Speaker Center
Welcome to the Embedded Systems Conference India 2008 Speaker Center!
This center is designed to help speakers plan their engagements at ESC India 2008.

Dates/Locations
Bangalore: 14-17 October at the NIMHANS Convention Center
Hyderabad: 25-26 September at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre
Pune: 29-30 September at the Le Meridien Pune
Noida: 7-8 October at the Radisson MBD Hotel

Registration
As a speaker at ESC India 2008, you are pre-registered for the event(s) you are presenting at. We ask that you proceed to Speaker Registration once on-site. Speaker Registration will be co-located with Event Registration.

Picking up your Badge
Speaker badges will be available at Speaker Registration.

Registation Hours
Registration hours for each location as follows:
Bangalore
Tuesday, 14 October: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm IST
Wednesday, 15 October: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm IST
Thursday, 16 October: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm IST
Friday, 17 October: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm IST

Hyderabad
Thursday, 25 September: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm IST
Friday, 26 September: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm IST

Pune
Monday, 29 September: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm IST
Tuesday, 30 September: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm IST

Noida
Tuesday, 7 October: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm IST
Wednesday, 8 October: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm IST

Important Deadlines
Speaker Agreements are due now! Please review, sign and fax your speaker agreement to Erin LeMoine's attention at: 415-947-6095. If you have not received your speaker agreement, please contact Erin LeMoine.

Technical Papers and Class Notes are due to Erin LeMoine on Tuesday, 19 August.

Speaker Benefits

• Free Registration: As a speaker, you will receive complimentary registration to the ESC India event your are speaking at. There is no need to register for specific classes, as you will be given a badge providing you access to all the classes and all of the special events, including the keynote and industry addresses.
• Colleague Discount: As a speaker, you are welcome to invite colleagues to receive a discount on ESC India 2008 registration. You should have received the promotional code from Erin LeMoine. In case you did not, please contact Erin LeMoine at: ESCIndiaSpeakerServices@techinsights.com.
• Extensive Compusure: Your name and course description are featured in our course catalog, our primry promotional brochure, and on our website. We will also be conducting an agressive PR campaign, designed to increase interest in the conference and your presentation. At the conference, your class information will be part of the printed Official Event Guide. In addition, your name, biography, and course description will be available online.
• Access to the Speaker Ready Room: Our Speaker Ready Room will be available for your use during the days of the conference. You will have space to prepare for your sessions, relax and network. There will be a projectore, screen and printer available for your convenience.

Your Role as a Speaker
As a speaker at ESC India, it is your responsibility to submit an electronic version of both of your class notes and a technical white paper (8-15 pages) that will be included in the conferennce proceedings. In addition, the class notes will be posted on our website for registered attendees after the conference. Please do not send hardcopies of these materials. These notes should be emailed to Erin LeMoine at: ESCIndiaSpeakerServices@techinsights.com.

Note: Power Point slides or class notes are not a substitute for the technical paper.

Class Note Guidelines

• Format: PowerPoint
  Please submit your class notes in PowerPoint format. We will not distribute or post the Power Point (or other native files). Place the class title, the class number and your name prominently at the beginning of your document.
• Colors: All slides must be black and white and contain no animation. **Color in your on-site presentation is entirely acceptable.
• Fonts: Please use standard fonts in your presentations. Some examples are Arial, Times New Roman and Courier. We want to avoid the possibility of some attendees not being able to view your notes because of the font used.
• Company Logo: Please refrain from placing your company logo on your slides.
• Content: Ideal material includes general session overviews, copies of slides and or files, notes, diagrams, and problem solving exercises. The content of your notes will depend on the format of your actual presentation.
• Label: Please use the following format for labeling your class notes:
  “ESC-206Slides_Smith.pdf”
  “ESC-206Slides_Smith.ppt”

If you have any other content you’d like to provide for attendees, you are welcome to submit additional files.

Technical Paper Guidelines
Please email your 8-15 page paper to Erin LeMoine at elemoine@techinsights.com. To ensure the accurate placement of your documents, we request your assistance by following these guidelines:

• Format: PDF
  For proceedings and archival purposes, please submit your paper as a PDF. If submitting your paper as a PDF isn’t possible, please contact me. Place the class title, the class number and your name prominently at the beginning of your document.
• Name your files
  Please use the following format for labeling your proceedings papers:
  “ESC_India08_Paper_Smith.pdf”
• Insert the graphics in your document.
  Do not “link” the graphics to your document. All graphics, pictures, charts, figures, and etc. should be inserted (embedded) into your electronic file.
• Use data compression to preserve the integrity of your files. In order to avoid lost data when you are submitting your proceedings paper, please WinZip your file.
• Conference proceedings papers are a requirement of speakers at the Embedded Systems Conference. They are of utmost value to our attendees. Papers must be submitted for all classes.

It is our goal to include all papers for each session in the conference proceedings. Those speakers who fail to provide the proceedings materials may not be considered as future speakers for the Embedded Systems Conferences.

Audio Visual
We are providing microphones and projectors. Please be aware that additional Audio Visual items will not be provided.

Accomodations and Travel
You are responsible to make your own travel arrangements. Note that ESC India is unable to reimburse speakers for travel expenses.

Entry/Exit Requirements:
U.S. citizens require a passport and visa to enter and exit India for any purpose. We will request passport information from you in order to create your "letter of invitation" to process your visa. More details to come. For information on traveling to India: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1139.html

A Final Important Note
The conference has been, and will continue to be, successful because of your committed participation. Let your colleagues and peers know you are speaking, tell them about the conference and all it has to offer. Your positive support and promotion of the conference will continue to make the Embedded Systems Conferences the leading events for embedded systems development professionals. If you know of an individual, or group, who should receive course information, please let us know and we'll send the information immediately.