Govtech 2008

Call for papers | Submission Form

Call for Papers: Submission Form

ALL FIELDS ARE REQUIRED

1. Presenter's information

Name

Surname

Designation

Company

Tel

Fax

Cell

Email

2. Presenter's background (a summary of up to 150 words about the professional
responsibilities and accomplishments of presenter, including speaking experience and
expertise on topic of presentation).

3. Title of your presentation

Presentation Topic

4. Presentation synopsis/abstract (a brief description of up to 200 words of the content of your presentation):

5. Please identify in point format what attendees attending your presentation will learn:

1

2

3

4

6. List immediate benefits for delegate organisations (How does the information shared immediately benefit the attendees' organisations?)

7. Style of presentation (primary content level of presentation)

Business
Technical
Technical with demo
Case study
Case study with demo
How-to technology tutorial
How-to technology tutorial with demo

8. Within which primary focus area will your presentation fall?

World Class Service Delivery
Next Generation Infrastructure & Solutions
Trends, Technologies & Innovation

Submission Guidelines
	A concise presentation summary is critical in the evaluation of the proposal, and special care should be taken in its preparation.
	All submissions should take a strong “solutions orientation” and/or focus on a specific services application (i.e. applying a solution to a government program, or a government case study on a successful implementation of a new innovation).
	The case study approach, illustrating a public sector solution which is relevant for national, provincial, municipal, or regional levels of government, is the most preferred type of presentation. Refer to the Case Studies Guidelines section to assist you in making your submission.
	Alternatively, a presentation format which offers various objective perspectives on a specific topic or issue will also be given priority.
	All submissions should be presented in a vendor-neutral context.
	Presentations on the features and benefits of a specific product or services suite are not appropriate and will not be accepted.
	As a general rule, session presentations are restricted to 30 minutes and keynote presentations to between 40-50 minutes.
	No submissions sent by email will be accepted. All submissions are to be made online.
	The deadline for receipt of submissions for the Govtech 2008 conference is 28 March 2008

Case Study Guidelines
Case study presentations are particularly helpful to delegates who need to understand the value of innovation or service being presented. The following questions are designed to help you structure your case study:
	Provide business context for the case study. What was the business problem which led to the development of the project or initiative?
	Show innovation: Discuss the innovative nature of the project or project leader. What makes this so special?
	Be citizen-centered: What was the bottom-line benefit of the project or innovation to the citizen?
	Demonstrate results: What were the tangible measures of the success of the project beyond the lessons your team has learned.
	Give advice: How can other levels of government implement the case or apply its learning to existing and future initiatives.

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