Red Hat Summit 2009: Call for papersWould you like to present at the 2009 Red Hat Summit? Get your work in front of hundreds of Linux users, business owners, and industry veterans by becoming a session speaker at the 2009 Red Hat Summit. The event will be co-located this year with the 2009 JBoss World at the Chicago Hilton, and will take place Sept. 1-4, 2009. Space is limited, and submissions are due Monday, March 9th. The sessions will be 60 minutes long to allow enough time for in-depth coverage and Q&A. Chosen presenters will be notified once all submissions have been reviewed. Each presenter will receive a complimentary conference pass good for all sessions, keynotes, events, and conference-sponsored meals. Speakers are responsible for lodging, airfare, and other transportation expenses. Limit one conference pass per session. Learn more about The Red Hat Summit, or submit a paper. Learn more about JBoss World, or submit a paper. Submissions are being accepted for the 2009 Red Hat Summit in the following categories: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Infrastructure: Tell us how the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform and related infrastructure solutions, including applications, and virtualization helped to improve security, performance and generally helped with optimization. Open Source: Present topics meant for building on the discussion of the current issues and future opportunities facing open source advocates -- the meaning of open source, how it's changing the software world and its effect on businesses, governments and society. Topics may include intellectual property, collaboration, best practices, Creative Commons and licensing. Emerging Technologies: Present your views and information about projects and technologies focused on the future of open source and Linux , where the Linux platform is being extended today and discussions on Linux and related open source technologies and projects from a long-term perspective. Business Perspectives: Share knowledge with others who will discuss the value that Linux and open source bring to organizations, business trends, Red Hat partner programs and ways open source technology can help solve business problems. Carving out Costs: Pass on experiences of ways to reduce overall IT costs through deployment of open source and Linux technologies, extracting more value out of existing systems and increasing competitive advantage.
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