DVCon 2013 Call for Tutorials
Proposal Submissions: Under Review
Submission no Longer being Accepted
DVCon is the premier conference on the application of languages, tools, and methodologies for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. The focus of the conference is on the usage of specialized design and verification languages such as Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, PSL SystemC, e, and VERA, as well as general purpose languages such as C and C++. Tools and methodologies include the use of testbench automation, hardware-assisted verification, hardware/software co-verification, assertion-based and formal verification, and transaction-level system design and verification.
DVCon is looking for tutorial topics that are current, have a high-level of interest, and offer a strong educational content. Please include in the proposal the name of the companies that will be sponsoring the tutorial.
Over 200 qualified engineers attended the sponsored tutorials during DVCon 2012. Tutorial sponsors reached a captive audience during the half-day educational sessions and had the opportunity to follow-up with them during breaks, at the exhibits, and following the event.
DVCon is a highly targeted venue for designers addressing major verification issues. You can position your company at the forefront of these discussions by sponsoring at either the Gold or Silver level. Submit proposals by Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
DVCon Gold Tutorial Sponsorship $17,000
Sponsorship Includes:
• Complimentary 8x10 booth on the Exhibit Floor
• Company content specific, individualized Luncheon
• Ability to collect contact information from the Sponsored Luncheon attendees
• Copy of the 2012 and 2013 Attendee Lists (no email addresses)
• Copy of the Sponsored Tutorial Attendee List (email addresses included)
• Tutorial and Luncheon content will be publicized via monthly newsletters, DVCon website, Final Program and in the Opening Session presentation slides
• 1 dedicated email distribution to the DVCon mail list. (Company to provide HTML file)
• Date selection is based on lottery selection and availability
• Other promotional items like banners, flyers, gift items, etc. can be distributed at these two events
• These items must be approved by the DVCon Committee and be provided at the cost of the sponsoring company
• Complimentary passes to be distributed to employees, staff or guests in order to attend the Luncheon, Tutorial or any combination, up to 10 passes
• Complimentary 8x10 booth on the Exhibit Floor
• Company content specific, individualized Luncheon
• Ability to collect contact information from the Sponsored Luncheon attendees
• Copy of the 2012 and 2013 Attendee Lists (no email addresses)
• Copy of the Sponsored Tutorial Attendee List (email addresses included)
• Tutorial and Luncheon content will be publicized via monthly newsletters, DVCon website, Final Program and in the Opening Session presentation slides
• 1 dedicated email distribution to the DVCon mail list. (Company to provide HTML file)
• Date selection is based on lottery selection and availability
• Other promotional items like banners, flyers, gift items, etc. can be distributed at these two events
• These items must be approved by the DVCon Committee and be provided at the cost of the sponsoring company
• Complimentary passes to be distributed to employees, staff or guests in order to attend the Luncheon, Tutorial or any combination, up to 10 passes
DVCon Silver Tutorial Sponsorship $10,000
Sponsorship Includes:
• 10 minute commercial presentation during the tutorial
• Complimentary 8x10 booth on the Exhibit Floor
• Copy of the 2012 and 2013 Attendee Lists (no email addresses)
• Copy of the Sponsored Tutorial Attendee List (email addresses included)
• Tutorial content will be publicized via monthly newsletters, DVCon website, Final Program and in the Opening Session presentation slides
• 1 dedicated email distribution to the DVCon mail list. (Company to provide HTML file)
• Date selection is based on lottery selection and availability
• Other promotional items like banners, flyers, gift items, etc. can be distributed during the Tutorial
•These items must be approved by the DVCon Committee and be provided at the cost of the sponsoring company
• Complimentary passes to be distributed to employees, staff or guests in order to attend the Tutorial, up to 5 passes
• 10 minute commercial presentation during the tutorial
• Complimentary 8x10 booth on the Exhibit Floor
• Copy of the 2012 and 2013 Attendee Lists (no email addresses)
• Copy of the Sponsored Tutorial Attendee List (email addresses included)
• Tutorial content will be publicized via monthly newsletters, DVCon website, Final Program and in the Opening Session presentation slides
• 1 dedicated email distribution to the DVCon mail list. (Company to provide HTML file)
• Date selection is based on lottery selection and availability
• Other promotional items like banners, flyers, gift items, etc. can be distributed during the Tutorial
•These items must be approved by the DVCon Committee and be provided at the cost of the sponsoring company
• Complimentary passes to be distributed to employees, staff or guests in order to attend the Tutorial, up to 5 passes
Tutorial Proposal Requirements Deadline: September 26, 2012
DVCon tutorials are open to all attendees and are included in the full conference registration. Please include in your proposal if there are any "registration restrictions."
- Expectation of attendee interest to include currency of topic, breadth of appeal, and other assessments.
- Educational content and quality of the materials. The Tutorial Chair will review final presentation materials to ensure high quality educational content.
- Include suggested presenters and biographies.
- Your proposal should be a short abstract of the tutorial, two to five paragraphs, 800 to 1000 words maximum.
- Presentation slides need to be supplied via email in advance of the conference. Presentation slides will be distributed to the attendees via USB drive or some other electronic format. Hard copies will not be produced.
- Please indicate if this tutorial is a “hands-on” session or lecture format.
Suggested Topics:
- SystemVerilog — Using SV for verification appears to be high interest, but design with SV would also be of interest.
- SystemC (or more generally, C/C++ based) — Design and Verification of systems. Hardware and software or just hardware but at high-levels, etc.
- Assertion-based Verification. (SystemVerilog Assertions, PSL, etc.)
- Coverage-driven Verification.
- Transaction Level Modeling (TLM) and ESL Design including: architectural and algorithmic exploration; interface-based design; using IP-XACT for internal and external IP integration; hardware/software trade-offs and co-verification.
- Principles of modern design verification.
- Moving from proprietary solutions to standards-based solution for design and/or verification. (SystemVerilog, SystemC, PSL all provide the ability for users to move from proprietary methods to standards-based methods)
Important Dates:October 18, 2012 – Acceptance/rejection notification
January 15, 2013 – Tutorial & Sponsored Luncheon content & Speaker list due
January 24, 2013 – Review of presentation slides by the DVCon Tutorial Chair
February 12, 2013 – Final slides due for final production for attendee distribution
For more information concerning tutorial submission, please contact the DVCon 2013 Tutorial Chair:
Yatin Trivedi