UP 2013 - Call For Proposals/Award Nominations

[Khazret Sapenov]

Dear Group Member, 

You are invited to attend, speak, sponsor/exhibit, and nominate for awards; at our group’s 4th annual international UP 2013 Cloud Computing conference, taking place December 3, 2013 in Santa Clara. If you are interested, read further. 

UP 2013 - one of the worlds largest and longest standing cloud computing events; focuses on the intersection of cloud with healthcare industries - will demonstrate how a cloud-based approach to solutions such as HIE, PACS, EHR, RIS - amongst others, can save the healthcare industry millions of dollars, enabling healthcare providers to gain better agility, improved scale, increased efficiency and an overall reduction of costs. 

Join over 350+ confirmed senior executives attending in person from companies including: Optum, Cerner, McKesson, Allscripts, athenahealth, Greenway and RelayHealth, Anthelio Healthcare, Alameda Hospital, Aurora, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, California Hospital Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai, Citrus Valley Medical Center, College Hospital, Delano Medical Center, Eisenhower Medical Center, El Camino Hospital, Hoag Memorial Hospital, John Muir Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation, Kern Medical Center, Lucile Packard, Olympia Medical Center, Scripps, Sequoia Hospital, St Joseph's Medical Center, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Sutter Medical Center, Washington Hospital and many more! 

Gain valuable insights from leading industry experts covering: 

• Data compatibility with a focus on aggregating, curating, harmonizing, and rematerializing clinical data; 
• Using cloud technology to reduce the time to report back to CMS, which can take as many as 45 business days in legacy EHR systems; 
• Providing data services to be consumed by patient and physician portals - how UX will determine ACO winners but the underlying foundation needs to scale; 
• Public versus private cloud architectures and their applicability to HIE pragmatic solution; 
•  Meeting HIPAA, achieving Meaningful Use stage 2, while using cloud aware technology;
• The sizable risks—clinically and financially—of staying with traditional software systems;
• Strategies to develop a roadmap for leveraging the cloud in your organization;
• Collaborating and sharing content with external entities whilst protecting confidential information;
• Guidelines on protecting data in the cloud, with focus on data privacy and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, HL7, PHI);
• Data conversion methodologies in the cloud to enable a smooth EHR transition;
• Optimizing Application Migration and Runtime Performance using the Cloud 

We are inviting speakers, sponsors and nominations for cloud awards. Read below for more details. 

CALL FOR SPEAKER PROPOSALS 
Core industries in the spotlight at this event include healthcare, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, looking at the intersection of cloud with life sciences; helping to evolve maturity.-http://up-con.com/call-papers 

NOMINATE FOR CLOUD AWARDS 
The fourth annual UP-START Cloud Awards 2013 are now established in the cloud community as one of the most coveted recognition platforms in the industry. It’s free to nominate your company, product, or solution across 28 definitive categories; so get involved today and find out more at http://up-con.com/awards-overview 

SPONSOR & EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES 
Take advantage of the many options available to you to reach the influential UP community and position your company as a leader within the cloud computing industry - http://up-con.com/why-sponsorexhibit 

If you have any Questions please contact us at in...@up-con.com