[UniMacTech] X World 2009 - Call For Presentations

[Andrew Jeffrey]

                            X World 2009
          Technical Training for Mac OS X Administrators
                  8 - 10 July 2009, UTS, Sydney


- About X World 2009

X World 2009 is a major training event run by the Apple University  
Consortium aimed at System Administrators of Mac OS X systems. In 2009  
it will take the form of a 3-day conference featuring keynote  
presentations, hands-on workshops, lecture presentations and a number  
of social events to facilitate networking. XW09 will cater for up to  
200 attendees and be the largest single
training event the AUC undertakes in 2009.

- Call for Presenters

The AUC is seeking nominations from interested University staff and  
students willing to present during XW09. We are seeking presenters in  
a wide variety of technical fields associated with the installation,  
configuration and on-going administration of OS X based devices  
(desktop, portable and mobile).

- Presenter Support

The AUC will support presenters as follows:
· Return economy airfares to Sydney from their nearest major airport
· Transfers from Sydney airport to hotel and return
· Accommodation in Sydney at a nominated hotel for up to 4 nights
· Free Registration to X World 2009
· Special Presenters Dinner

- Nominations

Nominations can be submitted via email. Please include the following  
with your submission:
· Your contact details: name, address, phone and email address.
· A description of your experience and your role at your University
· A short one or two paragraphs outlining your presentation/workshop

- Topics

Some of the topics the AUC is looking to have presenters on include:

Focus Areas:
  Integration & Ubiquitous Access
  iTunesU
  Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard & Collaboration Tools
  iPod touch/iPhone usage, integration and development

Other topics may include:

Apple Remote Desktop        Mac OS X Security       Apache/MySQL/PHP
Virtual Machines            Disk Imaging            Building SOE's
Wireless Networks           Network Management      UNIX Tools
Novell/AD/LDAP Integration  Help Desk Management    PHP/Perl/AppleScript
BackUp Strategies & Solutions

plus any others you can suggest?

We are also looking for some people who can present on case studies  
they have done either using or deploying Mac based systems or  
solutions. If you have any topic you are eager to share with other we  
want to hear from you....

- WWDC Scholarships

A small number of Scholarships to attend WWDC in June are available  
for XW09 presenters. These Scholarships will be made available to  
presenters who have shown a commitment to sharing knowledge at X  
World, would benefit from WWDC attendance and are willing to present  
at any future AUC events.

- Closing Date

Nominations should be sent electronically to Andrew Jeffrey <ajeffrey at auc.edu.au 
 > by Friday 24 April 2009. You will receive a confirmation by return  
email of your nomination having been received and we will follow up  
with you shortly after.

Registration for X World will open in May 2009.

Many thanks,
Andrew

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