October 1-4, 2006
Gelato ICE: ItaniumConference & Expo
The Matrix
Biopolis
Singapore
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The event is dedicated to Linux on the Intel Itanium architecture. It addresses a range of computing issues and solutions specific to the area and features technical presentations, papers, discussion sessions, and the exchange of information. Good speaker line-up and 40 presentations.
October 1-6, 2006
JAOO 6
Musikhuset
Aarhus
Denmark
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JAOO 6 caters to software professionals, managers, architects, and developers. The six-day event provides the opportunity for networking and includes input on a wide range of topics including .NET and Java, methods and best practices. A number of technical sessions and tutorials are available to attendees. The event provides up-to-date information on a wide range of software engineering related topics alongside tutorials that offer an in-depth introduction to the subject.
October 2-4, 2006
GDC London
Cafe Royal
London
UK
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GDC London focuses on game development looking at advanced techniques. The event further focuses on next-generation console and PC development issues. GDC London offers three days of content from expert developers providing content based on real games.
October 4-7, 2006
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego
California
USA
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The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference focuses on the research and career interests of women in computing. Presenters represent industrial, academic and government communities. The theme of the event is Making Waves and speakers include Shirley M. Tilghman, Ph.D., President of Princeton University, Sally K. Ride, Ph.D, a former NASA Astronaut, and Helen Greiner, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of iRobot Corporation. Topics covered include both technical and professional topics.
October 4, 2006
EBIG Marketing Series: '10 Secrets to an Effective Website'
San Ramon Dublin Water Services District Board Room
7051 Dublin Blvd
Dublin
California
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The event covers the key elements required to make a successful website and provides detailed guidelines including specific strategies on issues such as increasing revenues, streamlining operations and reducing expenses through effective Internet marketing.
October 6-8, 2006
Open Source Live!
Holiday Inn Conference Center
Santa Clara
California
USA
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The three-day event is geared towards improving Java EE skills through intensive training seminars by industry experts and key authors on areas that include AJAX, Spring 2, Java Server Faces, Hibernate 3 and EJB 3 technologies.
October 9-19, 2006
.NET 3.0 2006 Roadshow
Microsoft Centers around the United States
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The event covers Microsoft's.NET Framework 3.0 and offers industry experts who provide in-depth sessions that offer an insight into this new technology. The event caters to .NET developers and offers best practices, pitfalls, tips and design guidelines.
October 8-11, 2006
Dreamforce
Moscone West
San Francisco
California
USA
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Dreamforce focuses on Salesforce and the AppExchange. The three-day event offers discussion, case studies and networking events covering topics such as “Getting the Most Hits: Search Engine Marketing” and best practice session that include “21st Century Marketing: It’s an On-Demand World”, “Bridging the Sales and Marketing Divide” and “Hands-On Training for Marketing Professionals”.
October 8-11, 2006
Mercury World 2006
The Bellagio
Las Vegas
Nevada
USA
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Mercury World 2006 looks at shifting focus from managing IT projects to optimizing business outcomes. The event considers Mercury product vision and provides sessions with detailed product knowledge and real world examples.
October 10-11, 2006
VERIFY 2006 International Software Testing Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Washington DC
USA
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The event provides a range of experts in software development, security and testing alongside presentations and tutorials delivered by industry leaders in the area. The conference considers technical software testing solutions and offers a strong technical program that includes industry players and authors.
October 10-11, 2006
Software Architecture Design & Analysis
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
USA
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The event is geared towards software professionals whose work impacts software architecture. The two-day event provides in-depth coverage of the concepts needed to effectively design and analyze software architecture.
October 11, 2006
Software Quality & Security and ISV Success
Techmart, Network Meeting Center, Fremont Room, 5201
Great America Pkwy.
Santa Clara
California
USA
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The event is geared towards software industry and Information Security Industry technologists, executives and investors as well as software developers, systems admins and security officers and offers representatives from leading companies including Microsoft, Internet Security Systems, Fortify Software governmental organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security.
October 11, 2006
PMI Silicon Valley Tools/Techniques Forum-Maximize Your Project Management Success with Mind Mapping
SDForum Offices
111 W. Saint John, Suite 200
San Jose
California
USA
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The event considers the key project management technique of mind mapping and looks at communication between the members of project teams. The technique can be used to generate, capture, and organize ideas, tasks, and activities. The event also covers how to build a project dashboard for Microsoft Project.
October 13, 2006
devLink Technical Conference 2006
Lipscomb University
Nashville
Tennessee
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This is a technical conference for software developers, solution architects, database administrators, technology executives and IT professionals. The event offers technical content delivered by industry experts and authors who provide insight into issues such as Microsoft Team System, .NET Framework development, and SQL server 2005.
October 14, 2006
Tulsa TechFest 2006
OSU-Tulsa
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Japan
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The event offers a range of presentations including Markus Egger-Publisher of CoDe Magazine and looks at a range of issues over six session tracks. Topics covered include Enterprise Architecture, WinFX-.NET 3.0, WCF, WF and WPF Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft Office SharePoint Services. The event is open to CEOs and executives to IT job seekers.
October 14-18, 2006
Mobile Business Expo 2006
Navy Pier
Chicago
Illinois
USA
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The event covers the usage of mobile devices such as phones and BlackBerries and their usage in business and how businesses can save money from the consolidation of wireless purchases.
October 15-20, 2006
IBM Information on Demand 2006 Global Conference
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim
California
USA
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The event caters to business and IT executives, managers, professionals, DBA's and developers and provides technical and business solutions content in over 800 sessions looking at the future of Information Management.
October 16-19, 2006
Information and Data Quality Conference
Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco
California
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The event features more than 50 speakers and includes 16 corporate case studies and 9 in-depth tutorials covering the methods, products and best practices used to improve the quality of data within Customer Data Integration, CRM, ERP, Data Warehouse, BI and Supply Chain systems.
October 17-18, 2006
Minimalism: Creating Manuals People Can Use
Unisys Corporation
Roseville
Minnesota
USA
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The event shows attendees how to reduce documentation by focusing on the needs of the users, eliminating unnecessary verbiage, and producing minimalist documents that cost less to produce, are easier to maintain, and reduce requests for customer support.
October 18-29, 2006
The 2006 DC PHP Conference
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Washington
USA
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The “PHP in the Federal Enterprise and the World” conference focuses on government, business and non-profit organizations committed to helping government agencies and how they might leverage the benefits of PHP. The conference emphasizes secure solutions for federal agencies, IT companies, and other organizations.
October 19, 2006
WebGuild Annual Conference 2006: The New Web
Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara
California
USA
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The theme this year’s event is "The New Web" and focuses on the Internet user. This conference features people in the field of user experience who share their best practices, monetization strategies and new innovations to building and growing a user base. The conference is geared towards those in usability engineering, design, SEO, SEM, web analytics, internet marketing, internet strategy, and web architecture, amongst others.
October 18-20, 2006
Game Developers Conference Russia
Hotel Moscow
St Petersburg
Russia
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The event features experienced gaming professionals who are dedicated to securing the most relevant content for the Russian and Eastern European game creation markets. The conference will feature key spears from the area of gaming.
October 23-25, 2006
The Ajax Experience
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston
Massachusetts
USA
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The event will be entirely focused on Ajax and offer three days of technical sessions and around thirty speakers. The Ajax Experience caters to technical managers, architects, and developers.
October 23-25, 2006
Master Data: Planning, Implementation and Management Seminar
Doubletree Hotel
Buckhead
Atlanta
Georgia
USA
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Master data has is a critical area in data management the event, taught by Malcolm Chisholm, will provide attendees with full insight into how to successfully implement a MDM project.
October 24-October 25, 2006
WebTrends Marketing Performance in Action
Peabody Orlando Hotel
Orlando
Florida
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This two-day conference is designed to help marketers with case studies, instructional best practices and presentations covering marketing management analytics and relationship marketing. Three session tracks offer something for all types of business users.
October 25-27, 2006
Oasis Open Standards 2006
Avillion Hotel, 389 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Sydney
Australia
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The event caters for management and technical professionals from the business and government sectors and allows them to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community.
October 25-27, 2006
Blog Business Summit
Bell Harbor Conference Center
Seattle
USA
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The event focuses on business blogging and offers practical, hands-on information about how businesses can leverage such media technologies to communicate with clients and customers. Speakers include people like Jason Calacanis, CEO of Weblogs Inc. (an AOL company), Robert Scoble of PodTech and Jory Des Jardins, Co-founder, of BlogHer.
October 26-27, 2006
Marketing Performance in Action Conference
Peabody Orlando
Orlando
Florida
USA
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This two-day event offers insight into the latest developments in marketing analytics and offers opportunities to network and share insights with peers and industry experts.
October 28-29, 2006
WalterCon Orlando 2006
Residence Inn Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Orlando
Florida
USA
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This is the official conference for the Haiku Operating System developer and user community and provides an opportunity to learn about Haiku OS, discuss development with developers, and exchange ideas about the future of the project.
October 28-29, 2006
The Game Career Seminar
Valley Forge Convention Center
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
USA
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This two-day intensive conference program is designed for those who want to work in the videogame industry. Game Developers Conference (GDC) will provide an insight into how to get noticed in a competitive environment.
October 31-November 1, 2006
SIA Business Continuity Planning Conference & Exhibit
New York Marriott Marquis Times Square
New York City
New York
USA
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The event brings together business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency managers and security professionals from a variety of industries and government organizations. It covers a range of issues including BCP sound practices, current threats and challenges, emergency management and regulatory issues.
