Despite the economy, cloud computing is doing well. Gartner estimates the cloud market will double by 2016 to $206 billion. The time for dabbling in the cloud is over!

The 12th International Cloud Expo, to be held June 10-13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York, NY announces that its Call for Papers is now open. Topics include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested topics below).

Cloud computing helps IT cut infrastructure costs while adding new features and services to grow core businesses. Clouds can help grow margins as costs are cut back but service offerings are expanded.

Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking proposal today!

Submit Your Speaking Proposal Here - Call for Papers: Open Through March 15, 2013

Topics will include:

• Cloud ERP
• Cloud Enablement
• Bringing Chargeback to the Cloud
• Big Data Analytics
• Consumption-Based Billing
• Java in the Cloud
• Cloud-Based Compliance
• Cloud Federation and Intercloud
• Virtual Private SaaS (VPS)
• Hardware as a Service
• SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
• Green IT
• Application Portability
• Automation
• Mobility
• High-Performance Computing
• Cloudsourcing
• Grid Software
• Cloud-Delivered Testing
• Cloud Lock-in vs. Cloud Interoperability
• Web-scale Computing
• In-Cloud Data Encryption
• Cloud-Delivered Security
• Cloud Reliability
• Cloud Serviceability and Architecture
• Elastic Computing
• Secure Cloud Computing
• Cloud Management
• Cloud Databases
• Private vs. Public Clouds
• Cloud Computing & SOA
• Scalability
• Internal Clouds
• Cloud Analytics
• Cloud Computing & SMBs
• Cloud Applications
• Enterprise Cloud Orchestration
• Fabric Computing
• Eclipse & Cloud Computing
• HPC in the Cloud
• Cloudbursting
• Multi-Cloud World
• Cloud Internetworking
• Virtual Private Inter-Cloud

The submission process is 100% online and the submissions URL is here.