Here is a reprint from an email from ad:tech’s Content Director, Warren Pickett, about speaker submission deadlines for Miami and San Francisco events in 2008.

If you want to speak, please submit yourself on their site.

We are talking to them about doing another podcasting session at the SF show.  But please submit yourself if you feel you have some good content to offer.

Thanks,
Susan Bratton
After a successful launch in 2007, ad:tech is pleased to be returning to Miami in June to connect you to the Hispanic and Latin American interactive communities. ad:tech Miami will cover the latest marketing trends, unique cultural facets and growth opportunities that marketers face in the Hispanic and Latin American interactive markets.
As a previous ad:tech speaker, luminary or mentor within the interactive marketing community, we’d like to thank you and to let you know that we’re currently accepting speaking submissions for ad:tech Miami 2008, to be held June 3-4 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. We encourage you to send in a submission for consideration.

Event Date/Location
ad:tech Miami 2008
Miami Beach Convention Center
June 3-4, 2008
http://www.ad-tech.com/miami

To submit a speaker proposal, please visit:
http://www.ad-tech.com/miami/speakers

As you submit speaker proposals for ad:tech Miami, please be aware that this event will consist of 3 concurrent tracks, with each track segmented for a specific audience:

•    Track 1: Marketing to the Hispanic Audience

•    Track 2: Marketing to the Latin American Audience

•    Track 3: Universal Marketing Trends and Techniques, which will include content that applies to both audiences in Tracks 1 and 2
Speaker Submission Deadline
Friday, January 25, 2008

Speaker Submission Guidelines
1. You must submit a proposal through the Web site—just because you’ve spoken at ad:tech in the past does not guarantee that you will be chosen again to speak—you must submit a new speaking proposal.

2. Review the conference agenda from the 2007 event to see what your submission will do to complement or add information that is new and exciting. We look for actionable data and case studies and ground—breaking market research focused on the Hispanic and Latin American markets that we can debut at the show whenever possible and educational information to share in general—not a “presentation” about your company’s products and services.

3. If you’re a vendor, we recommend that you offer to co-present with a BRAND-named client to increase your chance for selection. The brand marketer can be business or consumer-oriented.

4. Make sure that whomever you suggest to speak is poised in public speaking and comfortable sharing metrics and results.

All submissions received will be reviewed. We will notify speakers selected to participate in the February/March time frame. Please be aware that although we appreciate every submission we receive, due to the overwhelming volume, it is not feasible for us to contact you unless we select your submission.

ad:tech San Francisco Speaker Call Deadline Approaching
Also, don’t forget that the open call for speakers for San Francisco 2008 (April 15-17) will be closing on December 31, 2007, so please be sure to submit your speaker proposals for this event before the deadline here: http://www.ad-tech.com/sf/speakers. Please be aware that this link is only for ad:tech San Francisco submissions, so you’ll want to visit the other speaker proposal link above to submit for ad:tech Miami.

Thank you in advance for your contributions.
Warren Pickett
ad:tech expositions
Content Director
warren at ad-tech dot com