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Deadline for submissions:
April 2, 2012
Conference: Fall World 2012
September 9 - 12, 2012
Location:San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
Two ways to submit:
Email, Fax, or Mail - Download The Call For Papers Fall World 2012 PDF here
Submit Via Online Form
Disaster Recovery Journal, host and sponsor Fall World 2012 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 1,800+ people from countries worldwide will be
attending this conference and viewing our extensive exhibit hall.
Location
Fall World 2012 will be held at the San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California, September
9 - 12, 2012. The hotel is located just minutes from San Diego International Airport. Expansive meeting
areas and ballrooms make this the perfect location for our conference. In addition, there are spas, fitness
rooms and two outdoor pools.
Conference Format
The conference begins Sunday afternoon and continues through Wednesday afternoon. Workshop
sessions (2.5 - 3 hours in length) are held on Sunday and Tuesday 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.
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
BC Planning and Testing
Business Impact Analysis
Case Studies
Computer Crime
Crisis Communication
Crisis Management
Data backup
Data Replication
e-Business Recovery
Electronic Commerce
Electronic Vaulting |
Emergency Operations Center
Enterprise Risk Management
Hotsite Testing
Implementation of Standards
Insurance
Legal Issues
Lessons Learned
Network Systems
Professional Certification
Regulatory Compliance
(SOX/HIPPA/NFPA)
Restoration
Risk Assessment |
Risk Management
Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations
Security Issues
Storage Management
Team Building
Telecommunication
Terrorism
Updates on Title IX Certification
Virus Protection
VoIP Security and Disaster
Recovery
Work Area Recovery
Workplace Violence |
Benefits
Our speakers are highly regarded as experts in the industry. As a speaker at DRJ’s Fall World 2012,
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.
- Contribute fresh ideas relating to contingency planning.
- Network with other speakers, attendees and exhibitors.
- 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 in our conference binder, 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 short speaker biography (200 words or less) and a photo (include speakers full name in photo
title). 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
RETURNED. We must have all materials submitted in the proper format. New material must be
submitted for EVERY conference, even if material was previously submitted for a previous DRJ show.
NOTE: By submitting a Call for Presentations for Fall World 2012, 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 Fall World 2012, please submit the required materials
in the proper format (guidelines below) by April 2, 2012. 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. (NOTE – A COMPLETE SUBMISSION
INCLUDES SPEAKER BIO, SHORT 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). Please include speakers FULL name in photo title. We CANNOT accept
photos that are embedded in a word processing document or .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 Fall World 2012 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 FALL WORLD 2012”, “MARY
JONES SPEAKER INFORMATION”, etc.
Download The Call For Papers Fall World 2012 PDF Here
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To send your Call For Papers to DRJ through this Form, just simply fill out all the fields and hit "Submit."
Note: All fields except FAX are required.
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