SNIA 2008 Winter Symposium
January 28 - January 31, 2008
San Jose, California
Don't miss out on the opportunity for you and your colleagues to join
together for networking, working group meetings, informative keynote
sessions, and other unique programs designed only for SNIA members. To find
out more about the benefits of membership, click here.
Hotel Information
Wyndham San
Jose
1350 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95112
The Wyndham San Jose's convenient location in the heart of Silicon Valley
gives guests easy access San Jose light rail transit, as well as easy access
to Highways 101, 880, 280, 85, and 87. The hotel also offers a complimentary
shuttle service to and from San Jose International Airport (SJC), only
one-and-a-half miles away.
Due to the popularity of our event, the Wyndham currently has limited
availability and our discounted room rate is no longer being honored. Please
contact the Wyndham directly for reservations at 408-453-6200
and reference the SNIA Symposium.
Registration
SNIA Members: Don't miss our Winter Symposium where you and your
colleagues can join together for networking, working group meetings,
informative keynote sessions, and other unique programs designed only for
SNIA members. Click here to register and reserve your space
today!
If you wish to attend the Symposium but you are not a SNIA member or do
not have an active SNIA account, please email your name, title, company, and
the days you will be attending the Symposium to sniasymposium@snia.org. You can
also register on site at the Wyndham San Jose.
Agenda
The Symposium will be featuring several important tutorials that you
won't want to miss. Below is a sample of some of the tutorials being
offered. Click on the titles to view a more detailed description:
Monday, January 28th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
TUTORIAL: Object-based Storage Devices (OSD)
Monday, January 28th, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TUTORIAL: eXtensible Access Method (XAM): A Technical
Tutorial Best Practices for Developers
Tuesday, January 29, 8:30 am - 9:30am
KEYNOTE: Fred Moore "State of the
Storage Industry 2007-2008"
Wednesday, January 30th, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
BOF: Long-Term
Digital Information Retention BOF
Thursday, January 31st, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The EPA and
the Storage Industry—Dialogue, Direction, Interaction
Note: This is a draft agenda. Please check back to view more details
and updates.
Monday, January 28, 2008
|
Meeting Location
|
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
SMI-S Technical Steering Group (SMI TSG) |
Salon D |
| 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM |
SNIA Management Team (Private) |
Salon A |
| 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
SNIA Staff Meeting (Private) |
Monterey |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
TUTORIAL: Object-based Storage Devices (OSD) -
Architecture and Systems |
Salon E |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Board Advisory Council Meeting (Private) - actual start time to be
announced via email |
Salon C |
| 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Green Storage TWG sub-group Meetings - Design Metrics & Spec
Metrics |
Salon A |
| 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Green Storage TWG sub-group Meetings - Operational Metrics &
Unplugged Fest |
Salon B |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
TUTORIAL: eXtensible Access Method (XAM): A Technical
Tutorial Best Practices for Developers |
Salon E |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
BOF - Technical Activities for carrying out
SNIA's mission and vision for Data Management - an open discussion
about potential SNIA technical activities around the area of Data
Management. |
Salon E |
Tuesday January 29, 2008
|
Meeting Location
|
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
SNIA Marketing Breakfast - Update on Activity and Feedback on New
Brand and Website |
Salon A |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
KEYNOTE: Fred
Moore "State of the Storage Industry 2007-2008" |
Salon F&G |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Maximizing Your SNIA Membership - SNIA Opportunities (Including SNW) |
Salon F&G |
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM |
Data Management Forum Marketing Committee |
Salon A |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
File Systems Management (FSM) TWG |
Salon D |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Strategic Alliances Committee |
Monterey |
| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Green Storage TWG |
Salon H |
| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
XAM Software Development Kit (XAM SDK) TWG |
Salon E |
| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Data Management Forum (DMF): Data Protection Initiative & Data
De-Duplication & Space Reduction SIG |
Salon M |
| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Data Management Forum - Long Term Archive and Compliance Solutions
Initiative (LTACSI) |
Salon K |
| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
SNIA Certification Exam Review Session (private) |
Salon L |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch - Round Table and Extended Q & A with
Fred Moore |
San Jose |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
SNW Hands-On Lab Planning Meeting |
Monterey |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
SMI ECS (Private) |
Salon C |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Security TWG |
Salon B |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
IP Storage Forum(IPSF) |
Salon A |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
SMI Core TWG |
Salon D |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF) |
Salon B |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Fibre Channel Alliance Working Group (FC-AWG) |
Salon C |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
SNIA Beer Garden - Network with friends and
associates |
Salon F&G |
Wednesday January 30, 2008
|
Meeting Location
|
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Green Storage Initiative - Alliances breakfast meeting |
Salon H |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Data Management Forum Leadership Meeting |
Salon J |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Disk Resource Management (DRM) TWG |
Salon D |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Green Storage Initiative |
Salon H |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Standards Committee |
Monterey |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Fixed Content Aware Storage (FCAS) TWG (continued on Thursday) |
Salon E |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
IP Storage (IPS) TWG |
Salon M |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
SNIA Certification Exam Review Session (private) |
Salon L |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
NDMP Software TWG |
Salon L |
| 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Green Storage Initiative Marketing Committee |
Salon A |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch - Message from SNIA Chairman - The Year
Ahead |
San Jose |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
2008 Storage Developer Conference Taskforce |
Monterey |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Management Application (MAP) TWG |
Salon D |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Education Committee |
Salon D |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
File Area Networks (FAN) TWG |
Salon A |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Storage Management Initiative (SMI) Governing Board |
Salon K |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Mandatory TWG Leadership Meeting with Technical Council |
Monterey |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
BOF: Long-Term Digital Information Retention (LT-DIR) |
Salon F&G |
Thursday January 31, 2008
|
Meeting Location
|
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Registration |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Storage Media Library (SML) TWG |
Salon D |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Data Management Forum - Information Lifecycle Management Initiative -
(ILM) |
Salon J |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Fixed Content Aware Storage (FCAS) TWG |
Salon E |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Management Frameworks (MF) TWG |
Salon M |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Object-based Storage Device (OSD) TWG |
Salon H |
| 8:30 AM -5:00 PM |
Data Integrity TWG |
Salon A |
| 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
XAM Initiative |
Salon B |
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
SMI Next Gen (Private) |
Salon K |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
SNIA Certification Exam Review Session (private) |
Salon L |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Fibre Channel (FC) TWG |
Salon D |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Planning for SNW Tech-Edge Program - SNIA Interop Committee |
Monterey |
| 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: The EPA and the
Storage Industry—Dialogue, Direction, Interaction |
Salon F&G |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
San Jose |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Management Protocol TWG |
Salon D |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
I/O Traces, Tools & Analysis (IOTTA) TWG |
Salon L |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
SNIA Budget Training for SNIA Leadership & Staff - need to
RSVP |
Monterey |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break |
Mezzanine Lobby |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
SMI Technical Steering Group (SMI TSG) Wrapup |
Salon D |
| For more information on this agenda, please contact Arnold Jones |
