Welcome to the 2011 Speaker Center!

The speaker center will help ARM TechCon speakers plan and prepare for the show.

Location/Dates

The conferences will be located at the Santa Clara Convention Center:

Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA

ARM TechCon
Chip Design: Tuesday, October 25
Software & Systems Design: Wednesday, October 26 – Thursday, October 27

Registration

As a speaker, you are pre-registered for the conference. We ask that you proceed to Speaker Registration once onsite.

Speaker Registration will be located with Event Registration on the 1st Level of the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Registration Hours:
Tuesday, October 25: 7:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 26th: 8:00am - 6:30pm
Thursday, October 27: 8:30am - 4:00pm

Important Deadlines

Signed Speaker Agreement: Due August 17
Read, sign and fax back to Kara Foley's attention at 415-947-6335 or email to TechConSpeakerServices@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 September 12
Please refer to the guidelines in your Speaker Kit, including proper naming of files. Please note there is an ARM TechCon speaker template for PowerPoint presentations that should be used. Those speakers who fail to provide the proceedings materials may not be considered as future speakers for the UBM Electronics Conferences. Directions to submit proceedings are below.

Technical Papers: Due September 12
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 ARM TechCon Conferences. Directions to submit proceedings are below.

Special Hotel Rates: Available Now—Book to secure the special ARM TechCon Rate!
For hotel accommodations visit: ARM TechCon Hotels

Speaker Benefits

Free Registration
As a speaker, you will receive complimentary registration to ARM TechCon. 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.
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 ARM TechCon, 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 Proceedings website for registered attendees to download prior to the conference.

Please do not send hardcopies of these materials. These notes should be submitted electronically, directions below.

Note: PowerPoint 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 Kara Foley at - TechConSpeakerServices@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.

FTP Instructions:

  • Enter: ftp://electroguest@ftpwest.cmp.com
  • When prompted, enter:
  • Username: electroguest
  • Password: elect@19
  • Select: "electronics" folder
  • Select: "Incoming Folder" folder
  • Select: "ARM TechCon" folder
  • Select: Either the "Chip Design Conference" or "Software & Systems Conference" folder
  • You can then drag your presentation to this screen
  • Please let Kara Foley know that you have uploaded your presentations by emailing her at TechConSpeakerServices@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 September 12, 2011.

Feel free to contact Kara Foley at (415) 947-6348 or via email at TechConSpeakerServices@ubm.com for any questions or concerns you may have.

Class Note Guidelines

Conference white papers are a requirement of speakers at ARM TechCon. 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 PowerPoint (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 a PowerPoint template included in the Speaker Kit, and you can also download the template below. Please use this template. It is important to keep our conference consistent.

Click Here for the ARM TechCon Chip DesignTEMPLATE
Click Here for the ARM TechCon Software & Systems DesignTEMPLATE

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 ATC-206 with Speaker John Smith should be named as follows:

"ATC-206Slides_Smith.pdf"

Technical Paper Guidelines

Conference white papers are a requirement of speakers at ARM TechCon. 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 ATC-206 with Speaker John Smith should be named as follows:

ATC-206Paper_Smith.pdf"

Insert Graphics into 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.)
Kara Foley
Senior Operations Manager, ARM TechCon
UBM
303 Second Street, Suite 900 South Tower
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 947-6348
Fax: (415) 947-6335
kara.foley@ubm.com

Content and Program Related Issues
Erin LeMoine
Conference Manager
ARM TechCon
UBM Electronics
303 Second Street, Suite 900 South Tower
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 947-6686
Fax: (415) 947-6637
erin.lemoine@ubm.com


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