12 March 2008, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, NYC, USA

The 2008 Global Services Conference will have expert discussions around how customers of business and technology services can collaborate to derive maximum value from globalization. Plenty of networking opportunities with other customers of services, sourcing advisors and global service providers will be the highlight of the event.

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Global Services Conference 2008

23 -24 January 2008, Miami, Florida

Risk management is one of the biggest issues facing the financial markets. Many organizations are realizing that effective operational risk management is indeed more than just compliance issues, but rather a tool that can improve operational efficiency and add significant shareholder value.

This event will bring together senior level executives who will identify the day to day operational risk challenges they encounter. They will benchmark innovative ideas from one industry expert to another. Industry leaders will share how they successfully measure, manage and reduce operational risk.

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Operational Risk Management in Finance

3-6 December 2007, Birmingham, UK

UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) 2007 Conference & Exhibition is the largest independent Oracle User Group Conference in EMEA. It's focus is to serve the entire Oracle Community - so if you use Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Stellent or Hyperion, this is one event you shouldn't miss out on.

This is the 19th UKOUG Conference & Exhibition, it will run over four days with a choice of more than 400 presentations covering 25 topic areas in the the following streams:
1. Oracle Technology: Server Technology & DBA Topics; Design & Development Engineering; Application Server & Middleware
2. Oracle E-Business Suite: HCM; Financials; Supply Chain & Manufacturing; CRM
3. JD Edwards: EnterpriseOne; World
4. PeopleSoft: Financials; HCM & Global Payroll; Technology
5. Siebel
6. Business & Management
7. Fusion
8. Business Intelligence
9. Stellent
10. Oracle Communications
11. Hyperion

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UK Oracle User Group Conference & Exhibition 2007

21-22 November 2007, Gran Melia Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Organized by Marcus Evans, the Conference “2nd Annual IT Asia Congress” will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia on 21st & 22nd November 2007.

Asia IT Congress 2007 focuses exclusively on the adoption of new trends and technology architecture transformation which are beginning to take shape in many large and midsize organisations in Asia today. To understand how organisations invest in innovation and manage accompanying risks while running their IT functions efficiently, the congress will cover and assess IT strategies from the leading companies to cater for Asia’s business enterprises. The congress aims to instill that the transformation will drive efficiencies from business processes to physical infrastructure, whilst increasing IT’s ability to meet new demands in a rapidly changing business environment.

The congress features two-day conference that includes 6 streamed sessions:

* Stream One: Business Process Improvement
* Stream Two: Network & Communications Strategy
* Stream Three: Corporate IT Security - Part I
* Stream Four: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
* Stream Five: Technology & Data Management
* Stream Six: Corporate IT Security - Part II

Asia IT Congress 2007

26-30 November 2007, Washington, D.C.

IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2007) celebrates its 50th anniversary this November in Washington, DC.

The theme of IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 – "Innovate ● Educate ● Accelerate". This 5-day conference will incorporate an Expo and Communications Industry Forum featuring: Access Business Forum, Design and Developers Forum, Tutorials and Workshops, along with a technical program to consist of General Symposium, 9 Technical Symposia, and other new and exciting programs.

To find out more about the Conference please visit: IEEE GLOBECOM 2007

24th & 25th October 2007, The Design Exchange (formerly Toronto Stock Exchange Building), Toronto, Canada

The 2007 Financial Services Technology Forum, organized by WowGao, is the leading international event focusing on enterprise applications and solutions developed for the financial industry including banking institutions, insurance providers, investment and brokerage houses, securities/mortgage providers and other financial institutions providing e-business and e-commerce services.

This event focuses on new and in-demand applications and solutions that address these challenges, including Business Intelligence, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Outsourcing, Security, Systems Integration, CRM, Check 21 and EBPP. The 2007 Financial Services Technology Forum provides the best opportunity to learn, discuss and view how these new technologies are utilized to increase productivity and generate revenue in the financial industry.

2007 Financial Services Technology Forum

02-05 December 2007, Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, Orlando, Florida

Frost & Sullivan has partnered with Outsourcing Venture, The Outsourcing Institute, The International Institute of Outsource Management (IIOM), Business Technology Quarterly, Global Services Magazine, ITtoolbox, CRMMarketPlace and CanBioTech to develop this year’s outsource management event, Global Sourcing 2007.

Four tracks focus on the top IT and business processes being sourced globally today:
* Track 1: Sourcing Information Technology (IT)
* Track 2: Sourcing Research and Development (R&D)
* Track 3: Sourcing Sales, Marketing and Customer Contact
* Track 4: Operationalizing Global Sourcing

Global Sourcing 2007