Penn State

User Services Conference 2008
Call for Presentations

Dear Penn State IT Support Professional:

The following form serves as a presentation proposal submission for the User Services Conference 2008 scheduled for Monday, May 12, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park.

You are invited to submit a proposal if (1) you are interested in presenting, or (2) you would like to nominate another person or group who you believe is qualified, capable and willing to present. Please submit only one proposal at a time via this form. If you wish to submit multiple proposals, please complete a separate form for each submission. Though this conference is designed for IT professionals in the Penn State community, the Conference committee will gladly entertain nominations for presenters from outside the Penn State system.

Note: The form below will only work for "psu.edu" email addresses. If you do not have a Penn State email address and wish to submit a proposal, please send the information requested below directly the User Services Conference 2008 Committee at USConf@psu.edu.

The deadline for presentation proposals is March 17, 2008.

Thank you for your time and interest in making the User Services Conference a continued success.

Sincerely,

The User Services Conference Committee
E-mail: USConf@psu.edu


1) Your name: 
2) Your title:
3) Your office address: 
4) Your campus location:
5) Your campus phone: 
6) Your e-mail address: 

7) Who would be conducting this presentation?
Myself (or myself and others)
I am recommending the following person (or group):

If you are nominating someone, please answer the next 4 questions.  Otherwise, please skip to question 12.

8) Nominee's name: 
9) Nominee's address:
10) Nominee's phone:
11) Nominee's e-mail address: 

12) Suggested topic name or topic concept for this presentation.

13) Please provide a brief description of topic or topic concept.  Include a URL to relevant information if available. (Please limit to approximately 100 words)

14)  What level would this presentation be?
Introductory - assumes no prior knowledge of topic
Intermediate - assumes basic knowledge of topic and some experience
Advanced - assumes a solid grasp of topic and extensive experience

15) What prerequisite knowledge or skills would the audience need to have to take full advantage of this presentation?
(Examples: "experience with Web browsers is recommended", "knowledge of anti-virus software would be helpful but not necessary", or "no experience or prior knowledge is necessary")

16) Please describe the skills or knowledge that the audience will gain after attending this presentation.
(Examples: "attendees will gain a better understanding customer service skills", "attendees will learn the advanced features of Symantec " or "attendees will learn how to find and use tools to deal with difficult customers")

17)  Please briefly tell us why this topic would be important / relevant / interesting to conference attendees (optional).