PRESENTATION FORMATS

Concurrent Sessions - Typically 60 minutes in length; a limited number of sessions may be 75 minutes in length. Concurrent sessions allow speakers to present information on a wide variety of topics. Attendees are particularly interested in case studies and original research results. Proposals should offer tangible value to the audience including customer perspectives, lessons learned, best practices, and performance metrics. Financial institution and vendor/service provider submissions are expected to include an end-user/customer or an unbiased, industry expert as co-presenter.

Pre-Conference Workshops - 120 minutes in length; pre-conference workshops are offered on Sunday on a variety of electronic payments and eCommerce related subjects. These two hour workshops allow the speaker to reach a limited audience using a variety of interactive training techniques. Speakers are expected to provide meaningful, take-away value to the audience, such as checklists, resource papers, or other tools.