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Reflecting SNUG’s commitment to technical excellence, all conference user submissions are peer reviewed by the SNUG Technical Committee. If your proposal is accepted, a Technical Committee member will work with you to help create and deliver an exceptional conference presentation.
SNUG Acceptance Criteria
1. Preliminary acceptance is based on the initial submission proposal.
2. Final acceptance into the conference program agenda will be determined after the first draft of the presentation is complete, reviewed and approved by the Technical Committee.
The SNUG Technical Committee reviews and accepts submissions based on criteria that include:
- Technical Relevance: Is the topic meaningful to other designers?
- Technical Applicability: Is the topic general enough to be helpful to other designers?
- Technical Completeness: Is the topic explored completely? Does it provide enough detail on the approach taken to analyze and address the challenge?
- Are the problems and solutions well described? Review lessons learned along the way (what was expected/unexpected, what went well/not so well).
- Is the conclusion well substantiated? Why is your solution a good one? What can other designers take away and use in their work?
- What are some ongoing areas of development or next steps which you or a peer could pursue?
- General Readability: Is the presentation well organized? Is the presentation grammatically correct and spelled correctly?
- Effective Summary of your effort and results.
Important Dates
Call for Content Opens | August 14, 2025
Call for Content Closes | Extended to October 10, 2025
Preliminary Acceptance Notification | October 24, 2025
Draft Paper Due | December 2, 2025
Draft Presentation Due* | December 16, 2025
Final Acceptance & Presentation Spots Awarded | January 23, 2026
Final Paper Due | February 3, 2026
Final Presentation Due | February 10, 2026
SNUG Silicon Valley 2026 | March 11 - 12, 2026
** All submissions are required to turn in draft presentations by December 16, 2025.
Presenting at SNUG
SNUG presentation sessions are allotted a total of 30 minutes. We suggest authors plan on reserving the last 5-10 minutes for Q&A discussion with the audience.
Your SNUG presentation should be a “discussion” rather than a “reading” of the outline. While you should cover the same key points which appear in your outline and slide presentation, SNUG attendees will be most interested in hearing you describe your techniques, approach, and supported conclusions.
The SNUG team will communicate specific details and presentation times after final acceptances are made.
Templates
Awards
Technical Committee Best Technical Paper Award.
The winners of this award are determined by the SNUG Technical Committee members and will be recognized on stage during the Day 1 Opening Session at SNUG Silicon Valley. Any user that submits a paper AND it is accepted into the conference by the Technical Committee is eligible to win the Technical Committee Best Paper award. Winners will be notified prior to the conference.
First Place: $3,000
Second Place: $2,250
Third Place: $1,500
Best Presentation Award
The winners of this award are determined during the SNUG Silicon Valley conference. Any user presentation that is accepted and presented during the conference is eligible to win the Best Presentation award. At the conclusion of each presentation, the attendees will rate the presentation by using the mobile app. At the end of the conference, the ratings will be tallied and the winners will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the end of Day 2.
First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $750
Third Place: $500
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact the SNUG team.
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