Conference: Spring World 2014
Dates: March 30 - April 2, 2014
Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort
City: Orlando, Florida
Deadline for submissions: October 4, 2013
Ways to submit:
Email:
To: Patti@drj.com
Subject: ‘Speaker name’ Spring World 2014 submission
Facsimile:
To: (636) 282-5802
Attn: Patti Fitzgerald
Subject: Conference Speaker
By Mail or Courier:
Attn: Patti Fitzgerald
Subject: Conference Speaker
1862 Old LeMay Ferry Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63010
Email, Fax, or Mail - Download The Call For Papers Spring World 2014 PDF here
Disaster Recovery Journal, host and sponsor Spring World 2014 invites you to nominate a speaker and/or topic for our conference. Our conference focuses on all aspects of business continuity planning and is the most comprehensive offered in the industry. Some 1800+ people from countries worldwide will be attending this conference and viewing our extensive exhibit hall.
Location
Spring World 2014 will be held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida, March 30 -
April 2, 2014. The hotel is a spacious resort area featuring nearly 2000 rooms arranged in three themed
villages. Expansive meeting areas and ballrooms make this the perfect location for our conference.
Conference Format
The conference begins Sunday afternoon and continues through Wednesday afternoon. Workshop
sessions are held on Sunday and Tuesday (2.5 hours) afternoon. General Sessions (1 hour in length)
are held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Breakout sessions (1 hour in length) are held
on Monday and Tuesday afternoon in six different tracks: Strategic, Managerial; Technical; Emergency
Response; Advanced and Informational. There is also a Solutions Track (1 hour) on Sunday afternoon
for service providers.
General session topics are presented to all attendees and should have a broad appeal. Workshop sessions are usually an in-depth study of a particular business continuity issue, problem or solution. These sessions are not lectures. Instead they should feature interactive activities, such as hands-on scenarios, role playing, etc. Breakout sessions are geared toward smaller audiences and the subjects can be smaller in scale. Breakout and workshop sessions are offered for three levels: advanced, intermediate, and novice, or a combination of levels. Novice is appropriate for those in the industry less than 2 years; intermediate is geared toward those in the industry 2 – 5 years; and advanced is for those in the industry more than 5 years.
Audience
Our conference attracts attendees from all areas of the contingency planning industry. These areas
include: banking/financial; public utilities; transportation; insurance; communications; manufacturing;
government; education; computer services; wholesale; health care; and petroleum. Other industries are
also represented.
Session Content
Sessions must be educational in nature with a business continuity or related theme. Specific products,
services and companies are not to be endorsed. No dog-and-pony sessions will be accepted.
Conference topics in the past have included, but are not limited to, the following subjects:
Alternative Site Selection |
Emergency Operations Center |
Risk Management |
Benefits
Our speakers are highly regarded as experts in the industry. As a speaker at DRJ’s Spring World
2014, you’ll gain access to more than 1,800 contingency planners. Our conference speakers are able
to:
- Present ideas and challenges to attendees with varying degrees of experience.
- Gain recognition by appearing at the industry’s largest business continuity conference.
- Raise awareness of contingency planning issues.
- Network with other speakers, attendees and exhibitors from all areas of the contingency planning industry.
- Receive free admission to the conference, including admission to all sessions, workshops, hospitalities and the exhibit area. Breakfasts and lunches provided by the conference host are also included. This represents a value of $1195.00.
- Have their presentations included on our conference CD-ROM and on audio CDs. This allows attendees to review and share your materials.
Speaker Responsibilities
To be considered as a speaker for our conference, submit an abstract/synopsis of the presentation,
a speaker biography and a photo. Please use the attached form to submit your presentation. (See
below for submission format guidelines.) Remember to indicate your target audience: novice,
intermediate, advanced or a combination of levels. Also, please note your speaking style. An audio or
video tape may be submitted if desired. INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
AND WILL BE DISCARDED. We must have all materials submitted in the proper format.
By submitting a Call for Presentations for Spring World 2014, you are committing your availability to the dates of the conference. Please mark your calendars. We will notify you of your exact session time once the selection process has been completed.
All speakers receive complimentary admission to our conference as well as the exhibit area. All other expenses, including hotel, travel, meals and miscellaneous charges, are solely the responsibility of the speaker. Speakers are also responsible for making their own hotel arrangements.
Potential speakers must advise DRJ if they plan to submit their presentation to any other conference or seminar. DRJ will not accept presentations that have been submitted to any other industry conferences or call for papers.
Request for Submissions
If you are interested in presenting a session at Spring World 2014, please submit the required materials
in the suggested format (guidelines below) by October 4, 2013. Speakers will be notified when a decision
is made. All decisions are final. We reserve the right to make reasonable changes to the title, description,
track and speaker biography of successful submissions. INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED AND CAN’T BE RETURNED. (NOTE – A COMPLETE SUBMISSION INCLUDES
SPEAKER BIO, SESSION SYNOPSIS AND SPEAKER PHOTO IN THE PROPER FORMAT)
Format for Electronic Submissions:
We accept submissions electronically in any word-based, html or .pdf format. Photos should be .jpg and
in high resolution (300 dpi). Include speakers FULL name in the photo title. We CANNOT accept photos
that are embedded in a word processing document or formatted as .bmp photos.
All submissions must include presenters name, address and contact numbers. Submissions from public relations firms without presenter contact information will not be accepted. Submissions that are not selected for Spring World 2014 will not be held. Potential speakers must re-submit their information for any future conference presentations.
When submitting via email, the subject line should contain the speaker’s full name. For example, the email subject heading should read, “JOHN SMITH SPRING WORLD 2014 SUBMISSION”, or “MARY JONES SPEAKER INFORMATION”, etc.
