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Submission Information

Note that the submission tool will time out after 15 minutes of inactivity based on the oldest inactive tool window.

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An Oracle.com user account is required to submit a proposal. If you do not have an account already, you will be prompted to create one before submitting. Once you create your account, you'll be taken to the login page for the Call for Proposals tool. If at any time you forget your username and password, simply select the "Retrieve/Forgot Password or Username" option.

Notes

  • Every time you log in to the submission tool, you will see all the proposals you have submitted to date.
  • While the submission tool is open, you may go back and edit your previously submitted sessions.
  • At any point while submitting a session, you may stop and save your submission to complete at a later time. If you stop and save before your submission is complete (before all mandatory fields are answered), your submission will be given a status of "Partial." You can go back and edit this session while the Call for Proposals is open. Note that any sessions still in “Partial” status after the submission period is closed will NOT be considered.
  • Don't forget to save after each new submission or submission update.
  • Take note of your confirmation number after each submission. If you have any questions or concerns, you will want to include that confirmation number.
  • No late submissions will be accepted.

Submission Fields (*mandatory field)

Title*: Maximum character limit is 80 characters, including spaces (approximately 12 to 17 words)

Abstract*: Maximum character limit is 750 characters, including spaces

Tracks*:

  • Oracle OpenWorld is organized by Products and Services tracks, and by Solutions tracks. When submitting a proposal, at least one product or service must be chosen from the pulldown list. You may also choose additional Products and Services from the Optional Products and Services list if desired.
  • Please select a maximum of 2 Product and Services selections, unless authorized. Any sessions with more than 2 may be declined.
  • In addition, you may choose up to 2 Solution Selections in the Solutions pulldown list. Please select a maximum of 2 Solutions selections, unless authorized. Any sessions with more than 2 may be declined.
  • If you categorize your session under an Applications Product or Service, you will be required to assign at least one Applications Solution area in that pulldown field. You may also choose additional solutions under the pulldown solutions field referenced above (up to 3).
  • See more information on the Oracle OpenWorld tracks.
  • See more information JavaOne tracks. You must choose a primary track; choosing a secondary track is optional.
  • See more information MySQL Connect tracks. You must choose a primary track; choosing a secondary track is optional.

Session Type*: Describes the format in which the topic will be delivered

  • Conference Session: A 60-minute session presented by Oracle, customers, partners, developers, and/or user group members
  • Panel: A 60-minute session presented in a panel format by multiple speakers consisting of Oracle, customers, partners, developers, and/or user group members
  • Tutorials: A 2 hour speaker led session where the presenter literally show attendees a live "How to" tutorial, and attendees can ask questions to the presenter during this. It doesn't require the attendee to have any equipment whatsoever. Ideally, the attendee should be listening and taking notes (JavaOne only).
  • User Group Forum: A 60-minute session submitted by user group members for the Sunday User Group Forum (Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne only)
  • SIG (Special Interest Group): A 60-minute meeting run by the User Groups. Subject to approval (Oracle OpenWorld only)
  • Birds of a Feather (BOFs): A 45- or 60-minute session that allows a closer interaction with the speakers and attendees focusing on a particular aspect of technology (MySQL Connect and JavaOne only)
  • Hands-on Lab (HOL): A two-hour hands-on, interactive lab session (JavaOne only)

Session Category*: Describes the type of information to be presented (JavaOne and MySQL Connect only)

Experience Level*: Identifies the knowledge level of the targeted attendee (JavaOne only)

Presentation Summary*: For evaluation only, this is an additional description of your proposal to help the reviewers better understand your submission (JavaOne only)

Attendee roles*: This field describes the attendee roles toward which the session is geared. You may select a maximum of two roles. (JavaOne only)


Adding Participants

Each submission must have at least one speaker assigned in order to be considered.


Session Roles

Submitter Role:

  • The person submitting the session will be designated as the submitter for that session. This role is used strictly to track the session submitter. The submitter is not the speaker of the session unless he or she assigns himself or herself a speaker role.
  • The submitter will receive confirmation for the entered session but will not receive the speaker invitation and communications after that point (unless he or she has a speaker role).
  • The submitter must assign at least one speaker to each session he or she enters.
  • The submitter will have the option to click a button and add himself or herself as a speaker.

Session presenter

  • Receives all speaker communications
  • Be prepared to enter the speaker name, company name, e-mail, and mobile number
  • It is always a plus to include more speaker information, including a biography and Twitter handle. For JavaOne, it is a requirement that you include the speaker biography and Twitter handle.

Session Speaker Limits:

  • Conference Sessions:
    Maximum of 3 Oracle speakers
    Maximum of 2 non-Oracle speakers
    Can consist of any combination as long as it does not exceed 3 speakers in total
  • Panels:
    Maximum of 5 Oracle speakers
    Maximum of 4 non-Oracle speakers
    Can consist of any combination as long as it does not exceed 5 speakers in total
  • Tutorials:
    Max of 3 Oracle speakers; Max of 2 non-Oracle speakers; Not to exceed 3 speakers in total.
  • User Group Forum Session:
    Maximum of 2 non-Oracle speakers
  • SIG Meeting Leader:
    Maximum of 1 non-Oracle speaker/meeting leader
  • Birds of a Feather (BOFs)
    Maximum of 3 Oracle speakers
    Maximum of 2 non-Oracle speakers
    Can consist of any combination as long as it does not exceed 3 speakers in total
  • Hands-on Lab (HOL)
    Maximum of 8 speakers

Session Profile Section

In this section we ask a series of questions of the speaker and their company. Please read through the questions and respond.


Review Your Session Information

In this section, you will be asked to review all the submitted information for accuracy. If you notice any incorrect or missing information, you may go back and edit. If everything looks correct, click the finish button to complete your submission. This will bring you to the confirmation page with options for next steps.

 
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