2008 IIUG Informix Conference - Call For Presentations

Proposal Submission Deadline: August 31, 2007


The Conference Planning Committee is currently accepting presentation
proposals for the 2008 IIUG Informix Conference on Informix-related topics
in any of the areas listed below. Subjects related to all current Informix
and Informix-heritage products are welcome, as well as products that
operate in those environments such as other IBM products, plus third party,
Open Source and cross-platform products.

Presenters will receive a complimentary all-conference pass. See the
conference Web site www.iiug.org/conf/ for full details.


Conference sessions will be organized into four general subject area tracks
that will run concurrently:

Database Applications and Tools --
Application development tools and methodologies, application and
database architecture, and maximizing application and SQL performance.

Informix Administration and Performance --
Database and data warehouse design and administration, performance
tuning, backup and restore, and security.

The Informix Edge --
Aspects of Informix that provide a distinct edge in application
development and processing such as emerging technologies like XML
and Web services, operation in cross-platform and heterogeneous
environments, and support for Open Source and third-party tools.

Advanced Support Topics --
Studies and advanced sessions on support topics, many taken from
real-life development and support scenarios.


A survey was recently conducted to help determine the technical topics that
would be of most interest to attendees.

One key finding was that there is significant interest across a broad range
of Informix-related subject areas. If you are knowledgeable in an
Informix-related area, there are likely a number of other users that would
like to hear about it.

Some areas that scored particularly high on the survey were:

- Performance Tuning and Monitoring
- SQL Optimization
- Replication
- Development Languages, Tools and Web Programming
- Linux and Open Source
- Web Services and SOA
- Encryption, Auditing and Compliance
- Advanced Support Case Studies and Topics
- New Features in IDS 11 / Cheetah


To see the presentation guidelines and to apply on-line to present at the
Conference, see the conference Web site at www.iiug.org/conf/ .

The deadline for submitting your presentation proposal is August 31, 2007.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at
conference@iiug.org.

Thanks,

The IIUG Conference Team