Spring World 2011 Call for Papers Announcement!

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Deadline for submissions:
September 28,2010

Conference: Spring World 2011
March 27 - March 30, 2011

Location: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Location
Spring World 2011 will be held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort  in Orlando, Florida, Match 27 - 30, 2011. The hotel is a spacious resort featuring nearly 2000 rooms arranged in three themed villages.  Expansive meeting areas and ballrooms make this the perfect location for our conference. In addition, there are spas, fitness room & a beautiful outdoor pool.

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, Hotsite Testing, Information Services/Systems, 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, Virus Protection, Work Area Recovery, Workplace Violence,

Benefits
Our speakers are highly regarded as experts in the industry. As a speaker at DRJ’s Spring World 2011, you’ll gain access to more than 1,800 contingency professionals. Our conference speakers are able to:

• Present ideas and challenges to our attendees
• Gain recognition by appearing at the World'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 $1095.00.
• Have their presentations included, on our conference CD-ROM and on audio-sync DVDs. 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. 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. We must have all materials submitted in the proper format.

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 arangements.

NOTE: By submitting a Call for Presentations for Spring World 2011, 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.

Request for Submissions
Request for Submissions If you are interested in presenting a session at Spring World 2011, please submit the required materials in the suggested format (guidelines below) by September 28, 2010.  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 SYYNOPSIS 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 2011 will not be held. Potential speakers must re-submit their information for any future conference presentations.

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Call for Papers 2011

Presenter's Name

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Company

Address

City

State

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Country

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Email Address

Session is appropiate for what level? (choose one from list):      Novice Intermediate advanced All of the Above

If your Session requires more than one Skill Leve (Novice/Intermediate or Intermediate/Advanced) choose it below:      Novice Intermediate Advanced

Length of Session (Choose One):      One Hour - Breakout Three Hour - Workshop

Preferred Track (Choose one from list. Final decision will be made by conference management.      Strategic Managerial Technical Emergency Reponse Advanced Information

Choose Another Preferred Track (choose one different than the one above)      Strategic Mangerial Technical Emergency Reponse Advanced Information

Presentation Title (Note: Shorter titles work best. Keep subheads to minimum.)

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Biography (Less than 200 words)

Please give a brief summary of your speaking style and experience

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