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Welcome to the Cloud Connect Media Center. Here you will find helpful information to guide you through the press registration process as well as other media resources. (Exhibitors or exhibitor representatives with PR-related questions should consult the PR Opportunities page.)

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Media Registration Information

Online pre-registration has now closed. Onsite registration will begin on Monday, March 15 at 7:00 a.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. For onsite registration, please review our required credentials below and be prepared to show media identification and a recently published industry-related article in order to be considered for a media badge.

Required Credentials for a Media Pass

To qualify for a complimentary media pass for Cloud Connect 2010, the applicant must cover the industry on a regular basis by writing frequent reports or publishing relevant articles on cloud computing that are not solicited by an exhibiting company and are not confidential. Private consultants who are paid by an individual company are not eligible for a media pass, and should request a pass from the sponsoring company. Additional information on requirements for press and analysts is as follows.

One of the following credentials must be presented in advance of Cloud Connect 2010 before press and analyst registration can be approved:

Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services

Reporters from industry trade publications, newspapers and wire services must provide a sample of an article published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Industry Analysts

Writers from internationally recognized market research or financial institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports must provide a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Online News Outlets

An online news outlet must contain original news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributors, and have a readership of over 1,000 per month. Each news outlet must have a paid reporting staff of two or more and must post original, dated, industry-related news at least once per week.

Association Publications/Newsletters

Reporters from internationally recognized magazines, newspapers or newsletters produced by industry associations must provide an article published within the past six months. Newsletter reporters must have a registered subscriber base of at least 500.

Freelance Writers and Authors

Persons requesting freelance credentials must provide an article published within the past six months. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media credentials.

Bloggers

Bloggers must cover the industry on a regular basis and must have written on the business technology market within six months of requesting a media badge. Blogs must contain original, dated, industry-related news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributions before media badge request.

Titles Accepted Titles Not Accepted

Note: Press credentials are reserved for editorial staff and analysts. Publication and research employees with the following types of titles will be considered for press credentials:

Publication Titles Accepted for Media Pass Consideration:
  • Associate Editor
  • Blogger
  • Business Editor
  • Editor-in-Chief
  • Executive Editor
  • Features Editor
  • Managing Editor
  • Photographer
  • Reporter
  • Senior Writer
  • Staff Writer
  • Technology Editor
Lab Titles:
  • Online Editor
  • Senior Editor
Broadcasting Titles:
  • Anchor
  • Broadcast Producer
  • Camera operator
  • Host
  • Reporter
  • Sound engineer
Market Research Titles:
  • Analyst
  • President
  • Program Director
  • Vice President

Note: Press credentials are reserved for editorial staff and analysts. Press credentials will not be issued for publication and research employees with the following types of titles:

Publication Titles Not Accepted for Media Pass Consideration:
  • Account Executive
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Assistant Production titles
  • Associate Publisher
  • IS Manager
  • Marketing/PR titles
  • Production titles
  • Programmer
  • Publisher
  • Sales titles
  • Web Master
Market Research Titles:
  • Account Executive
  • Administrative Assistant
  • CEO
  • CIO
  • Engineer
  • IS Manager
  • Marketing/PR titles
  • Sales titles

We reserve the right to refuse media badges, without cause, during pre-registration as well as on-site media registration. Please be advised that, due to high demand, media badges are limited in number. Only commercial news outlets, major analyst firms and leading industry bloggers will be issued media badges.

For additional questions regarding press and analyst registration information, please contact:

Natalia Wodecki
TechWeb PR Manager

Media Center Hours and Location

The Media Center will be located on the second floor in room 209. Media Center hours of operation will be the following:

Media Center hours & Meeting Space
Tuesday, March 167:30 am — 6:00pm
Wednesday, March 177:30 am — 6:00pm
Thursday, March 187:30 am — 12:00pm

Meeting Space for Media Briefings

Pre-reservation requests for meeting space has now closed. Reservations can be made on a first-come-first-serve basis onsite at the event for briefings confirmed with exhibitors.

The Media Center may only be used by registered exhibitors, representatives, press and analysts. For each meeting, one attendee must be registered as media (journalist/analyst/blogger) and the other must be a registered exhibitor.

PR Newswire Information

Journalists will benefit from PR Newswire's media-only Web site by providing a source for immediate access to breaking Cloud Connect news from thousands of companies worldwide. Get the news you need for your beat, delivered according to your preferences. Visit PR Newswire for Journalists at www.prnewswire.com/media to set-up your free, personalized account, and to gain access to images, multimedia news and ProfNet ExpertsSM. PR Newswire is the official media services provider of Cloud Connect.

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