Proposal Form—Call for Presentations and Posters



Thank you for your interest in speaking at the SPSS Directions User Conference. Please complete the following form. Submit your proposal online or return it by e-mail to Directions@spss.com.
   

All proposals for SPSS Directions 2007 must be received by May 18, 2007.
 
Please consider submission for:      
 

   
 
Presentation information
 
Session title:     (80 characters maximum)
 
Presentation abstract (100-150 words):      
  Suggested content includes information about:
  • Your organization and the business need or challenge(s)
  • The solution applied and its implementation
  • The business results and improvements
  • Lessons learned
 
Guarantee copy:      
  3-5 bullet points briefly describing what an attendee will learn in the session
 
Target audience:      
  Describe the target attendee for this session by:
  • Department/function
  • SPSS products and technology discussed
  • Level of analytical expertise: beginner, intermediate, advanced
 
Results:      
  Please describe the measurable business results achieved in the proposed case study
 
Products used to achieve results:      











   
   



Speaker information
 
Speaker contact details
 
First name:      
 
Last name:      
 
Title:      
 
Company:      
 
Street address:      
 
City:      
 
State/province:      
 
Country:      
 
ZIP/postal code:      
 
Phone:      
 
Fax:      
 
E-mail:      
 
What is the best way to reach you?            


Additional contact details
(secondary speaker, submitter, administrative assistant for above, etc.)
 
Will this person be co-presenting?   Yes     No
First name:      
 
Last name:      
 
Title:      
 
Company:      
 
Street address:      
 
City:      
 
State/province:      
 
Country:      
 
ZIP/postal code:      
 
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Biography:      
  50 words
Biographies for selected presenters will be included in the program brochure and/or the Directions Web site.
 
References:      
  If you have spoken at previous industry or SPSS events, please list the past event(s) in which you have participated.

If you have no recent public speaking experience, please provide the name, title, company name, and phone number of at least one reference.
 
If you are not initially selected to present, are you willing to be a contingency speaker?   Yes   No    
 
Please note:   If your proposal is selected, session titles, abstracts, and speaker biographies are subject to slight editing to ensure consistency and to meet space requirements for the final conference brochure, Web site, and marketing materials.  
 
Thank you for your interest in speaking at the
SPSS Directions 2007 User Conference!