February 13-16, 2012 | Santa Clara Convention Center | Santa Clara
Cloud Connect
Santa Clara February 13-16, 2012, 2012
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara Convention Center
Welcome to the Cloud Connect Santa Clara 2012 Media Center. Here you will find helpful information to guide you through the media registration process as well as other media resources. (Exhibitors or exhibitor representatives with PR-related questions should consult the PR Opportunities page.)
This page contains the following information:
If you are interested in attending the event as media, please fill out the online registration form here. Be sure and review the required credentials below to ensure all criteria is met. If you have any questions, please contact PR Specialist Jeremy Crittenden at .
To qualify for a complimentary media pass for Cloud Connect 2012 Santa Clara, 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, analysts and bloggers is as follows.
One of the following credentials must be presented in advance of Cloud Connect 2012 before media registration can be approved:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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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:
Lab Titles:
Broadcasting Titles:
Market Research Titles:
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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:
Market Research Titles:
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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:
Jeremy Crittenden
TechWeb PR Specialist
Meeting space is available onsite for media who have scheduled briefings with attending exhibitors. If you would like to make a pre-reservation request, please send an email to: and include the following information: your name, media outlet, name of exhibiting company, date, time, and duration of meeting. Subject line of email should include reference to Cloud Connect.
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. For more information, please contact Jeremy Crittenden.
The last day to reserve a meeting space before the show will be February 9. After that date, reservations can be made on a first-come, first-serve basis on site.
The Media Center is located in Room 209 and will be open during the following Media Center hours.
| Monday, February 13: | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday, February 14: | 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday, February 15: | 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Thursday, February 16: | 9:00am - 12:00pm |
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.
Read comments from the press for a better understanding of the feedback from previous Cloud Connect events.
