Denise Olliffe wrote: <em>> <em>> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION <em>> The O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer Conference <em>> Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC <em>> September 17-20, 2001 <em>> <em>> PROPOSALS DUE: April 2, 2001 <em>> <em>> OVERVIEW <em>> <em>> O'Reilly & Associates is pleased to announce its second Peer-to-Peer <em>> and Web Services conference, an event exploring the technical, <em>> business, and legal dimensions of the fast-growing Peer-to-Peer and Web <em>> Services spaces. <em>> <em>> Individuals and companies interested in making presentations, giving a <em>> tutorial, or participating in panel discussions are invited to submit <em>> proposals. <em>> <em>> SUBJECT MATTER <em>> <em>> Because the Peer-to-Peer and Web Services spaces are still relatively <em>> unformed, we're casting the net widely. Any innovative application that <em>> harnesses the power of distributed computers, users, services, or <em>> devices, and the technical, business, or legal issues raised by such <em>> applications, are appropriate subjects for this conference. <em>> <em>> While the conference will consist of various tracks informed by the <em>> subject matter of the submissions, presentations are expected to lean <em>> more toward the technical or business/legal side. Technical <em>> presentations should be of interest to developers and administrators of <em>> Internet applications and infrastructure. Business/legal focused <em>> presentations should appeal to entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, <em>> technical strategists, lawmakers and law-breakers. <em>> <em>> PROPOSALS <em>> <em>> Proposed talks should be 20, 30, or 60 minutes long. If you are <em>> interested in participating in or moderating panel discussions or <em>> otherwise contributing to the conference, please do make this known <em>> along with your preferred technical or business slant. If you have an <em>> idea for a particularly provocative group of panelists that you'd love <em>> to see square off, feel free to send in your suggestions. <em>> <em>> LIGHTNING TALKS <em>> <em>> Lightning talks give you a whirlwind tour of companies, projects (both <em>> completed and not), research, experiments, and interesting ideas in the <em>> Peer-to-Peer and Web Services spaces. Each Lightning Talk session gives <em>> a dozen presenters an opportunity to give a 5-minute elevator pitch. <em>> <em>> There are three Lightning Talk tracks: <em>> <em>> - Technical <em>> - Business <em>> - "Wobbly Bits" <em>> <em>> The last track is a space for unfinished, unpolished, possibly <em>> abandoned, in-need-of-help, and other "wobbly" projects. Presenters <em>> should talk about what they've learned, what they've solved or <em>> overcome, ongoing issues and tribulations, the current state of their <em>> project, what bits are needed, and so on. <em>> <em>> Sessions will be wrapped up with a panel discussion. <em>> <em>> Presentations should be informative, creative, and/or entertaining. <em>> <em>> DETAILS <em>> <em>> For further information, topic examples, and proposal details and <em>> instructions, please visit <em>> <em>> http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/call_fall.html. <em>> <em>> If you have any questions, feel free to send email to <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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