On behalf of SNIA Europe we are pleased to open our 'call for papers' for SNW Europe 2009 that takes place this year on the 27th and 28th October at Congress Frankfurt.

SNW Europe is an independent conference and associated exhibition where IT end-users, resellers and consultants can learn about networked storage technologies, enterprise infrastructure trends, regulatory compliance developments, data lifecycle management, and systems management platforms. 

For 2009 as SNIA extends its influence and activities to encompass more than just storage-related issues, we are introducing two new co-located events - Datacenter Technologies and Virtualization World - each with their own conference tracks and associated exhibition areas.  Presenters are therefore given the option to submit papers for any of these three events.

Well over 100 conference sessions will take place across the three programs and we are particularly interested in receiving educational and informative submissions on a variety of solutions and technology areas such as:

• Application Layer / Information Management Automation Tools and Appliances
• Business Continuity
• Cloud Computing and Storage
• Storage-as-a-Service
• Virtualized Environments & Storage / Server Virtualization
• Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Data Protection
• Solid State Storage
• Data Protection, Archiving, Backup & Recovery
• Common Data Center Fabric Trends (I/O Consolidation, Unified Fabric, FCoE)
• Data security, Data Encryption in-flight and at-rest
• Document Management
• Energy Efficient/Green Storage & IT
• Enterprise Content Management
• High Performance Computing
• In-sourcing after out-sourcing
• Managed Service Providers
• Managing Complexity
• New Technology Standards
• Management Systems Integration

In order to ensure the SNW Europe, Datacenter Technologies and Virtualization World conferences maintain a well-rounded program your submission will need to qualify broadly in accordance with the criteria below.  Your synopsis should be submitted online at the following url no later than 5th June 2009: www.snweurope.net/call4papers.php

• A high level of educational content must be adhered to at all times.
• Session content should be new and thought provoking.
• Speaker should be experienced in their field and able to discuss the topic with delegates.
• Suitable presentations may take either a STRATEGIC, TECHNICAL or SOLUTIONS focus
• Short speaker profiles are requested along with content, and both will be evaluated.
• If and when accepted, a complete slide set of the presentation will be required by Friday 25th September 2009 for review and approval.
• Please note that ALL submissions via this route are independent of any entitlements as part of commercial sponsorship agreements and are subject to approval by the SNIA Europe papers committee.
• Acknowledgement of receipt of your submission will be by return mail.

Please note:  'Product pitches' will not be included in the main conference program, nor will any criticism of competing products services or companies be permitted.

SNW Europe is co-owned by SNIA & Computerworld, organised by Angel Business Communications Ltd and endorsed by SNIA Europe.

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