As an IT professional you’re probably keen to keep up to date with the latest developments within your sector and network with your peers to share knowledge and ideas.
Attending trade fairs and events is a good way to do this so The IT Job Board did some research to find out what’s happening in the IT events calendar for 2010.
Below you will see a list of our findings, some of which are free and some you have to pay for, but keep the below dates in mind and you are guaranteed to stay one step ahead of the competition.
Unfortunately, The IT Job Board cannot attend all events but we are pleased to announce we will be seeing you at a few of them.
Cebit – 2nd – 6th March 2010, Hannover, Germany
This may be a bit far for you to travel but as one of the world’s largest IT events it’s one we couldn’t miss. If you are attending this event, come and say hello in Hall5, Stand B 50 in the jobs and careers section.
For more information visit the Cebit website.
UK IT events 2010
Oracle run a number of events throughout the year, the first of which is coming up next Tuesday.
Oracle Technology Day: High Return SOA Strategies, 2 March 2010, Hilton Paddington Hotel
This FREE event aims to unite thought leaders and your peers to discuss:
• Maximising the returns on SOA investments
• Extending the value of your packaged applications with the SOA platform
• Reducing the cost of application upgrades with SOA
• Best practices for SOA implementations
The next event will be Outperform with Application Server Best Practices, 14 April – London
UCISA – 3rd – 5th March 2010, Harrogate, London
The Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association hold this annual management conference in London, which we are looking forward to attending this year.
UC Expo – Unified Communications, 10-11 March 2010, Olympia, London
IT Showcase Live
Manchester 23 Feb 10
Derby 9 Mar 10
Belfast 30 Mar 10
Leeds 20 Apr 10
Edinburgh 11 May 10
Cloud Computing Congress, 15th – 16th March, Olympia, London
This event includes free workshops and many of the industry’s leading names.
Hosting & Managed Services, April 22, 2010, in London
Infosec – 27-29 April, Earls Court London
Arguably one of the largest security events in the world. Are you going?
IT Expo, June, Aintree nr Liverpool
The Future of the Data Centre 2010 – 17th June 2010
This will be an important issue for both saving money and the environment.
Forrester events
The leading analyst company hold many events throughout the year
• Forrester’s Enterprise Architecture Forum EMEA, March 02-03, 2010, London,
• Forrester’s Infrastructure & Operations Forum EMEA, March 11-12, 2010 London
• Forrester’s Security Forum EMEA 2010, March 11-12, 2010, London
• Forrester’s IT Forum EMEA 2010 June 09-11, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal
• Create Your EA Strategy For Influence And Impact March 1, 2010 London,
• Measuring The Effectiveness Of Your Security Organization March 10, 2010 London,
6th Data Centres Europe 2010 – Nice, France – April 22-23
360°IT – The IT Infrastructure Event 22nd – 23rd September 2010 at Earls Court, London
Healthcare IT Exchange – 3rd–5th October 2010 – complimentary for delegates
Green IT Expo, 9th – 10th November 2010, Barbican exhibition centre, London – free
A couple of weeks ago we posted a blog about Green IT and it was really encouraging to see how many of you are passionate about this issue. This event is free so if you’re in the area and have time, why not go along.
If there are any other events that you think are worth a mention, please let us know by leaving a comment below or write a review.
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by kevin grant
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