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SYMPOSIUM ITXpo
San Francisco, California
15 - 19 May 2005
Moscone West

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Covering the breadth and depth of every business
need, our four-day agenda is reason enough to attend.


At Symposium/ITxpo we focus on the current demands facings all IT professionals.

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Join your peers and share your ideas and experiences at Symposium/ITxpo 2005 in San Francisco through the weblog. From giveaways to what's for lunch, the weblog gives a unique look at what could be the most productive week of your year.

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Our focus this spring:
CONQUERING COMPLEXITY.

The keynotes. The sessions. The exhibit showcase. All will give you new insights on your most pressing issues through the lens of reducing complexity - in processes, operations, systems development, governance, and more.



TRACKS AND SESSIONS
With hundreds of analyst sessions organized into focus tracks, Symposium/ITxpo delivers IT intelligence from every corner of the industry - including areas like Enterprise Systems Management, IT Security, Application Integration, Outsourcing, Software Architecture, Governance and dozens more.
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ITxpo TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Our IT solutions and services exhibition is where you can interact with hundreds of leading technology companies in a low-hype, information-rich environment. Learn more

MASTERMIND KEYNOTES
Be in the audience when some of the biggest-name CEOs in technology take to the stage to answer tough questions posed by Gartner analysts. Learn More

GARTNER ANALYST ONE-ON-ONES
These sought-after private meetings allow you to sit down with a Gartner analyst in a private consultation to explore solutions to your personal IT issues and challenges. Learn More

BUILD YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
For technology professionals, there's no better networking opportunity than at Symposium/ITxpo. Thousands of your peers, including hundreds of CIOs, are there to talk business and make sense of the future. Like you, they want answers. And they have experiences to share. Exchange ideas. Build connections. Get plugged in.

GARTNER TUTORIALS
Jump-start your Symposium/ITxpo experience with opening-day tutorials. Deepen your understanding of major issues and emerging trends. Find out the opportunities related to conference content.
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GARTNER CONSULTING THEATRE
At the Gartner Consulting Theatre, our consultants will present three highly informative one-hour sessions based on actual client case studies in IT Optimization, Sourcing Management, Management of the Multi-Sourced Environment, and Risk Management. The issues discussed are based on common experiences seen in many organizations. The solutions offered are base on current Gartner Consulting best practices — complete with strategies usually hidden for competitive reasons, and project pitfalls that never make it to print.

Special Evening Event
Symposium/ITxpo full-conference attendees are invited to a special evening event on Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at The Galleria. The event — "Le Cirque Du Masquerade" — features trapeze acts, live music by the Hollywood Swingers, an eclectic collection of food and plenty of networking with other Symposium/ITxpo attendees. Transportation will be provided starting at 7:15 p.m. leaving from Moscone Center West, Renaissance Parc 55 and San Francisco Marriott. The event is sponsored by Microsoft. Companion tickets may be purchased for $100 at the Registration Desk on-site. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend.




With so much to see and do at Symposium/ITxpo 2005, each day is like its own event.

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