May 1-6, 2006
DallasCon 2006: Information Security Training and Conference
The Richardson Hotel
Dalla
Texas
USA
Website The fifth year of this security conference offers presentations on a range of topics and issues pertinent to the industry.
May 1-4, 2006
Systems & Software Technology Conference 06
Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City
Utah
USA
Website SSTC 06 provides a forum for the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop attendee's professional skills and knowledge of systems and software technologies so they can improve the capabilities they provide “warfighters”.
May 2-4, 2006
Business Process Management Conference 2006
Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa
Phoenix
Arizona
USA
Website Build efficient organizations through well defined processes established by Business Process Management (BPM). The event covers the means to manage and measure against goals and produce cost effective and reliable outcomes.
April 30- May 5, 2006
Interop 2006 Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas
Nevada
USA
Website InteropIP 06 covers issues related to deploying IP telephony, combining voice, data and video, network management and wireless security. The event showcases IP converged networks and allows delegates insight into the latest business solutions. Industry leaders will be present and the event will offer a number of educational programs enabling attendees to utilize and integrate current and new technologies. Various tutorials and workshops available.
May 3, 2006
The Future of Global Manufacturing
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara
California
USA
Website The event considers issues such as Lean Manufacturing and Nanotechnology and focus on actual commercial application of these growth areas.
May 4, 2006
Virtual Worlds---The Rules of Engagement
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View
California
USA
Website With millions of dollars generated by ecommerce the line between online and traditional economies is blurring. The event explores the virtual economy and provides a number of keynote speakers.
May 5-7, 2006
Rocky Mountain Software Symposium 2006: Spring Edition
Renaissance Suites Flatiron
Denver
Colorado
USA
Website One of the favorite Java/Open Source conferences offers around sixty technical sessions providing training on issues such as core Java, client-side Java, server-side Java, and architecture. The event offers a high level of speaker accessibility.
May 7-10, 2006
Cutter Consortium's Summit 2006: The Future of IT
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Cambridge
Massachusetts
USA
Website 10th annual Cutter Consortium's Summit looks at the future of IT and offers an impressive line up of industry experts. Discussion topics include open source, IT-related litigation, broadband, and new technologies. The event is recognized as being one of the most stimulating IT conferences of the year.
May 8-9, 2006
Orange Partner Camp
Colony Beach and Tennis Resort
Longboat Key
Florida
USA
Website The event considers the future with Orange and covers areas of commercial development as well as technical development. The event offers accessibility to key decision makers from France Telecom and Orange in all areas of voice and data network usage.
May 8–10, 2006 NSDI '06 - Third Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation
The Fairmont San Jose
San Jose
California
USA
Website The event looks at the design principles of large-scale networks and distributed systems and provides an opportunity for establishing “cross-disciplinary approaches and addressing shared research challenges”.
May 9-12, 2006
OASIS Symposium 2006
Grand Hyatt San Francisco Grand Hyatt San Francisco
San Francisco
California
USA
Website The title of the symposium is "The Meaning of Interoperability" and the three-day event offers business and technical sessions brought to you by a range of keynote speakers discussing issues related to “out-of-the-box interoperability”. The event also brings together leaders in industry and government to investigate a range of aspects of the area (standards, practices, opportunities, etc.).
May 9-11, 2006
Patterns and Practices Summit 06
Felix Konferansesenter at Aker Brygge
Oslo
Norway
Website The event showcases official Microsoft "patterns and practices" for developers, designers, and solutions architects who need to learn how to integrate architectural design patterns and procedures with the technology provided by Microsoft's .NET platform. Three days of activities include an evening reception sponsored by Infragistics where attendees meet Microsoft personnel.
May 10, 2006
PMI Silicon Valley Tools and Techniques Forum
SDForum Offices
111 W. Saint John , Suite 200
San Jose
California
USA
Website “Prism Methodology enables a delivery engine that is in alignment with your internal corporate culture and will save you millions on million dollar projects. The Delivery Process Engine (DPE) enables speedy delivery of project artifacts, individual deliverables, enhanced productivity, process excellence and corporation-wide scheduling expertise. templates and work instructions.” Anuj Chaudhary offers ten years of project planning and control insight to the attendees of this event.
May 10 - 12, 2006
2006 E3 Expo
LA Convention Center
Los Angeles
California
USA
Website The event covers interactive entertainment such as computer and video games. The event provides insight into the latest industry trends and offers access to a range of key industry professionals. Nintendo Revolution debuts here.
May 10-12, 2006
The Ajax Experience 2006
Westin St. Francis
San Francisco
California
USA
Website The Ajax Experience 06 offers over 30 technical sessions alongside twenty five key speakers. This is the industry standard for this growing technology so very much worth attending.
May 15-19, 2006
STAREAST-Software Testing Analysis & Review
The Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando
Florida
USA
Website This event is the largest testing forum and provides a number of networking opportunities for people in the industry. Software and test managers, test practitioners and engineers, development managers, developers, QA managers, analysts, IT directors, and CTOs should attend.
May 16, 2006
Lunch with Kent Beck
Jillian's, 101 4th Street, Suite 170
San Francisco
California
USA
Website Kent Beck is a programming industry innovator, inventor of eXtreme Programming (XP) and creator of the JUnit testing framework for Java.
May 16-17, 2006
XML for Writers- A JoAnn Hackos Workshop
Lucent Technologies
Altamonte Springs
Florida
USA
Website The workshop covers issues related to transitioning to XML and is designed for those who need to implement structured documentation using XML.
May 14-18, 2006
Gartners Symposium IT Expo
Moscone West
San Francisco
California
USA
Website A team of Gartner offer more than 180 conference sessions full of fresh ideas, new knowledge, practical ideas and best practices. This 4-day event offers the future perspective required to act profitably.
May 16-19, 2006
XTech Conference
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Website The premier European conference for XML developers and managers with a theme of "Building Web 2.0” looks at standards-based and open technology in the next generation of web applications. A range of keynote speakers include visitors from Yahoo! and Amazon.
May 14-19, 2006
TDWI World Conference—Spring 2006
Hilton Chicago
Chicago
Illinois
USA
Website TDWI World Conferences provide a forum for business and technology professionals looking to gain in-depth education on business intelligence and data warehousing.
May 16-18, 2006
Storage Decisions 2006
McCormick Place
Chicago
Illinois
USA
Website Networked storage offers a number of options and the event offers insight into available tools and the processes and procedures to manage them.
May 16-19, 2006
2006 JavaOne Conference
Moscone Center
San Francisco
California
USA
Website Java SE Platform (Java SE) provides a complete environment for applications development on desktops and servers and for deployment in embedded environments. It provides the basis for security and database connectivity. The event covers a range of issues related to the technology - Java EE Platform, Java ME Platform and other tools for development.
May 19-21, 2006
Central Ohio Software Symposium
Marriott Columbus North
Columbus
Ohio
USA
Website The event features over fifty technical sessions covering core java, client-side Java, server-side Java, and architecture.
May 22-23, 2006
Strategy to Reality - "Securing the Converged Enterprise Drexel University
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
USA
Website The 2-day event explores security strategies for multi-vendor integration and offers insight into the latest solutions for regulatory compliance, crypto, firewalls, HIPPA, SB 1386, vulnerabilities and Exploits.
May 22-24, 2006
Global Integration Summit
The Fairmont
Boston
Massachusetts
USA
Website Integration is no longer just about technology. Now there is talk of “business integration” where entire supply chains consisting of hundreds of companies are working to gain agreement on business processes and data definitions. The event covers issues related to the area.
May 21-24, 2006
Gartner IT Symposium
Palau de Congressos de Catalunya
Barcelona
Spain
Website A team of Gartner offer more than 180 conference sessions full of fresh ideas, new knowledge, practical ideas and best practices. This 3-day event offers the future perspective required to act profitably.
May 23-25, 2006
WORLD WIRELESS CONGRESS
Doubletree Hotel
San Jose
California
USA
Website The world's most authoritative technical platform and industrial alliance on research, development and design of emerging wireless and mobile communications focusing on B3G and 4G technologies.
May 22-25, 2006
World Wide Web Conference 2006
Edinburgh
Scotland
UK
Website 15th International World Wide Web Conference.
May 30-June 3, 2006
2006 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
Boston Marriott Copley Place
Boston
Massachusetts
USA
Website The event offers insight into groundbreaking research and practices in a variety of technologies and environments and features extensive training programs and technical sessions.
May 30-June 1, 2006
SAPPHIRE 06 Paris
Paris Expo
Paris
France
Website Decision makers from more than 25 industries exchange the latest business and technical ideas while exploring innovative business solutions.
BREW 06 San Diego
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego
California
USA
Website The BREW 2006 Conference is where the global wireless community exchange knowledge and network. The event offers in-depth, technical and business sessions.
