March 23-25, 2010

DEADLINE EXTENDED! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE FRIDAY, AUGUST 28!

Do you have an idea for a fabulous session? Would you like to be a presenter at FOSE? Or do you know someone you think would be a great presenter? If so, we want to hear from you! Please read the following guidelines before submitting your proposal.

FOSE’s expo and conference provide a trusty forum for government IT professionals to understand new technologies, compare solutions, and network with colleagues from the public and private sectors.

We encourage you to have a voice in the sessions to be offered at the FOSE Conference. While we work very closely with our Program Advisory Board in building the program, input from all potential attendees is invaluable in ensuring that the Conference is timely, topical, and responsive.

• Submissions must be made using this online form.
• You will asked to provide: a 200-word abstract of the proposed presentation; 3 to 5 learning objectives that briefly describe specifically “What Attendees Will Learn”; and a brief (150-word maximum) biographical sketch for each proposed speaker.
• To submit a session idea without intending to present the session yourself: on the form, select “Presenter is contact person above,” then enter “NA” in the biography box.
• Submissions must be relevant to the target audience of FOSE: those interested in technology applications for federal, state, or local government programs.
• Current case studies and “how-to” sessions are of particular interest, and submissions in this area are strongly encouraged.
• Submissions discussing new technologies and their use by the public sector are also encouraged.
• Only topics, materials, and presentations that are in the public domain should be submitted.
• Submissions featuring government presenters will receive first priority.
• Vendor submissions are welcome, but product-focused, commercial, or promotional content will not be considered. Vendors are urged to recommend public-sector customers to present case studies. The FOSE conference is a “sales-pitch-free” learning and networking environment.
• Abstracts selected will focus on topics that help government organizations improve their operational efficiency and meet their mission requirements.
• Submissions must be received by August 28, 2009.

Your proposal should fit into one of these subject areas (conference tracks):

• Track 1: Data Priorities. Storing and accessing data is at the heart of government. Single agency access, intergovernmental access, as well as public access to government information in a time of tight budgets and green computing, has created changes in data centers, data center management, and data management. This track will not only address contemporary issues but futurizing government data for maximum efficiency and accessibility. Issues include data infrastructure and management issues. Tomorrow’s data center. Virtualization. Cloud computing. Green IT. Knowledge management. Disaster recovery. Storage. Records and access laws. Information sharing.
• Track 2: Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. Cybersecurity and IA are more critical than ever before from both a privacy and national security perspective. In an era of increased openness and transparency in government, protecting government data and systems must remain a priority. Among the issues we expect to address are stability for commerce, for communication, for intelligence, for information-sharing, for the warfighter. Privacy issues. Ensuring that authorized users have access to authorized information at the authorized time.
• Track 3: Gov 2.0: Reinventing Government. Exploring how government at every level is leveraging social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies to achieve transparency, participation, collaboration, and innovation is a key focus of FOSE. We’ll address culture change, transforming health IT, transparency vs. privacy, maximizing and measuring the effectiveness of wikis, blogs, Twitter, GovLoop, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other interactive inroads.
• Track 4: IT Infrastructure and Communications. Technology keeps the business of government running, and these sessions focus on those back-office operations that may not get the headlines, BUT – they’re the ones that “keep the lights on,” especially in an era of tight budgets. Topics could include key applications and processes, enterprise architecture, networks, wireless and mobile, systems and application development, infrastructure management, telework and remote access, IPv6, and more.
• Track 5: Breakthroughs and Best Practices. The name says it all. This track will focus on new technologies, and trends and policies that will change the way you, your agency, and government does business. Look into your crystal ball and help identify future trends, super solutions and emerging technologies that are in our future. This track will also address new initiatives/ mandates, policies that impact government technologists and their industry counterparts. This is the track for case studies and compelling subjects not covered in other tracks.

• Individuals whose abstracts are selected for the FOSE 2010 conference program will be notified by November 20, 2009.
• Speakers selected will be requested to provide session-specific information prior to the event, including presentation description and materials for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
• Each speaker (Conference Faculty Member) will receive one complimentary full conference pass and the opportunity to invite colleagues to attend at a significant discount.

Good luck! Thank you for your interest in FOSE, and we hope to see you in March.