Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread Cecil, Ken
Please clarify the deadlines.

  :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and TOPIC 
is May 15th.

  :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and 
selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

Is that timing correct?


Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for Papers is 
officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

The Process:
Our process involves a few steps ?
1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an account 
(will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt size).  
2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit your topics 
(www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your topic, brief ? 750 
characters or less), and an Abstract (full description of the topic).  
3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate, Advanced, 
or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study, Educational, 
Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core, ITSM, CMDB, ADDM, 
Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification (Technical, 
Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to you as 
the submitter by 15 May 2013.
5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be notified by 
15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your presentation (in the 
format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the portal) using your 
account and the portal where the account was created.
HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common errors found 
by WWRUG Advisory Board): 
A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers, footers, 
proprietary notices, etc.)
C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header, footer, 
in place
D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
E.  Make sure the font is consistent throughout the entire presentation
F.  Graphics may not cover the header, footer or page number, must be 
visible on the page and not extend past the borders
G.  Use spell check to ensure your content is spelled correctly

6.  Once the WWRUG Advisory Board reviews your draft, you may be asked to 
make changes and upload them via the portal.
7.  Deadlines are strictly enforced this year.  As part of the submission 
process, you will be presented with the Speakers Agreement and asked to agree 
with the terms before you can proceed.  Failure to meet the deadlines will 
result in your topic being dropped from the Conference, no exceptions.
8.  The deadlines are listed here below:
a.  Submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and TOPIC ? Due Date of May 15, 2013
b.  Submission of rough draft of PRESENTATION to be considered by WWRUG ? 
Due Date of June 15, 2013
c.  Revision and editing as required by WWRUG
d.  Submission of revisions to WWRUG ? Due Date of July 11, 2013

General Information:
1.  If your topic is selected, your Conference fees will be ?Paid in Full,? 
if you register for the conference by May 31, 2013.
2.  ALL DRAFTS must use the WWRUG13 Template provided on the website via 
the portal.  Submissions not using this format will be rejected.
3.  ALL revisions will be uploaded to the site, no emailed submissions or 
updates will be accepted.
To create your account use this link: (www.wwrug.org/register) If you already 
have an account - submit your topic, download the PowerPoint template, upload 
your draft or revisions, login to the portal by using this link:  
(www.wwrug.org)

To view this information on our webpage go to http://www.wwrug13.com/papers.html

We have a short window based upon the timelines above but we already have two 
papers from industry veterans!


Phil Bautista
http://www.wwrug.com/contact_phil.html

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Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread Steve Kallestad
I'm a little confused as well.

I went to register and I had an existing account so I reset my password.

Once logged in, I am taken to the WWRug:Home form attendee view.

I can't really do anything but look at the contents of the table field
listing the existing topics.  I don't see how to download a template or
submit a topic.  Even opening an existing topic results in a permissions
error.

I'm unsure if there's a problem with my account or my ability to read
instructions :)

I'd appreciate any help or direction.

Thanks,
Steve

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Cecil, Ken kce...@hubbell.com wrote:

 Please clarify the deadlines.

   :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and
 TOPIC is May 15th.

   :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and
 selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

 Is that timing correct?


 Ken.

 -Original Message-
 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
 Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

 The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for
 Papers is officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

 The Process:
 Our process involves a few steps ?
 1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an
 account (will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt
 size).
 2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit your
 topics (www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your topic,
 brief ? 750 characters or less), and an Abstract (full description of the
 topic).
 3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate,
 Advanced, or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study,
 Educational, Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core,
 ITSM, CMDB, ADDM, Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification
 (Technical, Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
 4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to you
 as the submitter by 15 May 2013.
 5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be
 notified by 15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your
 presentation (in the format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the
 portal) using your account and the portal where the account was created.
 HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common errors
 found by WWRUG Advisory Board):
 A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
 B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers, footers,
 proprietary notices, etc.)
 C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header,
 footer, in place
 D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
 E.  Make sure the font is consistent throughout the entire presentation
 F.  Graphics may not cover the header, footer or page number, must be
 visible on the page and not extend past the borders
 G.  Use spell check to ensure your content is spelled correctly

 6.  Once the WWRUG Advisory Board reviews your draft, you may be asked
 to make changes and upload them via the portal.
 7.  Deadlines are strictly enforced this year.  As part of the
 submission process, you will be presented with the Speakers Agreement and
 asked to agree with the terms before you can proceed.  Failure to meet the
 deadlines will result in your topic being dropped from the Conference, no
 exceptions.
 8.  The deadlines are listed here below:
 a.  Submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and TOPIC ? Due Date of May 15,
 2013
 b.  Submission of rough draft of PRESENTATION to be considered by
 WWRUG ? Due Date of June 15, 2013
 c.  Revision and editing as required by WWRUG
 d.  Submission of revisions to WWRUG ? Due Date of July 11, 2013

 General Information:
 1.  If your topic is selected, your Conference fees will be ?Paid in
 Full,? if you register for the conference by May 31, 2013.
 2.  ALL DRAFTS must use the WWRUG13 Template provided on the website
 via the portal.  Submissions not using this format will be rejected.
 3.  ALL revisions will be uploaded to the site, no emailed submissions
 or updates will be accepted.
 To create your account use this link: (www.wwrug.org/register) If you
 already have an account - submit your topic, download the PowerPoint
 template, upload your draft or revisions, login to the portal by using this
 link:  (www.wwrug.org)

 To view this information on our webpage go to
 http://www.wwrug13.com/papers.html

 We have a short window based upon the timelines above but we already have
 two papers from industry veterans!


 Phil Bautista
 http://www.wwrug.com/contact_phil.html


 ___
 UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Where the
 

Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread Jason Miller
Hi Steve,

Do you see the cell table with all of the sessions from last year?  If that
is what you are seeing can you clear your browser cache?

I would hope if you accessed the site back in Oct/Nov on that same machine
that you would have received the latest definitions today but it doesn't
sound like it.

Like we tell our users, flush browser cache and try again :)

Once you have the correct defs there will be a submission link on the left
navigation.  You should only see your submission in the table field.

We are working on getting the updated PowerPoint templates posted.  Once
they are available they'll be in the Submission section with Submit New
Topic.

[image: Inline image 1]

Jason


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Steve Kallestad st...@tabtonic.com wrote:

 ** I'm a little confused as well.

 I went to register and I had an existing account so I reset my password.

 Once logged in, I am taken to the WWRug:Home form attendee view.

 I can't really do anything but look at the contents of the table field
 listing the existing topics.  I don't see how to download a template or
 submit a topic.  Even opening an existing topic results in a permissions
 error.

 I'm unsure if there's a problem with my account or my ability to read
 instructions :)

 I'd appreciate any help or direction.

 Thanks,
 Steve


 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Cecil, Ken kce...@hubbell.com wrote:

 Please clarify the deadlines.

   :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and
 TOPIC is May 15th.

   :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and
 selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

 Is that timing correct?


 Ken.

 -Original Message-
 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
 Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

 The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for
 Papers is officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

 The Process:
 Our process involves a few steps ?
 1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an
 account (will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt
 size).
 2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit your
 topics (www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your topic,
 brief ? 750 characters or less), and an Abstract (full description of the
 topic).
 3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate,
 Advanced, or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study,
 Educational, Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core,
 ITSM, CMDB, ADDM, Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification
 (Technical, Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
 4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to you
 as the submitter by 15 May 2013.
 5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be
 notified by 15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your
 presentation (in the format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the
 portal) using your account and the portal where the account was created.
 HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common errors
 found by WWRUG Advisory Board):
 A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
 B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers,
 footers, proprietary notices, etc.)
 C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header,
 footer, in place
 D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
 E.  Make sure the font is consistent throughout the entire
 presentation
 F.  Graphics may not cover the header, footer or page number, must be
 visible on the page and not extend past the borders
 G.  Use spell check to ensure your content is spelled correctly

 6.  Once the WWRUG Advisory Board reviews your draft, you may be
 asked to make changes and upload them via the portal.
 7.  Deadlines are strictly enforced this year.  As part of the
 submission process, you will be presented with the Speakers Agreement and
 asked to agree with the terms before you can proceed.  Failure to meet the
 deadlines will result in your topic being dropped from the Conference, no
 exceptions.
 8.  The deadlines are listed here below:
 a.  Submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and TOPIC ? Due Date of May 15,
 2013
 b.  Submission of rough draft of PRESENTATION to be considered by
 WWRUG ? Due Date of June 15, 2013
 c.  Revision and editing as required by WWRUG
 d.  Submission of revisions to WWRUG ? Due Date of July 11, 2013

 General Information:
 1.  If your topic is selected, your Conference fees will be ?Paid in
 Full,? if you register for the conference by May 31, 2013.
 2.  ALL DRAFTS must use the WWRUG13 Template provided on the website
 via the portal.  Submissions not 

Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread Steve Kallestad
I definitely am seeing topics from last year (I recognized the Genius Bar
 and Zero-Downtime talks  right off the bat), but even on a clean VM, the
only link in my left navbar is for settings-change password.  The only
link on the top navbar is for Logout.

I did clear my cache and I have tried across firefox/chrome/IE.

Not trying to be a bugger, but I figure if it's wrong for me, there are
probably a few other people affected as well.  My login is the email
address in this message if you want to try it out with my account.

Thanks,
Steve

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Jason Miller jason.mil...@gmail.comwrote:

 **
 Hi Steve,

 Do you see the cell table with all of the sessions from last year?  If
 that is what you are seeing can you clear your browser cache?

 I would hope if you accessed the site back in Oct/Nov on that same machine
 that you would have received the latest definitions today but it doesn't
 sound like it.

 Like we tell our users, flush browser cache and try again :)

 Once you have the correct defs there will be a submission link on the
 left navigation.  You should only see your submission in the table field.

 We are working on getting the updated PowerPoint templates posted.  Once
 they are available they'll be in the Submission section with Submit New
 Topic.

 [image: Inline image 1]

 Jason


 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Steve Kallestad st...@tabtonic.comwrote:

 ** I'm a little confused as well.

 I went to register and I had an existing account so I reset my password.

 Once logged in, I am taken to the WWRug:Home form attendee view.

 I can't really do anything but look at the contents of the table field
 listing the existing topics.  I don't see how to download a template or
 submit a topic.  Even opening an existing topic results in a permissions
 error.

 I'm unsure if there's a problem with my account or my ability to read
 instructions :)

 I'd appreciate any help or direction.

 Thanks,
 Steve


 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Cecil, Ken kce...@hubbell.com wrote:

 Please clarify the deadlines.

   :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and
 TOPIC is May 15th.

   :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and
 selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

 Is that timing correct?


 Ken.

 -Original Message-
 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
 Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

 The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for
 Papers is officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

 The Process:
 Our process involves a few steps ?
 1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an
 account (will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt
 size).
 2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit your
 topics (www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your topic,
 brief ? 750 characters or less), and an Abstract (full description of the
 topic).
 3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate,
 Advanced, or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study,
 Educational, Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core,
 ITSM, CMDB, ADDM, Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification
 (Technical, Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
 4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to
 you as the submitter by 15 May 2013.
 5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be
 notified by 15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your
 presentation (in the format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the
 portal) using your account and the portal where the account was created.
 HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common errors
 found by WWRUG Advisory Board):
 A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
 B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers,
 footers, proprietary notices, etc.)
 C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header,
 footer, in place
 D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
 E.  Make sure the font is consistent throughout the entire
 presentation
 F.  Graphics may not cover the header, footer or page number, must
 be visible on the page and not extend past the borders
 G.  Use spell check to ensure your content is spelled correctly

 6.  Once the WWRUG Advisory Board reviews your draft, you may be
 asked to make changes and upload them via the portal.
 7.  Deadlines are strictly enforced this year.  As part of the
 submission process, you will be presented with the Speakers Agreement and
 asked to agree with the terms before you can proceed.  Failure to meet the
 deadlines will result in your topic being dropped from the 

Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread Jason Miller
Not a bugger at all.  I hijacked your account and figured it out.  It was
role issue; my bad.  Looks like you were an attendee last year and now
registering to be a presenter.  I didn't account for that when I restored
the last year's registration info into the system for this year.

You are all set now.

@Everybody, I'll work on ironing this use case out.  If you end up with the
same issue just shoot me an email and I'll update your role in the meantime
(jason.mil...@gmail.com).  This will only affect past attendees that are
submitting Topics for WWRUG13.

Jason


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Steve Kallestad st...@tabtonic.com wrote:

 ** I definitely am seeing topics from last year (I recognized the Genius
 Bar  and Zero-Downtime talks  right off the bat), but even on a clean VM,
 the only link in my left navbar is for settings-change password.  The only
 link on the top navbar is for Logout.

 I did clear my cache and I have tried across firefox/chrome/IE.

 Not trying to be a bugger, but I figure if it's wrong for me, there are
 probably a few other people affected as well.  My login is the email
 address in this message if you want to try it out with my account.

 Thanks,
 Steve

 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Jason Miller jason.mil...@gmail.comwrote:

 **
 Hi Steve,

 Do you see the cell table with all of the sessions from last year?  If
 that is what you are seeing can you clear your browser cache?

 I would hope if you accessed the site back in Oct/Nov on that same
 machine that you would have received the latest definitions today but it
 doesn't sound like it.

 Like we tell our users, flush browser cache and try again :)

 Once you have the correct defs there will be a submission link on the
 left navigation.  You should only see your submission in the table field.

 We are working on getting the updated PowerPoint templates posted.  Once
 they are available they'll be in the Submission section with Submit New
 Topic.

 [image: Inline image 1]

 Jason


 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Steve Kallestad st...@tabtonic.comwrote:

 ** I'm a little confused as well.

 I went to register and I had an existing account so I reset my password.

 Once logged in, I am taken to the WWRug:Home form attendee view.

 I can't really do anything but look at the contents of the table field
 listing the existing topics.  I don't see how to download a template or
 submit a topic.  Even opening an existing topic results in a permissions
 error.

 I'm unsure if there's a problem with my account or my ability to read
 instructions :)

 I'd appreciate any help or direction.

 Thanks,
 Steve


 On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Cecil, Ken kce...@hubbell.com wrote:

 Please clarify the deadlines.

   :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS
 and TOPIC is May 15th.

   :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and
 selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

 Is that timing correct?


 Ken.

 -Original Message-
 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
 Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

 The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for
 Papers is officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

 The Process:
 Our process involves a few steps ?
 1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an
 account (will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt
 size).
 2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit
 your topics (www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your
 topic, brief ? 750 characters or less), and an Abstract (full description
 of the topic).
 3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate,
 Advanced, or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study,
 Educational, Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core,
 ITSM, CMDB, ADDM, Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification
 (Technical, Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
 4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to
 you as the submitter by 15 May 2013.
 5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be
 notified by 15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your
 presentation (in the format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the
 portal) using your account and the portal where the account was created.
 HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common
 errors found by WWRUG Advisory Board):
 A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
 B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers,
 footers, proprietary notices, etc.)
 C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header,
 footer, in place
 D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
 E.  Make sure the 

Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

2013-04-02 Thread arslist
Ok, so yes it looks like an error but it isn't.

There is an assumption that you all won't wait until the last minute, in
fact there is an incentive not to: IF we have tie votes and too many papers,
we will go by date of submission as the tie breaker, so submit early, submit
often (different topics of course).

Don't forget to bug your BMC reps about what they are presenting and who
they are sending :-) 

IF you aren't presenting, you will want to be there to hear the
presentations, so register early for the best rate, and don't forget to book
your hotel room as soon as possible, the hotel was sold out last year and we
are expecting more people this year.

Cheers Daniel
As Chair of WWRUG13

-Original Message-
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Cecil, Ken
Sent: April 2, 2013 12:27 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

Please clarify the deadlines.

  :Point 8a states the deadline for submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and
TOPIC is May 15th.

  :However points 4 and 5 indicate that the topic will be reviewed and
selection notices will be sent out by the May 15th.

Is that timing correct?


Ken.

-Original Message-
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of bullcreek.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:53 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: WWRUG13 - Call for Papers Announcement

The WWRUG2013 Advisory Board is excited to announce that the Call for Papers
is officially open as of April 2, 2013 for the WWRUG13 Conference!

The Process:
Our process involves a few steps ?
1.  Login to the portal (www.wwrug.org/register) and create an account
(will require your Bio ? 1000 characters or less, Photo, and shirt size).  
2.  Once created, you will use this account to login and submit your
topics (www.wwrug.org), including a Synopsis (summary of your topic, brief ?
750 characters or less), and an Abstract (full description of the topic).  
3.  Select the Technical Skill Level (Entry Level, Intermediate,
Advanced, or None), Classification (Product, Service, Case Study,
Educational, Integration, or Other), Categorization (AR System ? Core, ITSM,
CMDB, ADDM, Custom Application, OnDemand or Other), and Specification
(Technical, Management, Training, Vendor or Other).
4.  Topics will be reviewed and notices of status will be sent to you as
the submitter by 15 May 2013.
5.  If your topic is selected by the WWRUG13 Board, you will be notified
by 15 May and will be asked to submit a rough draft of your presentation (in
the format of the PowerPoint template downloaded from the portal) using your
account and the portal where the account was created.
HELPFUL TIPS TO MINIMIZE THE REVISIONS ON YOUR PART (aka - common errors
found by WWRUG Advisory Board): 
A.  Ensure you download the template from the portal
B.  Omit any extra formatting (like company specific headers, footers,
proprietary notices, etc.)
C.  Review each page to make sure you have the page number, header,
footer, in place
D.  All slide titles need to be on a single line
E.  Make sure the font is consistent throughout the entire presentation
F.  Graphics may not cover the header, footer or page number, must be
visible on the page and not extend past the borders
G.  Use spell check to ensure your content is spelled correctly

6.  Once the WWRUG Advisory Board reviews your draft, you may be asked
to make changes and upload them via the portal.
7.  Deadlines are strictly enforced this year.  As part of the
submission process, you will be presented with the Speakers Agreement and
asked to agree with the terms before you can proceed.  Failure to meet the
deadlines will result in your topic being dropped from the Conference, no
exceptions.
8.  The deadlines are listed here below:
a.  Submission of ABSTRACT, SYNOPSIS and TOPIC ? Due Date of May 15,
2013
b.  Submission of rough draft of PRESENTATION to be considered by WWRUG
? Due Date of June 15, 2013
c.  Revision and editing as required by WWRUG
d.  Submission of revisions to WWRUG ? Due Date of July 11, 2013

General Information:
1.  If your topic is selected, your Conference fees will be ?Paid in
Full,? if you register for the conference by May 31, 2013.
2.  ALL DRAFTS must use the WWRUG13 Template provided on the website via
the portal.  Submissions not using this format will be rejected.
3.  ALL revisions will be uploaded to the site, no emailed submissions
or updates will be accepted.
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