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The 2008 IntrusionWorld Conference & Expo (2008 IntrusionWorld event) is now accepting proposals for conference presentations/speakers for the CONFERENCE to be held May 13-14, 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

The 2008 IntrusionWorld event is the forum for business and corporate executives, Industry and field practitioners, government, legal and academic experts to present the state-of-the-art of the practice, emerging intrusion prevention technologies, the extension of enterprise network perimeter through wireless LAN and the implications for wireless intrusion prevention systems.

Peer-to-peer groups will help us understand the trends and confront the challenges inherent in today’s intrusion prevention technologies, products, systems implementation and risk management. Field practitioners will exchange best practices and lessons learned. Participants will share ideas and expand business and professional contacts during lunch roundtables, workshops, receptions and other activities.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

In broad terms, all presentations must relate or conform to the examples in the following matrix for the different disciplines and domains of knowledge:

Tracks	Topics
	People	Process	Technology
Business Strategy	1) CxO roundtable: "Bringing a company to compliance: Employee impact discussion"	1) CxO Power Breakfast:"Keeping Security profitable"  2) "What to do when breaches occur (and they will)"	1) "Bringing back ROI and still managing risk"
Security	1) "Driving initiative in a resistant culture: a practical guide"	1) "Ready, Fire, Aim!: A practical guide to security processes"	1) " Clear the FUD, and pass the appliance: Choosing the right solution for your needs"
Compliance	1) "Focus on the Big Rocks first: Satisfy compliance goals without duplication of effort"	1) "Demonstrating compliance in an ever changing environment"      2) Round table/ Auditor panel discussion: “What auditors look for, and why do they differ?"	1)"Viewing Technology as a Compliance enablement tool"

SPEAKER BENEFITS:

• Expand your business base
• High level of professional visibility and national and international exposure
• Meet with thousands of your colleagues and peers
• A full conference pass, breakfast and lunch, and promotion of your participation in print and electronic promotions
• Promote product and service sale

Note the following when submitting a presentation:

• Design your presentation as an educational experience, not as a sales pitch.
• If you are a vendor, bring along a customer as an End-User
• Check your calendar before submitting a proposal to make sure that you will be able to fulfill the obligation if you are chosen.
• All abstracts are reviewed on the basis of applicability, originality, conference needs and speaker qualifications. If you are not advised of being selected for the 2008 IntrusionWorld event, we will keep your abstract on file for future conferences.
• Completed proposals should be submitted by February15, 2008 to be considered by the conference organization. Thank you for your interest.

We invite you to share your expertise at this event. Please provide the requested information (proposals/abstracts) by February15, 2008. E-mail or fax completed forms to Susan Ogezi at papers@unatek.com or fax to 301-772-8540.