Management Developers Conference

Management Developers Conference
November 17 - 20, 2008
Santa Clara Marriott
Santa Clara, CA

Call for papers:

The fourth annual Management Developers Conference (MDC), held November 17-20 in Santa Clara, California, has issued a call for presentations.  MDC encourages participation by individuals and organizations with standards, research or practical experience for standards-based management, including government and commercial users, universities, research laboratories and early adopters.

As an MDC presenter, you'll benefit from the prestige and visibility associated with participating in this year’s highly anticipated conference program. Individuals interested in presenting need to submit an abstract by Tuesday, July 1, 2008, for consideration.

Specific areas of interest for MDC 2008 include standards, research and practical experience for standards-based management for the following:

• Management Initiatives (CDM, DASH, SMASH, SMI and Virtualization)
• Developer tools and infrastructure
• Developer API
• Client Application Development
• Provider Development
• Emerging Technologies
• Real-world solutions & experiences

For details on how to submit an abstract, please click here.

Demo and Interop Area

The 2008 Management Developers Conference will have a dedicated Demo and Interop Area where attendees can meet and interact with the industry experts developing and implementing various standards based management technologies. Potential activities include implementation demonstrations, interoperability testing, identifying and fixing bugs in a collaborative setting and working and networking with existing and potential partner companies. Bring your questions, and get the answers on the technical topics critical to you.

MDC University

New to CIM and WBEM? No problem! MDC University is for you. The MDC University is an intense one day training session for anyone looking to get up to speed on CIM, WBEM and related technologies. The MDC University is taught by engineers for engineers. It is designed to provide engineers enough information to get started with the design and development of WBEM (CDM, SMI, SMF, etc.) enabled products.

Do not miss your opportunity to accelerate your learning curve and get the inside track on developing and deploying standards based enterprise management solutions. Learn from industry experts who have helped create and/or have in-depth real world development experience with the best management technologies available today. Get the technical information and guidance you need to make the most of the management technologies for your projects. Delivered by industry and technical experts, these presentations provide in-depth coverage of development topics, followed by Q&A with the speakers. All conference long, from MDC University Day to the last session on Thursday, in presentations, in labs, and at special events, you'll find industry and technical experts available and eager to answer questions about the management technologies that you are interested in implementing.

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Registration	Click here to register for the Management Developers Conference