July, 2008
by Kathy Steffens, CMG'08 Administrative Chair
Kathy was first-line manager of the Defense Department's Defense Logistics Agency corporate office of capacity management from 1992 until 2004. Prior to that, she was the lead capacity planning technician (mainframe platform) in that office from 1987 to 1992. She was the Program Chair for CMG2002.
About the Author
Kathy Steffens
CMG'08 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Paris Las Vegas hotel complex December 7th - 12th, 2008.
Conference Home Page:
http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/
By the time you read this, the deadline for submitting papers for CMG'08 will have already come and gone, and the Program Committee and volunteers will have refereed the submitted entries and scheduled them during ASW (Agenda Scheduling Weekend). After the highest-rated papers are selected and scheduled for the conference, authors will be notified between July 28 and August 1. The Editorial Review timeframe will follow from August 4 through September 12: This process will encompass editing, proofing, and finalizing accepted presentations for the conference Proceedings. The author will work hand-in-hand with their assigned editor and their mentor (if one was requested) so that the paper is camera-ready for publication purposes by the September 12 deadline. I hope you submitted a paper! If so, best of luck, and we hope to be notifying you of your opportunity to present at CMG'08.
We are very excited about this year's conference program, and for your review, subject areas of focus are:
If you have any questions regarding the paper submission/review/acceptance process, please contact the CMG'08 Program Chair, Bill Jouris at .
CMG is very excited about this year's conference, and we know you will enjoy the world-class environs of the Paris Las Vegas hotel and conference facilities. The hotel is located just 1 1/2 miles from McCarron Airport, which offers air service from a wide range of cities across the country and the world. The Paris Las Vegas meeting facilities are of classic French design with state-of-the-art audio-visual and computer capabilities. CMG will be hosting the Sunday Workshops, all of the weekday conference sessions, meals, and Exhibit Hall offerings in the Paris Las Vegas meeting areas. Sessions will be readily accessible to the Internet Café, areas for networking with fellow attendees, between-session refreshments, and the bookstore featuring the latest in reference and technical material for your purchase. Session Control (important for on-site session chair and monitor volunteers) will also be handy to session rooms. Accommodations in the conference areas and in the guest rooms will provide every convenience you might need when you're away from the office. Please feel free to preview the hotel amenities at www.parislasvegas.com.
Once again, CMG will host the EXPO area where attendees can find out the latest about computer performance-related products and services from our exhibitors. We are excited to once again offer the EXPO Sweepstakes program, which will provide attendees with an opportunity to win prizes from participating exhibitors just by visiting their booths! If you would like more information regarding the Exhibit Hall and/or participation as an exhibitor, please contact our Program Coordinator, David Troxel, at or call 856-401-1700.
We are pleased to announce that CMG'08 registration is currently available on-line. Our early bird rate ends 10/10/2008 so make sure you register before then!
http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/reg.html
CMG has arranged for some very attractive hotel rates with the Paris Las Vegas, so register early to take advantage of the very reasonable room rate of only $127 per night plus taxes! You will want to book now before the hotel sells out at that special conference rate.
http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/hotel.html