Presentation Submissions Submissions for this year’s event are now closed. We do have other conference events open for submission; please refer to our conference submission page for details. To check for specific details and deadlines for each event, click here.   Welcome STARWEST 2009 Speakers! This page contains some helpful information for your speaking engagement with us.   Expectations and Benefits The standard time slot for a presentation at STARWEST 2009 is 60 minutes, including 10 minutes allotted for questions. We encourage technical papers (5-15 pages) to provide conference attendees with additional details, supporting material, and references and offer a $500 award for the Best Paper submitted among the accepted presentations. *One complimentary conference registration is granted for each accepted presentation. Additionally, the presenter of the ''Best Presentation''—as voted by the conference delegates—is asked to return as a Keynote Speaker at the next STAR conference.

STARWEST 2009 Speaker FAQs

We’re excited to see you there! To help prepare you for your speaking engagement, here are answers to some of the more important questions you might have. Have a question that’s not on here? Refer to your speaker packets for complete details or email your conference manager. We’re here to help!

1. What is the due date for presentations and technical papers?

2. Do I need to make my own hotel arrangements?

3. Will there be Internet in the meeting rooms?

4. How do I get conference brochures to pass out to my clients?

5. I’d like to help! How can I help get the word out about the conference?

6. How do I get my book in the conference bookstore?

7. Do I need to register for the conference as a speaker?

Answers to Speaker FAQs

1. What is the due date for presentations and technical papers? Presentations and technical papers are due on August 3, 2009.

2. Do I need to make my own hotel arrangements? · Please make your reservation directly with the hotel by August 1, 2009, referring to the STARWEST conference to obtain the conference rate. Rooms are limited! Please be sure to reserve your room early · SQE may not be able to assist you once the room block is sold out · Reserve your room today!

3. Will there be Internet in the meeting rooms? No, there will not be Internet in any of the meeting rooms.

4. How do I get conference brochures to pass out to my clients? Email the conference manager with the amount you would like.

5. I’d like to help! How can I help get the word out about the conference?

· You can post information about the conference on your Website. We can provide you with logos, banners and anything else you may need · Blog about the conference and your presentation. · Send an email out to your data base. If you need help with verbiage or graphics, email the conference manager with your request · Friend us, follow us and listen to our Tweets!

6. How do I get my book in the conference bookstore? The conference manager will email a survey that can be faxed directly to BreakPoint Books and More.

7. Do I need to register for the conference as a speaker? · No, as a speaker you are automatically registered for the two-day day conference · If you are interested in attending tutorials, please check your speaker agreement for your eligibility on discounted rates

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