You may also propose your own topic for consideration, as long as it is related to GEM technologies. All submissions are sought on the latest technical and business issues in GEM.

Proposals can be presentations, lectures/tutorials, demos, success stories, or panel group discussions. Each proposal should expect to be seventy minutes in duration. Panel groups will consist of a moderator and 3 to 4 speakers that have industry and/or academic expertise in the topical area. Each discussion will be followed by a Q&A period but other schemes are also possible. The preferred proposal file format is ppt or pdf. For submissions, please submit the initial version of the presentation that includes the following information:

• Title for the proposed presentation and the Category/Topic

• Name, affiliation, and email address of the proposed speaker(s)

• Brief biography of each speaker

• An abstract of 150 words or less

• Draft outline and content of the presentation