complying with the following criteria:

-My session is purely educational, free from any commercial or sales content.
-My session is not a case study about or from a vendor/supplier/exhibitor.
-I will be including a session description of no more than 150 words.
-My session title is creative, short and descriptive.
-My session topic is original and can be applied to real-life situations in the data center.
-My session topic is of current importance and can be thought of as a hot topic in the data center.
-I will include examples, solutions and success stories in my description and the presentation.
-I understand that only the first two speakers will receive complimentary conference registrations and we are responsible for all other conference costs including but not limited to travel, lodging and food that is not included in the program.
-I am aware that I am required to provide a Power Point Presentation by a specific deadline so that AFCOM can review the content. I understand that this PPT will be used and printed in the proceedings book that is given to all attendees; the Session Digest.
-I understand that I need to develop enough content to fill a one hour time slot. Including at least one slide for every one to two minutes.
-I understand the importance of building in approximately 10 minutes at the end of my session for Q&A time with the attendees.

For additional information, please contact AFCOM’s Conference Services department at
(714) 997-7966 x223 or email at confservices@afcom.com. Web form available at http://www.afcom.com/afcomnew/callforpres.html

Specific Session Ideas
How Secure is Secure?
How can you be assured your data is secure? It’s now up to the data center manager to protect his/her organization’s data. In a world open to the unstable, often insecure Internet, what measures can you take to secure your data? This session should talk about how to select security software that works, how often software should be updated, and how to keep your data risk-free in an essentially unsafe environment.

Mobile & Wireless Security
As cell phones, PDAs and Blackberries become more prevalent in general business and IT applications, security becomes a greater issue. How can you prevent viruses, worms and hackers from getting to your data through these types of technologies?

On-Demand Computing – Demand Your SLA
On-Demand computing is the wave of the future, yet most vendors who offer this service do not provide an SLA with it, leaving customers with little or no recourse for service interruptions or prolonged downtime open to several hours of downtime which causes potential loss of billions of dollars. This presentation will tell you what to insist on in an SLA when signing up for On-Demand computing.

DC Power in the Data Center: A Cool Alternative
The top issues in today’s data center seem to be power and cooling. Recently, there has been talk about resolving these issues by using DC power instead of the more traditional AC. DC power seems to be less costly, can produce 20-40% less heat, and can improve server reliability by over 25%. This session will discuss the pros and cons of moving from AC to DC power.

A New Approach to Storage
Storage is an increasing problem for today’s data center manager. More data is being processed today than ever before, and with the explosion of new government regulations, the data center is responsible for keeping records they were able to delete just a few years back. This session will review new alternatives to record keeping, and talk about the software technologies that are available to help contain this ever-growing problem.

Not Your Father’s Mainframe
Mainframe computers are alive and thriving in today’s data center environment, and can no longer be called “dinosaurs” or “pre-historic” beasts. Today’s mainframe is more powerful than ever, yet comes in a much smaller package. This session will discuss mainframe computing of the 21st century, how the mainframe has survived its death rumors of the 1990’s, and what the future has in store for the mainframe.

How to Prepare for Grid Computing
Grid computing is something that has been talked about for the past few years, and according to a recent AFCOM survey, it is a technology that will become a staple in data centers by 2010. This session will define Grid computing and provide details about how to prepare for its imminent role in your data center.

Training from the Inside
In a world where qualified IT workers are shrinking rapidly, it is getting harder and harder to hire experienced data center professionals. Because of this, training lower level staff on data center management processing has become essential. This session will explain in detail how to develop a training program, how to get corporate buy-in, and how the shrinking talent pool will impact your own job.

How to Avoid Serious Business Disruptions in Your Data Center
AFCOM’s Data Center Institute recently reported that one out of every four data centers will experience a serious business disruption within the next five years. You need to BE PREPARED! This session will discuss strategic ways to plan for and avoid a business disruption that will literally shut your operation down and cost your organization millions of dollars.

Fall 2006 Session Tracks
Session submission topics should be able to placed in one of the following tracks:
Data Center Preparedness
Best Practices
Data Center Management
Disaster Recovery
Facilities Management

Virtual Data Center Tours
Are you an end-user with a state-of-the-art facility that you think your fellow peers would benefit from learning more about? Submit to present a one-hour Virtual Data Center Tour presentation. This session can be set-up similar to that of an educational session with a PowerPoint Presentation with pictures of your facility. Or you can incorporate video, even a live feed. VDCT speakers received the same benefits as educational session speakers: Complimentary Conference Registration including the conference special events, sessions, expo entrance and food functions. Send your ideas with a title and abstract today! confservices@afcom.com