Previews Call for Companies
Early-stage, innovative content companies and companies that enable content creation, distribution and commerce solutions are invited to apply to present before an audience of industry leaders and corporate development executives, bankers, technologists and other influencers at Information Industry Summit Previews, January 26, 2009 in New York City.

If selected, your company will provide a 5 minute presentation and have 5 minutes of Q&A before our audience, which could include your next business partner, customer, investor, or acquirer.

Eligibility Criteria:
All company presentations must be delivered by your company CEO, President or Chairman. All submissions must be made for companies that provide content or content technology products or services, have received no more than a Series A round of financing, generate no more than $10 million in sales, and have actual customers.

How it Works:
1. Complete the application in its entirety by December 1, 2008. There is no fee to apply.

2. Our committee of industry experts will review all submissions and select semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be notified by December 5, 2008.

3. Each semi-finalist will make a virtual presentation to our committee, who will select the presenting companies and alternates.

4. All presenting companies and alternates will be notified by December 15, 2008.

5. All presenting companies must register and pay the applicable fees by December 22, 2008.
This year, Previews presenting companies have two registration options:

• Present and exhibit at Previews on January 26 for $350, or
• Present and exhibit at Previews AND attend the Information Industry Summit, January 27-28 for $1,250 

Benefits for Semi-finalist Companies:

• Each semi-finalist company will receive feedback from our committee.
• Each semi-finalist company will be invited to submit a company profile and primary contact information for inclusion in the SIIA Previews agenda.

Benefits and Procedures for Presenting Companies:

• Each presenting company will receive all the above benefits in addition to these benefits:
• Each presenting company will be invited to present a 5-minute company pitch before the Information Industry Summit Previews attendees and take 5 minutes of questions.
• Each presenting company will receive an exhibit table to network with attendees during the networking reception immediately following the program.
• Each presenting company profile and contact information will be included in the SIIA Previews program and the Information Industry Summit program.

Apply now: http://www.siia.net/iis/2009/previews/apply.asp