I wish to propose a/an: *

 Featured speaker (What's this?)

 Managed session (What's this?)

 Presentation for a topical session (What's this?)

 Research Paper (What's this?)

    I am also interested in being considered for the Meheroo Jussawalla prize award (What's this?)

 Student Paper (What's this?)

    I am also interested in being considered for the O.S. Braunstein prize award (What's this?)

 Industry Briefing (What's this?)

 Workshop; Tutorial; Birds of a Feather (special interest topics); Sponsored Sessions; and Partner Organization Seminars & Summits (What's this?)

No proposal that is a product or service pitch or otherwise focuses on the company or organization itself will be accepted. PTC's tradition is for presenters and panelists to provide knowledgeable industry insights and views of topics valuable to a broad range of conference delegates and interests, not commercials or public relations for themselves.

If you are a PR firm, please be advised that the PTC conference often accepts only proposals for the senior most person from one organization. Multiple submissions for speakers from one organization are likely to be rejected.

Be sure to address the criteria outlined above for the respective types of proposals, when submitting information to the appropriate fields below.

Select a Topic  *
(Please select the most appropriate topic; topic MUST be supplied for consideration.)

 International Communications: A World of Opportunity (What's this?)

 Submarine Networks: Growth and Transformation (What's this?)

 Satellite Communications: Where the Earth Meets the Sky (What's this?)

 Mobile Communications: Traveling Technologies (What's this?)

 Whither Voice? Do voice carriers have a future? (What's this?)

 New Applications Driving Broadband Demand (What's this?)

 The Enterprise Market: Becoming One with the Customer (What's this?)

 Public Policy and Building Civil Society (What's this?)

 Hot Topics (What's this?)

NOTE: If you select "Hot Topics", please include your proposed topic below:

FOR STUDENT PAPERS ONLY Students, please upload your FULL paper here (Please limit the file size to no more than 5MB in .doc or .rtf document.)   Please proceed to provide your biodata and contact information below to complete your final submission.

Please fill in the following for ALL proposals (except student papers)

Proposal Title (mandatory for all proposals, except student papers)

Proposal's Abstract:

Submit a well-crafted abstract that clearly defines the problem or issue, summarizes the main points, and captures your key conclusions and recommendations. Vague or incomplete proposals are often rejected. Two to three well-written paragraphs should suffice.

Five Key Words for indexing purposes: 

Biography of proposed Speaker(s) / Session Organizer / Participants (provide as appropriate):  *

Biography of Primary Speaker/ Session Organizer: Each bio should be between 75-100 words max. It should include professional and brief educational background.

Additional Biographies (of participants, other than primary speaker and session organizer) :

Description of organization:

(APPLIES ONLY to organizers of sessions/workshops/tutorials/associated seminars or summits)

Deadlines:
All Proposals (and Full Student Papers) due:	6 July 2008
Acceptance notifications:	August 2008
Full participant research paper for Meheroo Jussawalla prize award review:	12 September 2008
All final papers/presentations for conference proceedings due:	1 December 2008

Late submissions have little chance of acceptance.