Rules and Standards

• Eligibility - Quest encourages applications users, vendors of complementary products and services, and Oracle employees to submit a presentation proposal.

• Selection Process - A customer selection committee will review all complete presentation proposals in October/November. Selection is based on presentation content, timeliness and relevance to current industry trends, technical accuracy, and quality of the submitted abstract. Preference is given to customer presentations. Judgments of the committee are final.

• Presenter Incentive and Recognition -- Quest realizes the time involved in preparing and delivering a high quality presentation and will reward one presenter from each session with a complimentary conference registration to COLLABORATE.

Limit one complimentary registration per individual. (Does not include hotel, meals and travel). If presenting more than one session, the speaker will only be eligible for one complimentary registration. Complimentary registrations are not transferable.  However, if a speaker change is required a substitution can be made.

Customer presenters are welcome to include additional speakers in their presentation; however, only one complimentary conference registration will be provided for each session.

As a presenter you will realize additional benefits, such as the posting of your presentation on QuestDirect. This will give you and your company industry recognition.

• Length of Presentation - Each presentation has a time allotment of 60 minutes, which includes any question-and-answer time following the presentation.

• Presentation Style - Educational breakout presentations can take the form of a case study, lecture, demonstration or discussion.
  
  
• Promotion of products or services during educational breakout sessions is strictly prohibited. Companies wishing to market their products should contact Quest Headquarters to learn about marketing opportunities at COLLABORATE 12.

• Accepted speakers must meet all published deadlines and criteria set forth by Quest or the appropriate user group in order to receive the complimentary registration.

A white paper, PowerPoint Slides, or Executive Summary must be provided in order to receive your complementary registration promo code.

Speakers who are receiving a complimentary registration are required to book their hotel stay in one of the official conference hotels. If you choose to stay outside of the official hotels, a $200 administration fee will be assessed.
Reserve your hotel room today. 

• Speaker audits will be conducted by all three user groups to assure there are no duplicate or unauthorized complimentary registrations.

• Please plan to post your slide deck or White Paper or supporting materials tothe File Library in February 2012.  (Login > Manage Your Content > Upload File) Email education@questdirect.org if you need assistance.

• Any primary speaker changes to a presentation after being approved for COLLABORATE will make the presentation subject to cancellation depending upon a review by the customer selection committee.

• Before submitting a presentation please confirm your availability for the entire week of COLLABORATE, Sunday through Thursday.  By submitting a presentation, you agree to present on the DAY and TIME assigned to you. Quest may be able to accommodate schedule change requests in emergency situations.

• If you are a no-show for your scheduled speaking time, the event will be noted and it could affect speaker acceptance at future Quest events.

Guidelines for Submitting

• Presenter Identification: Complete all information requested for the primary applicant, including an email address and daytime phone number. Accuracy and completeness of your contact information is very important. List the names and company of co-presenters and panel members, if applicable, in the "additional presenters/panel members" section.

• Affiliation: Oracle customers, vendors and Oracle employees, are welcome to submit presentation applications. Please indicate which of these categories applies to you, the primary applicant.

Customers - Organizations that have a license to use Oracle software and are not considered vendors.

Vendors - Organizations that provide products or services complimentary to Oracle's product and service offerings, such as business partners, consultants, third-party software providers, or resellers.

Organizations that can be classified as a vendor cannot also be classified as a customer.

• Presentation Title: Provide a compelling, concise and descriptive title for your presentation. The title provided on this application will appear in all conference publications and planning tools. Please limit the title to seven words or less. Titles more than seven words are subject to be shortened to fit in the onsite program and on the online schedule builder

• Presentation Experience: Indicate whether you have given this presentation before and, if so, when, where, size of largest audience addressed and if this version contains new or updated information. If you did this presentation at a previous Quest conference and know your evaluation score, please provide this information. 

• Presentation Type: Indicate whether your presentation will be a lecture, demonstration, case study or panel discussion.  Additionally, please indicate to which Oracle product(s) your presentation is pertinent.

• Target Audience: Indicate whether your presentation will be appropriate for C-Level, Business Managers, Project Managers, Technical and/or End-Users.

• Objectives: Provide the three main objectives for you presentation in 100 characters or less for each bullet point. These objectives will be listed in the COLLABORATE 12 Agneda Builder.

• Abstract: In 700 characters or less, please provide an overview of what the proposed session will involve. Be as interesting as possible; this information will appear in the onsite guide if your presentation is selected.

A special note on your presentation

IOUG, OAUG and Quest strive to provide the best content at COLLABORATE in order to offer attendees the opportunity to gain access to the most beneficial education sessions. All groups will monitor sessions and feedback from attendees to ensure education sessions are not focused on a sales-centered topic. Presenters in violation of basing presentations around sales will be noted and may be prevented from speaking at future COLLABORATE conferences. This does not apply to paid vendor sessions.
 
Oracle Employees -  Please contact Quest for assistance with technical difficulties.  For all other inquiries, please contact Lisa Stuart at collaborateevent_us@oracle.com.


For questions about these rules and guidelines, please contact education@questdirect.org.

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