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Plugfests
SATA-IO Plugfest #13
April 12 - 14, 2010
Embassy Suites Milpitas - Milpitas, California
Sponsored by:
Objective:
The objective of the SATA-IO Plugfest is to act as a catalyst to bring companies working on Serial ATA together in one place at one time in order to make it easy for them to quickly assess the health of their product through interoperability testing. As we deploy SATA products into the market, it is critical that we, as industry suppliers, work together to ensure proper operation and interoperability.
The SATA-IO Plugfest is open to all companies working on Serial ATA compatible products - including system and motherboard vendors, host bus adapter vendors, hard drive vendors, optical drive vendors, cable vendors, silicon vendors, storage enclosure vendors, OS vendors, BIOS vendors, test tool vendors, etc. It is no required that vendors be members of the SATA-IO, although a significant discount or complimentary registration if offered to members.
Focus areas for testing at SATA-IO Plugfests include:
Most of the focus for this event will be around the preparation and verification of new Serial ATA features being productized over the next 12 months, including but not limited to: 3 Gb/s electrical and Phy parameter testing, ATAPI device functional testing, server and enclosure services, and mobile device interoperability.
Registration Information
Registration is open to SATA-IO Members and Non-Members. Each Member Team vendor can bring as many of the same type of product as can fit into a single 1 hour testing session. A registration fee of $200 will be charged to each Member team. Each registration includes two supporting engineers. Additional support engineers above two will incur a $100 fee per individual. Each test session is one hour so it is recommended to bring only what can reasonably be tested during that time because test sessions can not be extended for any reason. If you have multiple types of products from your company to be tested and testing within 1 hour timeslots is not feasible, you must register each type of product as a different Member Team. Each Member Team must be led by one individual and that individual will be the person responsible for ensuring the products are registered and paid for. For stationary vendors, the lead individual will be responsible for ensuring that hotel reservations have been made. Please note that registration closes at 5:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, March 19, 2010.
Plugfest Member Registration - Registration Now Closed
Plugfest Non-Member Registration - Registration Now Closed
Attendee Only Registration - Registration Now Closed
Remember to pre-register EACH individual from your company to obtain a badge, to be confirmed for meals, and to obtain workshop materials. Attendees without a SATA-IO plugfest badge will not be allowed to attend the event.
Cost:
SATA-IO Members: $200 per product
Non-Members: $1,000 per product
Additional Forms:
Plugfest Credit Card Authorization Form
Non-Member Credit Card Authorization Form
Sleeping Room Registration
- The deadline for hotel reservations is April 5, 2010. To make hotel reservations, please visit the hotel website.
- If you contact the hotel, identify yourself as attending the SATA-IO Interop Workshop and ask for the Serial ATA room block so they will block you into the reserved block of rooms and provide the group rate.
On-site and Event Details:
- You will be able to pick up your badge and test schedules on-site between 8-9am prior to the first test session on April 12, 2010.
Monday, April 12, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. -- Name badges and schedules available in front of the main ball room
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -- Overview Session (Ballroom)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. -- Lunch (provided by SATA-IO)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. -- SATA-IO Annual Meeting and evening mixer
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. -- Lunch (provided by SATA-IO)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. -- Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Test Sessions
Shipping Instructions:
Please ensure your shipment does not arrive at the hotel prior to April 9, 2010.
Ship to:
Embassy Suites Milpitas - Silicon Valley
901 East Calaveras Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Attn: Hold For (your name/company/telephone) / April 12-15 2010/SATA-IO/Skye Warden/ Jennifer York
Sponsorship Opportunities:
SATA-IO offers sponsorship opportunities for this event. If your company is interested in this opportunity, please contact SATA-IO.
If you have any questions regarding Plugfests please contact SATA-IO.
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