SATA-IO Plugfests
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SATA-IO Plugfest
#10
April 14 - 17, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel
Portland Airport - Portland, Oregon
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 (ATAPI), cable vendors, silicon vendors, storage enclosure
vendors, OS vendors, BIOS vendors, test tool vendors, etc. It is not
required that vendors be members of the SATA-IO, although a significant
discount or complimentary registration is offered to members.
Focus areas for
testing at SATA-IO Plugfest #10 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.
Complimentary attendance is available for the first 20 Member test teams to register. Member teams registering after the first 20 teams will be assessed a $200
attendance fee.
Non SATA-IO members are also welcome to register for the
plugfest. Non-member testing teams will be assessed a $1,000.00 per
test team attendance fee.
Registration
Details
All plugfest team registrations are now
completed online. Please note that registration closes at 5:00 p.m. PST
on Friday, March 28, 2008.
Online SATA-IO Member Registration - Registration Now Closed
Online SATA-IO Non-Member Registration - Registration Now Closed
Additional Attendee 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.
Additional Forms
PF #10 Members Credit Card Authorization Form
PF #10 Non-Members Credit Card Authorization Form
Members: SATA-IO
Member companies who register to test a product/s at the workshop are
referred to as SATA-IO Member Teams. Each Member Team vendor can bring
as many of the same type of product that can fit into a block of one
testing session (typically one hour). Registration for Member Teams is
complementary for the first 20 member teams to register by March 3rd and includes registration for two supporting engineers. If you are
not among the first 20 member teams to register by March 3rd you
will be notified by SATA-IO Administration. Additional support
engineers above two will incur a $100 fee per individual.
Non-Members: Companies that are not SATA-IO Members
who register to test a product/s at the workshop are referred to as
SATA-IO Non-Member Teams. Each Non-Member Team Vendor can bring as many
of the same type of product that can fit into a block of one testing
sessions (typically one hour). Registration for Non-Member Teams
costs $1000.00 per product team requesting a block of one hour test
sessions, and includes registration for three supporting
engineers. Additional support engineers above three will incur a $100
fee per individual. Do note that if you
are not a current member of the SATA-IO, we can easily sign you up
prior to your registration. If you have need for more than one
test slot, it would be more cost effective to become a member of the
SATA-IO. Please contact
administration for information on becoming a member!
General Testing Information: Each test session is
one hour so it is recommended to bring only what can reasonably be
tested during that time; 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 a block of single hour timeslots is not
feasible, you must register each type of product in a different test
slot. Each Product Team must be led by one individual and that
individual will be the person responsible for ensuring the products are
registered and paid for.
Note: Stationary vendors are required to reserve a testing
suite at the hotel for test schedule purposes. SATA-IO is not
responsible for making reservations or paying for your testing suite.
If you do not make a reservation for your testing suite before the
March 31, 2008 cut off date you run the risk of not being able to test
with other vendors.
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.
Sleeping Room
Registration
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The deadline for
hotel reservations is Monday, March 31, 2008. To
make hotel reservations for sleeping rooms, please call the hotel
directly at 503-460-3000 or book online.
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If you contact the
hotel, identify yourself as attending the SATA-IO Event. Please ask for
the Serial ATA room block so they will book you into the reserved block
of rooms and secure the group rate.
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Online hotel room
reservations can be made at the Embassy
Suites Website.
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Single
Room $134.00 + 12.5% occupancy tax - (This is a special SATA-IO
Plugfest rate. This rate includes breakfast provided by the hotel from
6:00am – 9:30am and Managers Reception from 5:30pm – 7:30pm daily)
Embassy Suites has a shuttle that runs frequently between the airport and hotel. This shuttle is free of charge and can be picked up in the center section of the airport terminal's lower roadway on the baggage claim level. Courtesy phones are located near baggage claim to call the hotel in order to find information on when the shuttle is running.
On-site and Event Details
Monday, April 14, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
-- Name badges and schedules available at the Spruce Room
9:00 a.m. - 10:00
a.m. -- SATA-IO Plugfest and Interop Workshop Overview Session (Spruce Room)
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
Tuesday, April 15,
2008
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 16,
2008
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
Thursday, April 17,
2008
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
**Testing will be
scheduled through 5 p.m. Thursday, April 17. All vendors
registered to attend the plugfest should plan to test until 5:00 p.m.
on Thursday.
If you have any questions on-site, please visit SATA-IO
Administration in the Hospitality Suite..
Shipping Instructions:
Please ensure your shipment does not arrive
at the hotel prior to April 9, 2008.
Ship to:
Embassy Suites Portland Airport
7900 NE 82nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97220
Tel: 503-460-3000
Fax: 503-335-6868
Attn: Hold for (your name/ your company/
tel.) / April 14-17, 2007/ SATA-IO/ Brett Halloran / Charlotte Kriswandi
Sponsorship
Opportunities:
SATA-IO
offers sponsorship opportunities for Plugfests. If your company is
interested in this opportunity, please contact admin@sata-io.org.
If you have any additional questions regarding Plugfest
registration, please contact SATA-IO
Administration.
We look forward to seeing you in Milpitas.
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