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You Can Be a Speaker at Agile Development Practices 2008

Invitation to Submit Presentations
We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the Agile Development Practices 2008 conference based on your experiences and insight into agile software development issues. Proposals are due by Monday, May 12, 2008, and may cover any aspect of agile development including:

• Agile Methods and Processes
• Transitioning to Agile
• Agile Leadership Principles
• Estimating in Agile Projects
• Lean Software Development
• Organizational Models for Agile
• Agile Release Planning
• Managing Agile Projects with SCRUM

• User Stories and Use Cases
• Agile Design Approaches
• Pair Programming
• Agile Teams
• Measuring Agility
• Continuous Integration
• Test Driven Development
• Tester Roles in Agile

• Distributed Agile Development
• Collaboration Methods
• Personal Skills Development
• Behavior Driven Development
• Becoming a Change Agent
• Scaling Agile Projects
• Hiring and Developing Agile Teams

Expectations and Benefits
The standard time slot for a presentation at Agile Development Practices 2008 is 90 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.

One complimentary conference registration is granted for each accepted presentation.

Notes on Submitting a Presentation
When submitting a presentation for consideration, it is important that you provide all requested information. The contact information you provide with your submission will be used for all future correspondence and should reflect a location where you can be reached throughout the conference planning period. Please notify us if your contact information changes. We will notify applicants of acceptance in June, 2008.

How to Submit a Presentation
To submit your presentation, please complete the speaker submission form.

Important Dates for Speakers

Presentation Proposal Deadline	May 12, 2008
Notification Date	June, 2008
Speaker Materials Due	August 25, 2008
Conference Dates	November 10-13, 2008