RTP - Software Process Improvement
Network
Speaker Guidelines
Guidelines
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RTP SPIN looks for relevant topics facing software groups who want to improve
their processes. The topic must be timely, and issue of concern to our
membership. Relevance to recent advances/changes in this field are
particularly welcome.
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Preference is always given to speakers who present information pertaining
to actual experiences in the field as opposed to purely theoretical presentations.
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Our membership attend hoping to learn how they can enhance their own results.
We request proven, practical detail in your presentation.
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The presentation should be based on the presenter's personal experience.
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The meetings generally run for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Please plan for 1 hour of
presentation time and 15 minutes for questions.
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If you are a vendor or a consultant, remember that the most effective presentations
are those where you explain your area of expertise and show how to be effective.
Please do not use your time at RTP SPIN as a general sales pitch. We do allow
for a 5-10 minute introduction of yourself, company, products and services. You
may also bring marketing materials for distribution.
Presenter's Checklist
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60 days in advance of meeting -- deliver a two paragraph abstract, one paragraph
bio to the SPIN Meeting Operations Chair. Also, if you are a vendor or
consultant, please advise whether you wish to sponsor a lunch meeting.
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Within one week of meeting date -- email copy of presentation and optional paper
to the SPIN Publicity Chair so that it is downloadable from the SPIN web
page.
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At the meeting -- provide one copy of overheads to SPIN Meeting
Operations Chair for our library.
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Optional but highly recommended: bring 30-40 copies of overheads to SPIN
meeting. If you are a vendor or a consultant, you may also bring company,
product and services literature for distribution.
Panel Discussions / Roundtables
If you are interested in creating a panel, please write an abstract, recommend
the moderator and suggest at least one panelist. We can work with you to
find additional panelists.
If you have an idea for a roundtable discussion, again write an abstract
of the discussion and we will help you flesh it out.
In both cases, contact the SPIN Meeting Operations Chair.
(Last update: 11/15/01
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