Northern California Business Technology Show - Sacramento Convention Center - Nov 14 & 15, 2011

April 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Northern California Business Technology Show – Call for Speakers and Proposals
Sacramento California Event:  November 14 & 15, 2011

ISACA Sacramento (formerly known as International Systems Audit & Control Association), an international association of over 95,000 members, is pleased to announce:

The Sacramento California Chapter will be hosting a west coast multi track regional educational symposium to be held at the Sacramento Convention Centers main meeting facility (over 22,000 square feet) on November 14 & 15, 2011.  

For further information about this event, please visit the event web site at WWW.NCBTS.COM

This is a formal call for speakers and proposals focused around the following conference tracks subject matter. Proposals must be submitted no later than 30 April 2011. Standby presenters will be accepted until 30 June 2011.

•   Information Systems Audit and Assurance
•   Risk Management Next Year and Beyond
•   The Ever Changing World of Compliance
•   News from the Cloud (the good, the bad and the ugly)
•   Information Technology Governance
•   Information Privacy and Security
•   Managing Compliance and Privacy Projects
•   Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management
•   Program & Project Management

This event is planned to draw all levels (hands-on to C-level), from Government, Large & Mid-size enterprises and Small business.

Please contact Mr. Scott Wright by email at ScottW@ncbts.com

With your proposal, please kindly supply:

•   Title of Program(s): (see list of programs and due date above)
•   Contact Information (name, title, firm/organization, address, city, state, zip code, phone, email address) for each presenter
•   Title of Proposal
•   Audience: Short paragraph describing the audience for whom your topic is intended and why the subject area is of importance
•   Bullet Points: A list of four to six bullet points that describes the specific areas/points you plan to cover (please note that sessions are anticipated to be one hour in length including Q&A.)
•   Level: The level that the session is intended to be: 1) Introductory 2) Intermediate 3) Advanced
•   Previous presentation of this topic:  If previously presented, please share when, to whom, and at what event; otherwise respond “N/A”.
•   Type of Materials: The Association encourages speakers to provide practical take-away(s), such as sample contract language, draft policies, or checklist as a part of their written materials. Please indicate what type of take-away(s) you anticipate providing.
•   Biography: Please attach a resume or a curriculum vita that includes a list of previous presentations for each of the presenters. If selected as a speaker, the information you provide will be used in the program brochure. Please be sure the spelling is correct and all relevant titles, information about degrees, and credentials are included.
•   Sponsorship: Is your organization interested in or currently sponsoring the event as well?


Regards,
Scott Wright CTO - The GRMC Group
President – ISACA Sacramento
Managing Director – Electronic Audit Research Institute
http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjwright
Swright@grmcgroup.com

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