STAREAST: Speak at STAR

STAREAST Speaker Central

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 STAREAST 2010 Speakers!

This page contains some helpful information for your speaking engagement with us.

Expectations and Benefits

The standard time slot for a presentation at STAREAST 2010 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.

*There is no honorarium or expenses covered for accepted class/track speakers. Each accepted speaker is granted a complimentary conference pass for Wednesday and Thursday.

STAREAST 2010 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?
November 30, 2009

2. Do I need to make my own hotel arrangements?
· Please make your reservation directly with the hotel, referring to the STAREAST conference to obtain the conference rate. Rooms are limited! Please be sure to reserve your room early.
· Software Quality Engineering may not be able to assist you once the room block is sold out.

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 database. If you need help with verbiage or graphics, email the conference manager with your request.
· Friend us and follow us on Facebook, Linked In, and Twitter!

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.