The conference theme of the 16th International SOA World Conference & Expo, to be held September 22–23, 2009 in San Francisco, CA, is 'Services - The Mainstay of the New Web Revolution.' The Call for Papers, which is now open, welcomes submissions from exceptional speakers with high-quality use cases of investing in SOA to provide strong return on investment (ROI). Case studies from companies that have chosen to invest in service-oriented architecture, with measurable benefits, are especially encouraged.

Co-located with 8th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo, the combined event will feature 100+ breakout sessions, General Sessions, industry keynotes and discussion panels, as well as a 2-day Expo Floor.

The submissions process is 100% online:

Call for Papers Now Open - Submit Your Speaking Proposal Here ! (Deadline June 30, 2009)

If you have something substantive, challenging, and original to offer, you are encouraged to submit a proposal. In the proposal, please highlight previous speaking engagements including classroom or course work. Please provide contact information that will allow us to reach you to evaluate presentation skills. Past SYS-CON Events speakers do not need to provide references.

Benefits of Being a Member of the SOA World 2009 Conference Faculty

Speakers will receive unprecedented visibility in pre-conference promotions. They will also receive exposure via the accompanying SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 West conference portal for many months prior to and following the conference. Sessions may be recorded and made available via the Internet to a wider audience (at the discretion of SYS-CON Events). Speakers will have the benefit of attending the entire conference as our VIP guest, with a complimentary Golden Pass (Full Conference pass, a $1995 value).

Topics to be covered include:

Topics will include:

• Transitioning Successfully to SOA
• Federated Web services
• ebXML
• Orchestration
• Discovery
• The Business Case for SOA
• Interop & Standards
• Web Services Management
• Messaging Buses and SOA
• Enterprise Service Buses
• Enterprise Mashups
• SOBAs (Service-Oriented Business Apps)
• Delivering ROI with SOA
• Java Web Services
• XML Web Services
• Security
• Professional Open Source
• Systems Integration
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Grid Computing
• Business Process Management
• Web Services Choreography

Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal

• All submissions become the property of SYS-CON Events. All conference breakout sessions are vendor-neutral.
• Proprietary or confidential material should not be included.

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