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Welcome Faculty to the Speaker Center!
This Speaker Center is designed to assist speakers find helpful information and plan for their speaking engagement at ESC Silicon Valley 2008. Included on this page are the following:
General Conference Information
We recommend all first-time instructors review the links below prior to preparing their presentations and classnotes. The documents below provide a good review of basics and templates to follow.
General Conference Information
Location
Dates The Embedded Systems Conference- Silicon Valley will take place, April 14th through 18th, 2008
Registration
Picking up your Badge The hours are as follows:
Free Registration: As a speaker, you will receive complimentary registration to the Embedded Systems Conference. There is no need to register for specific classes, as you will be given a badge providing you access to all the classes and all of the special events, including the keynote addresses and panel discussions.
Colleague Discount: As a speaker, you are welcome to invite colleagues to receive a discount on ESC Silicon Valley 2008 registration. You should have received the promotional code with your welcome email. In the case that you did not, please contact Andy Saldaña.
Extensive Exposure: Your name and course description are featured in our course catalog, our primary promotional brochure, and on our website. We will also be conducting an aggressive PR campaign, designed to increase interest in the conference and your presentation. At the conference, your class information will be part of the printed Official Event Guide. In addition, your name, biography, and course description will be available online.
Access to the Speaker Ready Room: Our Speaker Ready Room will be available for your use during the week of the conference. You will have space to prepare for your sessions, relax and network. There will be a projector, screen and printer available for your convenience.
Our chief objective is to produce an event recognized for its high-caliber technical presentations. As such, we strongly caution speakers against commercial presentations. Marketing pitches severely mar the integrity of the conference and, it should be noted, diminish the credibility of the speaker for attendees who are expecting content-rich sessions. Similarly, the Embedded Systems Conference prohibits the distribution within the classroom or technical program area any material (brochures, contest entries, product spec. sheets, etc.) related to the speaker’s company or its products. In promoting a speaker’s participation in the Technical Program, companies are strongly encouraged to keep these concerns in mind. We will not support or invite back any speaker who delivers a presentation with a focus on their company’s product or service, or who otherwise compromises the spirit of the speaker’s role.
Technical Papers and Class Notes- Due February 29, 2008 As a speaker, you are responsible for both a technical paper and set of class notes for your session(s). Those speakers instructing a full-day tutorial only need to submit class notes. Each of these items will be included on the conference Proceedings CD given to each conference attendee. In addition, attendees will have access to these papers and notes on-line. Please read the Proceeding Paper and Notes Guidelines below and we encourage you to read, the Tips to Improve Your Presentation document:
Technical Paper Guidelines:
File Naming: Please use the following format for labeling your proceedings papers:
Class Notes Guidelines:
Format (PDF and PPT): Please submit your class notes in both pdf and native file formats. Place the class title, the class number and your name prominently at the beginning of your document. When you submit a PDF, please prepare the file with two slides per page (handout view). Colors: Many Attendees will be printing out a copy or your notes to carry into the classroom. We ask that you keep this in mind and use colors in your slides that will be printer friendly in grayscale or black and white. Fonts: Please use standard fonts in your presentations. Some examples are Arial, Times New Roman and Courier. We want to avoid the possibility of some attendees not being able to view your notes because of the font used. Company Logo: Please refrain from placing your company logo on your slides. Content: Ideal material includes general session overviews, copies of slides and or files, notes, diagrams, and problem solving exercises. The content of your notes will depend on the format of your actual presentation. File Naming: Please use the following format for labeling your class notes
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