Speaker Center

ESC Silicon Valley 2011 Speaker Center:

Welcome to the ESC Silicon Valley Conference 2011 Speaker Center!
This center is resource for speaker information in order to help speakers plan and prepare for the ESC Silicon Valley 2011 Conference.

Speaker Banners

Please make sure to use this url when linking/directing your banners back to the event website:
http://esc.eetimes.com/siliconvalley/

Right click the dimension of the banner and choose "Save Link As/Save Target As" to download. Banners are only available as animated .gif files.

Speaker PowerPoint Slide Template

Click link below for the PowerPoint Slide Template.
http://i.cmpnet.com/eetimes/Logos/ESCSV11Template.ppt

Location/Dates

The conference will be located at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose from Monday, May 2 to Thursday, May 5.

Registration
As a speaker at ESC Silicon Valley 2011, you are preregistered for the conference. We ask that you proceed to Speaker Registration once on-site. Speaker Registration will be located with Event Registration on the 2nd level of the convention center.
Registration hours are as follows:

Sunday, May 1 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday, May 2 7:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday, May 3 7:00am - 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 4 7:00am - 5:30pm
Thursday, May 5 7:30am - 5:00pm

Important Deadlines

  • Signed Speaker Agreement:
    Due Immediately, no later than March 14th
    Read, sign and fax back to Keri Schnakenburg’s attention at 415-947-6629 or email to ESCSpeakerservices@ubm.com. (If you did not receive a speaker agreement, please send an email to this address)
  • Class Notes/Presentation Slides (required of ALL presenters): Due April 15th
    Please refer to the guidelines in your Speaker Kit, including proper naming of files. Please note there is an ESC SV Conference speaker template for Power Point presentations that should be used. Those speakers who fail to provide the proceedings materials may not be considered as future speakers for the Embedded Systems Conferences. Directions to submit proceedings are below.
  • Technical Papers: Due April 15th
    Please refer to the guidelines in your Speaker Kit, including proper naming of files. Those speakers who fail to provide the proceedings materials may not be considered as future speakers for the Embedded Systems Conferences. Directions to submit proceedings are below.
  • Last Day for Special Hotel Rates: April 11th
    For hotel accommodations visit: http://esc-sv09.techinsightsevents.com/hotels

Speaker Benefits

  • Free Registration: As a speaker, you will receive complimentary registration to the ESC Silicon Valley and the Multicore Expo Conference. 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: We invite you as a speaker to pass on the registration promotion code included in your speaker kit to your colleagues. With this code, they will receive 25% off of the All-Access; 4-day and 3-day conference passes at ESC Silicon Valley/Multicore Expo. We encourage you to pass it on to anyone that you would like to attend ESC Silicon Valley/MultlicoreEXPO 2011! Please email ESCSpeakerServices@ubm.com if you cannot find it.
  • Extensive Exposure: Your name and course description are featured in our course catalog, our primary promotional brochure, and on our website. We will also be conducting an aggressive 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 week of the conference. You will have space to prepare for your sessions, relax and network.

Your Role as a Speaker

As a speaker at ESC Silicon Valley Conference, it is your responsibility to submit an electronic version of both your class notes/slide presentation and a technical white paper (1,500 words) that will be posted to the ESC Silicon Valley website for registered attendees to download prior to the conference. Please do not send hardcopies of these materials. Please do not send hardcopies of these materials. These notes should be submitted electronically, directions below.

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

Audio Visual
Each of the conference session rooms will include the following:

  • 1 wired lavaliere microphone
  • 1 podium Microphone
  • 1 LCD projector with connection
  • Screen

    • Note: Speakers will be responsible for providing their own laptop.

    Evaluations
    Evaluations are passed out to attendees as they enter the classroom. At the end of each session, our Conference Team collects the evaluation, tabulates the results and provides each instructor with individualized feedback on their performance. Please be sure to make an announcement about filling out evaluations during your conference session.

    Directions to Submit Class Notes/Presentation Slides and Technical Papers.

    Submit all class notes and proceedings papers electronically in one of two ways:

    1) Emailing to Keri Schnakenburg at - ESCSpeakerServices@ubm.com

    2) Upload to our ftp site (preferred process):
    PLEASE NOTE: If you don’t have an FTP program such as Filezilla you will need to use Internet Explorer 6, if you have Internet Explorer 7 or later it will not work and you will need to use Windows Explorer. If you open My Computer, you can just type the address into that address bar.

    -Enter: ftp://electroguest@ftpwest.cmp.com
    -When prompted:
    -Username: electroguest
    -Password: elect@19
    -Select: “electronics” folder
    -Select: “Incoming Folder” folder
    -Select: “ESC SV 2011” folder, depending on which conference you are presenting at
    -You can then drag your presentation to this screen.
    -Please let Keri Schnakenburg know that you have uploaded your presentations by emailing her at ESCSpeakerServices@ubm.com

    *If you are using and FTP program like WSFTP, or are on a Mac and using Fetch or some other software:
    -Server: ftpwest.cmp.com
    -Same username and password as above
    -Same directions as above

    All materials are due no later than Friday, April 15, 2011. Feel free to contact Keri Schnakenburg at (415)947-6629 or via email at ESCSpeakerServices@ubm.com for any questions or concerns you may have.

    Class Note Guidelines:
    Conference white papers are a requirement of speakers at the Embedded Systems Conference. They are of utmost value to our attendees.

    • Format: PDF and PPT
      Please submit your class notes in both pdf and native file formats. 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. When you submit a PDF, please prepare the file with two slides per page (handout view).
    • Template: There was an ESC SV Power Point template included in the Speaker Kit. Please use this template. It is important to keep our conference consistent.
    • 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.
    • File Naming: Please use the following format for labeling your class notes:

      • “Session NumberSlides_lastname.ppt”

      For example, for Session ESC-206 with Speaker John Smith should be named as follows:
      “ESC-206Slides_Smith.pdf”

      Technical Paper Guidelines:
      Conference white papers are a requirement of speakers at the Embedded Systems Conference. They are of utmost value to our attendees.

      • 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 Keri Schnakenburg. Place the class title, the class number and your name prominently at the beginning of your document.
      • File Naming: Please use the following format for labeling your proceedings papers:
        Session NumberPaper_lastname.pdf
        For example, for Session ESC-206 with Speaker John Smith should be named as follows:
        “ESC-206Paper_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.

      Questions?
      Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the following:

      Logistics and Operations (A/V, etc):
      Keri Schnakenburg
      Event Specialist
      Embedded Systems Conferences
      UBM LLC
      303 Second Street, Suite 900 South Tower
      San Francisco, CA 94107
      Phone: (415)947-6629
      Fax: (415)947-6805
      keri.schnakenburg@ubm.com

      Content and Program Related Issues:
      Erin LeMoine
      Conference Manager
      Embedded Systems Conferences
      UBM Electronics
      303 Second Street, Suite 900 South Tower
      San Francisco, CA 94107
      Phone: (415)947-6686
      Fax: (415)947-6095
      erin.lemoine@ubm.com