Call for Contributions

Expressions of Interest - Presentations Workshops and Posters

TechNetSA is calling for submissions from parties interested in presenting a talk, poster or short workshop on a topic of their choosing. Applicants are encouraged to seek support from their management for attending the conference. (try it - you may be surprised!)


Please forward expressions of interest in presenting at TechNet 2010 via email to Lynda.Kutek

This email MUST include:

  • Contact details for the author/s, both email and phone.  If there is more than one author, please indicate who will be acting as the primary contact person and presenter
  • A brief summary or an abstract of up to 300 words as an attachment to the email. Full abstracts due on October 18th (see Guidelines for Abstracts below)
  • An indication as to whether the author/s wishes to present their work as an oral presentation, workshop or poster
  • Confirmation that all presenters have registered to attend the conference

Parallel conference streams will be established according to papers submitted. Presentations can be completed individually or as a collaborative effort and may be delivered in any of the following formats:

  • Oral presentation of 20 minutes duration with 5 minutes question time
  • Poster Presentation or Innovation Display - A prize will be awarded for the best poster/display ! !
  • Special interest workshop

All abstracts must be original work. All presenters will be required to register for the TechNet National Conference 2010 before presentations are accepted for inclusion in the conference programme.

Guidelines for submission are linked to below