The AUUG 2006 conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to present your ideas and experiences to an audience with a major influence on the direction of computing in Australia.

AUUG invites proposals for papers and tutorials on topics such as:

Technical Topics:

• Content Management and Multimedia
• Innovative trends in computer languages and software development
• Networking protocols, architecture and infrastructure
• Novel Open Source Applications
• Performance measurement and management
• Security and Privacy
• Standards based computing
• Technical aspects of operating systems

Enterprise Topics:

• Application Management and Deployment
• Business enhancement through technology
• Cost effective operation of IT infrastructure
• Cutting edge techniques in Information Management
• Infrastructure architecture

Presentations may be given as a tutorial, technical presentation, research paper, or management study.

Tutorials provide a more thorough presentation, of either a half-day or full-day duration, on a specific topic. They may have either a technical or management orientation.

Technical presentations: a 30-minute talk, with 10 minutes for questions. Technical presentations are designed for those who need in-depth knowledge on a topic.

Research papers: a 30-minute talk, with 10 minutes for questions. Research papers must present original contributions in their field and will be peer reviewed. Each research paper will be judged on its originality, significance, relevance and presentation.

Management studies: a 25-30 minute talk, with 10-15 minutes for questions. Management studies present case studies of real-life experiences in the relevant fields of interest.

Panel sessions will likely be timetabled in the conference and speakers should indicate their willingness to participate, and may like to suggest suitable panel topics.

A written paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings must accompany all presentations.

Submission Guidelines

If you are interested in submitting a paper you should send an extended abstract and a brief biography, and clearly indicate the preferred presentation format.

If submitting a tutorial proposal you should send an outline of the tutorial and a brief biography, and clearly indicate whether the tutorial is of half-day or full-day duration.

Speaker Incentives

Presenters of papers receive free registration to the conference^* (11-13 October), including social functions, but excluding tutorials. Tutorial presenters may select 25% of the profit of their session OR free conference registration^*. Past experience suggests that a successful tutorial session generate a reasonable return to the presenter.

Please note that in accordance with GST tax legislation, we will require the presentation of a tax invoice containing an ABN for your payment, or an appropriate exempting government form. If neither is provided then tax will have to be withheld from your payment.

^*Note: Limit of one free registration per presentation.

Important Dates

Proposals should be sent to:
AUUG Inc.
PO Box 7071
Baulkham Hills BC NSW 2153
Australia

Email: auug2006prog@auug.org.au
Phone: 1800 625 655 or +61 2 8824 9511
Fax: +61 2 8824 9522

Please refer to the AUUG website for further information and up-todate details: http://www.auug.org.au/