Gartner Enterprise Architecture Foundation Seminar

June 29 -30, 2009, Washington DC, USA

Now more than ever, you need direction and focus to build an effective EA Program that will sustain during this economic downturn. Attend the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Foundation Seminar and you will learn essential concepts and strategies that will prepare you to integrate your business and IT strategies, and plan and implement your EA Program successfully.

Learn EA fundamentals from the experts.
Over two intensive, classroom-style days you'll learn a disciplined process – from planning to implementation – that focuses on the enterprise as a holistic system of systems, and delivers the agility, speed and integration your business needs. From planning, implementation, and governance to organizational roles and integration, you'll walk away with a collection of best practices for successful EA initiatives – everything you need to make the decisions that will affect you tomorrow and help you overcome the economic downturn.

You’re in for a unique learning experience.
Day One: Foundations - Learn how to integrate business and IT strategy

Day Two: Planning and Running - Best Practices for EA success

• Prevent weaker EA initiatives from failing during this tough economic time
• Demonstrate the value of EA Programs to senior management and business leaders
• Illustrate how solid strategic planning and EA are the foundations for making essential budget and cost-cutting decisions
• Define the right framework based on the objectives of your organization, and more

Who Should Attend
It's an in-depth view of the basics for CIO's, senior IT management, chief architects, planners, and directors of enterprise program management. Even if you've already begun your EA journey, come for a valuable refresher - you'll learn new strategies and winning best practices you can apply immediately.

Previous seminars have sold out in advance. Attendance is limited to 60 participants. Register today to ensure participation.

To listen to a complimentary Gartner EA podcast on how EA can help in a down economy, click here.

WICSA Conference on Software Architecture 2009

September 14 - 17, 2009, Cambridge, UK

The 8th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA) and the 3rd European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) have merged in 2009 to provide a unique forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest R&D outcomes, experiences, trends, and challenges in the field of software architecture. This synergistic coupling of WICSA and ECSA for the first time promises an even more inspiring and productive event in 2009.

For more information goto: http://www.wicsa.net/

Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit

September 14 - 157, 2009, London, UK

The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit shows you how to find the right balance, at this critical point in the business cycle, to drive cost optimization today while repositioning for the inevitable return to growth tomorrow. The next phase of business is coming and the actions you take today will determine your position tomorrow.
The Next Wave is coming and your actions today will position you to be either on it or under it. The volatility of today's economy and resulting turbulence in government, industry and markets requires a steady hand to steer the course for the management of information technology. Inextricably linked to business, IT investments today can enable or inhibit your positioning in changing industry models. At this critical point in the business cycle enterprise architect must move to drive cost optimization today, while repositioning for the inevitable return to growth tomorrow. Historically recessions have been seminal periods where financial pressures create opportunities for entirely new business models to become established and grow. The key question for all business leaders is: "What will this industry look like when economies return to growth?"

For more information goto: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=778115

Software Architecture 2009

September 29 - October 1, 2009, London, UK

The technical conference for software architects
Bearpark Publishing, the company which organises the annual DevWeek conference and runs the ITarchitect web site, will be running its third annual Software Architect conference in 2009, aimed at Software Architects and other IT professionals with an interest in software architecture.

For more information goto: http://www.software-architect.co.uk/

Gartner ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE Summit

October 7-9, 2009, Orlandon, USA

In times of uncertainty, you need advice that's proven, actionable and that can make a difference right away. The current crisis is an opportunity for every architect to show leadership in shaping a leaner, more agile, business-driven and competitive organization. At the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit you will get insights and techniques you can start applying on Monday morning, and will benefit from the collective experience of the largest EA analyst team anywhere, user practitioners and guest experts...and hundreds of your peers.

How will the summit make a difference for you?

Help streamline and prioritize your investments in line with the business priorities.
Make your business, technical and information architecture noticeably stronger, fast.
Help you justify your EA program and continuously measure its value.
Show you how to better align, communicate and integrate with the business.

Whether you're new to EA or an experienced practitioner, the Summit will help you make your EA program stronger throughout its different phases.

For more information goto: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=849312

2nd International SOA Symposium: Next Generation SOA!

October 22-23, 2009, WTC Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Welcome to the largest SOA event of the year dedicated to you, the SOA practitioner. The International SOA Symposium is a yearly event that features the top SOA experts and authors from around the world, providing a series of keynotes, talks, demonstrations, panels, and SOA training and certification workshops - all with an emphasis on realizing SOA in the real world.

The philosophy of the International SOA Symposium series is "substance only," meaning that selected speaker submissions are judged primarily on the educational and information value of any presentations they propose to ensure that each session provides in-depth coverage and true value for the most important SOA-related topics for SOA practitioners.

The theme of the event is "Next Generation SOA" and the conference committee is dedicated to ensuring that each session provides in-depth coverage and true educational value for the most important SOA-related topics for practitioners. The agenda (which includes internationally recognized speakers such as Thomas Erl, Grady Booch, Sandy Carter, David Chappell, Anne Thomas Manes, Ali Arsanjani, Paul Brown, Mark Little, Clemens Utschig, Brian Loesgen and Joe McKendrick is comprised of more than 50 speaker sessions over 12 separate tracks.

Special discount for IFEAD Readers / Subscribers / Members / Partners & Affiliates

As a reader/subscriber/member/partner or affiliate of IFEAD we can offer you an additional discount of 10% on the registration costs of € 1090,-.

August 1 is the early-bird registration deadline with a special discount of 30%.

Fill in SOAIFEAD10 in the “Partner code” box on the registration form.

For details of the Symposium and registration goto: http://www.soasymposium.com

Landelijk Architectuur Congres (LAC) 2009

25-26 november 2009

Het motto van het LAC 2009 is “architectuur móet bijdragen”