Pulse 2010 – Call for Speakers

Pulse returns to the MGM Grand Las Vegas February 21-24, 2010. This year's conference will have an increased focus on education, featuring more client speakers than 2009 and offering networking opportunities and deep-dive technical education in Service Management. The key to an outstanding conference for Pulse 2010 will be your participation. Many of our clients are service management experts and we welcome you to share business success stories at Pulse that highlight how you implemented IBM service management successful business results. We are now accepting proposals for presentation. Click here to submit your proposal by November 20, 2009

Upon acceptance of your proposal, we will send you a letter of acknowledgement including guidelines to help you prepare your presentation. Your paper may be published in the Pulse 2010 proceedings and you will have the opportunity to present as part of the formal agenda. All accepted client speaker submissions will receive a full conference pass* ($1,995 value) and admission to our on-site VIP client lounge.

• High profile exposure to over 5000 industry experts, press and analysts.
• Enterprise Asset Management Client submissions are eligible for the Maximo Best Practices award.
• Approved Client submissions will receive a full conference pass ($1,995 value).
• Access to our on-site Client Speaker VIP Lounge.

Proposals can be submitted here. Pulse speakers are responsible for travel, transportation, food and lodging.

Client presentations may be included in the Pulse 2010 publications and Web site.

*Government employees are strongly encouraged to submit proposals for presentation at Pulse. However, government employees are not eligible to receive complimentary attendance to Pulse if selected to present. Government regulations prohibit direct or indirect offers to and the acceptance of gifts to GOE client employees or their families.

Presentations will be 60 minutes each and will include time for Q&A. Your proposal should include a presentation title and a well written abstract of approximately 100 words that reflects a well- organized, well-written description of what the presentation will cover.

See the following samples from Pulse 2009:

• Balancing Risk with Opportunity: Security Trends and Strategies for Business Leaders
  As the pace of globalization continues to increase, traditional boundaries are disappearing in the relentless pace of a 24x7 world. Organizations are more than ever pooling resources & sharing sensitive information outside of the “four walls” of the enterprise. New business models & emerging technology & social trends have far reaching implications for enterprise security. Learn more about the fundamental technology trends organizations can expect to see in the next several years & the catalysts behind those trends. Gain a greater understanding of the impact of these trends on enterprise security and the ways in which IBM can help organizations strategically balance risk with opportunity.
• Storage Virtualization with IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller 
  In today's challenging business environment, the pressure is on IT departments to improve return on investment, limit expenses, simplify operations, and deploy new applications more quickly and flexibly. Storage Virtualization with IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) can help deliver on all these requirements and more. In this session, we'll take a look at SVC, how it complements server virtualization strategies, and how it can help transform your storage infrastructure to make it more responsive and efficient. Brian Perlstein from Oakwood Hospital will also describe his experiences implementing and using SVC.
• Realizing Transparency, Accountability and Benefit Utilizing Maximo Asset Management
  Reclamation has improved its understanding of the expectations of its customers and other stakeholders and now understands the expectations can best be met if the agency achieves three main goals in all of our actions: efficiency, transparency, and accountability. Efficiency in providing real value to customers in the products and services we offer; transparency by showing interested parties what we are doing, why we are doing it and how it is being accomplished; and holding ourselves accountable for the things we have committed to doing. This presentation will present methods and tactical strategies for attaining these goals.

Your submission will contribute to the technical and professional education of the following asset and service management professionals: