PURPOSE
This
page provides speakers with relevant information about presenting
to the VPE/CTO Community of Practice.
SCHEDULE
Our day begins with lunch at 1:30, and you are invited to join
us for lunch. It is a great informal way to get to know some of
the members prior to beginning your presentation. There is also a host
presentation from 1:30 until 2PM. The content is usually about the
hosting company, and is entirely up to their discretion. We take
a short break, and the featured presentation begins about 2:15, and lasts
until about 4:00-4:15. The ending time is generally flexible, since
the group is generally quite lively. You can expect discussion,
and challenges (in a friendly way) to information that is not consistent
with their experiences. In most cases, the presentation and subsequent
discussion have concluded by 4:30. If you have special time restrictions,
please let us know and we can work with your schedule.
FOCUS
Presentations should generally focus on best practices for engineering,
or the specific technology (or technologies) you are expert in.
The group does not expect to receive a sales or marketing pitch
for your company or product, although one slide to talk about your
company and/or the products/services it provides is acceptable.
One or two slides that establish your credibility as someone knowledgeable
in this area are also useful.
PROJECTOR
An InFocus (or similar) projector will be available. If you have
any special requirements (like an overhead projector) please let
us know prior to the meeting so we can be sure to have it available.
SLIDES
Handouts
are not required. We do like to get a copy of the presentation slides
in either Powerpoint or PDF format to put on our website for the
members who were unable to attend, and for the future reference
of those who were present. This is a "members only" portion
of the site, so your materials will not be accessible to the general
public. |