Conference Paper Submissions - Guidelines for Exhibitors
The Online Information conference is recognised as the world’s number one conference for senior information managers in the information industry. Submitted speaker proposals are reviewed by a Committee of experts who select the papers which are to be presented in the conference, based on specific criteria.
To assist with your proposal submission and to help you more fully understand the review process we have provided the following information and guidelines which we hope helps you when making your submission.
The Call for Speakers offers industry practitioners, academics, commentators, consultants and information industry experts the opportunity to submit a short proposal, based on the list of conference themes provided, which are then assessed and reviewed by our conference committee of international experts.
Our Conference Committee ensure we capture the latest developments from around the globe and work hard to review all submitted papers based on their expert insights and the review criteria as set by the conference organisers.
Its important to remember that a number of Committee Members will review your submission and that acceptance of your proposal is not the decision of one person alone. This keeps the review process objective and ensures a decision is only made according to the consensus opinion of the committee.
Please read the following guidelines when preparing your proposal to help maximise your chances of success:
GUIDELINES
1. When submitting your proposal please have a look at the ‘sample’ abstracts provided – points are awarded for clearly written concise abstracts.
2. If you are submitting a proposal on behalf of a speaker please do not submit your proposal until you have confirmation of who the speaker will be, please do not leave any of the fields blank or ‘To be confirmed’, as this will result in rejection. It will be necessary for the named speaker to be the first point of contact once the proposal is accepted.
3. Similarly should there be a change in the speaker stated in the original proposal at any time, including onsite, the conference organiser has the right to withdraw the presentation entirely.
4. Please avoid any references to your products or services, the Conference Committee will immediately reject a proposal that appears to represent commercial interests, is sales oriented or a product presentation.
5. Typical presentation time is 20 minutes, therefore please provide a proposal outline that matches this, the committee will not accept proposals that are either too long or too short.
6. Please bear in mind that if your organisation has previously presented at the Online Information Conference the Committee will take this into consideration, together with your evaluation from those presentation(s), along with this year’s submission in determining whether your proposal is selected.
7. The Conference Committee always receive far more proposals than they can accept therefore select your subject carefully and ask yourself:
- Can I personally/my organisation, bring a unique perspective to this topic – is this one of our core strengths?
- How do delegates perceive this topic?
- Can my organisation bring a fresh approach to the topic so that it will really stand out from the crowd and be a unique offering?
8. Ensure your learning points reflect the proposal outline - the Conference Committee will compare your objectives with the presentation summary.
9. Bear in mind the audience level to whom you are presenting – the delegates are mostly senior information managers, therefore make sure you pitch your presentation to this level.
NOTIFICATION
You will be notified in early July if your proposal has been accepted into the main conference. If your submission is not accepted your proposal will automatically be considered for the exhibition seminar programme. If you are successful you will be notified by late August.
