The selection committee, which is made up of contributing SDN and BPX community members, came together to review and select the winning sessions. We received 125 proposals that the selection committee had to pare down to the 10 SDN and 5 BPX winners. So they had quite the challenge to ensure the sessions they chose would best meet the needs of the SDN and BPX communities.
So here are the winners:
SDN-community sessions
|
Sessions |
Speakers |
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COMP110 – Error Handling and Monitoring Framework for Interfaces With SAP NetWeaver PI and SAP NetWeaver XI |
Krishnakumar Ramamoorthy, Deloitte Consulting |
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IM113 – Going Live With Master Data Management at Kraft Foods, Inc. |
Sue Barber, Kraft Foods |
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IM228 – System Architecture and Data Integration for SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Implementation Success |
Zhiguo Zhang, Lenovo |
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IM306 – Extending the Customer Value of SAP GRC Solutions With Business Objects Enterprise Platform |
Harish Tejwani, Nagarro |
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LCM303 – Installing the SAP NetWeaver Subscription on Solaris in a Virtual VMware Environment |
Guenther Schober, Allstate Insurance |
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LCM243 – SAP Database Administration Techniques at Nike Inc. |
Chris Chen, Nike |
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LCM244 – Top 10 Lessons Learned From our SAP ERP Upgrade at Lockheed Martin |
Chris Church, Lockheed Martin |
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SOA238 – Bringing IT All Together With SAP |
Brian Vagedes, The Home Depot |
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UP120 – How to Optimize SAP Flex Applications Using Adobe LC Data Services and Blaze Data Services |
Andre Salazar, Adobe Systems |
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UP216 – Mobile Solutions with SAP NetWeaver SOA and SAP NetWeaver Portal |
Roy Rozenblum, XactSoft Consulting |
BPX-community sessions
| Sessions | Speakers |
| IM112 – CRM Channel Management – Innovative Approach for Consumer Products Industry | Srini Sathyamurthy, SSI |
| IM307 – Operational BI-Embedded Business Activity Monitoring Drives Sales Growth and Empowers CRM Campaigns | Anshuman Kumar, Capgemini |
| SIM300 – SAP CRM – Managing Your Internal and External Users | Vijay Vijayasankar, IBM |
| SOA118 – How SOA and Web 2.0 Come Together With Project Plexus | Kartik Iyengar, Wipro Technologies |
| UP121 – The Future of Your Desktop – Trends in Enterprise Mash-Up, Collaboration, and Social Networking | Matthias Zeller, Adobe Systems |
These speakers now have the opportunity represent the SDN and BPX communities at SAP TechEd 2008 Las Vegas. For their efforts, they receive complimentary lecture-only registration to the conference as well as community contribution points.
If you missed your opportunity to submit a proposal for the SDN and BPX community sessions at SAP TechEd 2008 Las Vegas, you still have your chance to submit a proposal for Berlin and Bangalore. The SDN and BPX community session call for proposals for Berlin is now open until July 27, and the Bangalore call for proposals will open closer to that event.
Not quite ready to speak at SAP TechEd 2008 but want to support your peers in person? Registration for SAP TechEd 2008 Las Vegas and Berlin is open.
I’m already looking forward to TechEd Las Vegas in September at the Venetian (I even listened to the Black Crowes on the way to work today to get prepped for the concert).
One of the best parts of TechEd is always “community day” with sessions for SDN, BPX, and ASUG members on Monday September 8th… check it out and register at http://www.sapteched.com/usa/activities/communityday.htm
FYI: registration is extremely strong this year, so even though it’s “only” July, it’s time to register and plan to attend TechEd in either (or all) Las Vegas in September, Berlin in October, Shanghai and Bangalore in November. Find links to all the TechEd event dates, locations, and details here: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/sapteched
See you there,
Mark Yolton