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Office DevCon 2008 is held in Sydney, Australia

Welcome to OfficeDevCon 2008, Sydney, Australia - 1-2 November, 2008

Wow! I didn’t know I could do that!

Office DevCon is an annual community-driven conference that allows Microsoft Office developers and power users to come together in one location to hear expert speakers present on a wide range of Office-related topics.

Over 2 days, you will hear presentations on advanced core Office technologies for Office 2003 and 2007, including Word, Access, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Groove, InfoPath, OneNote and Outlook. We may also be able to provide some previews of Office 14, the next version.

The inaugural Australian event was held in November 2007, and was an unprecedented success - check out last year's programme at http://www.block.net.au/devcon/programme.htm. The 2008 event has already generated an extraordinary level of interest from many local and international speakers and organisations, and promises to ‘raise the bar’ even higher.

This year, the format will be even more exciting. We’ll still have our popular deep-dive sessions and hands-on labs, but we’ll also have RapidFire and OpenSpace sessions to provide greater opportunities to learn about Office technologies and techniques, and to interact with world-class experts.

It is free to attend Office DevCon, but accommodation and transportation costs are up to you, as are the cost of your meals.

To enable the Office DevCon 2008 organisers to arrange event catering and seating, you must register to attend the two day event by completing the registration form - http://www.officedevcon.com.au/registration/default.aspx.

Sponsorship

We are now calling for expressions of interest from organisations and individuals interested in co-sponsoring the 2008 event. Please send your interest to admin@officedevcon.com.au. Sponsors of OfficeDevCon are entitled to logo, banner and advertising rights, and booth placement. Sponsors may also present sessions on their product or service.

Call for Speakers

We are now accepting expressions of interest from experienced speakers wishing to present sessions on Office-related topics. This year the experience will be even more rewarding with new session types – Deep-Dive, RapidFire, and OpenSpace. Please send your session outlines and speaker biography to admin@officedevcon.com.au by 30th September, 2008.

Deep-Dive

Deep-Dive sessions are in the form of in-depth audio-visual presentations. They must be at least 300-level, targeted at Microsoft Office® Developers and Power Users, and be no more than 50 minutes in duration. Deep-Dive sessions can span multiple 50-minute blocks, however, all such sessions must include a 10-minute break every 50 minutes.

RapidFire

RapidFire sessions consist of 4 x 15-minute information bursts, where 4 presenters per hour demonstrate or speak about interesting, innovative or ‘cool’ topics in quick succession. RapidFire bursts must be at least 300-level, targeted at Microsoft Office® Developers and Power Users, and be no more than 10 minutes in duration, plus 5 minutes for setup.

OpenSpace

OpenSpace sessions are facilitated by the presenter in order to promote the open exchange of information on a variety of topics of the presenter’s choice. It is up to the presenter to select an interesting or controversial topic, and to guide discussion to elicit the desired outcome(s). OpenSpace sessions can be on any IT-related topic, and be no more than 50 minutes in duration.