Media Partners

Gartner Media Partners are our publications and web portals of choice. They are carefully selected for their affinity with Gartner's products & services. Specifically, each partner provides valuable editorial, advertising & promotional coverage for our events in return for exposure to our delegates & sponsors. Our media partners cover a wide spectrum of readers including: IT, vertical industries and general management as well as a broad geographic reach.

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• The ABPMP is a non-profit, vendor independent organization dedicated to the advancement of BPM concepts and practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led. Local chapters are active and forming in over 15 cities. The mission of the ABPMP is to promote the practice of BPM, promote and distribute the recently released Guide to the Business Process Management Common Body of Knowledge, BPM CBOK™, and to contribute to the advancement and skill development of BPM professionals. We are currently developing a Professional Certification program based on the BPM CBOK™, that will be available in the 4th Quarter 2009. Please visit our website www.abpmp.org for more information.

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• The Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum is dedicated to advancing performance accountability, process improvement, operational visibility and compliance in global organizations. It provides support to thousands of senior executives and practitioners representing enterprises with more than $500 billion in combined annual revenues. The BPM Forum's C-level members engage in research, thought leadership, and knowledge exchange programs around a variety of strategic issues and challenges. More information is available at: www.BPMForum.org.

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• BPMInstitute.org is a peer-to-peer exchange for business process management professionals. BPMInstitute.org has been established in response to the demand for education and peer exchange on all aspects surrounding business process computing. Our mission is to facilitate knowledge sharing amongst BPM professionals on a 365/24/7 basis, as well as providing insight to the latest development and advancements through real-world case studies.
  
  Complimentary, Professional and Corporate Memberships are currently being offered - Join Today!

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• BPTrends (www.bptrends.com) is the primary source of business intelligence for business executives and process change practitioners around the globe. Industry thought leaders provide analysis and opinion on trends, directions and best practices relating to all aspects of business process management. BPTrends is the most comprehensive, in-depth business process management resource devoted to educating and informing the market. The BPTrends BP Tools Reports are the most widely read reports on BP software tools available and our BPTrends Surveys are widely quoted. With over 20,000 members, BPTrends is the largest community of BP Professionals in the world. BPTrends also provides executive education, training, mentoring and consulting services.

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• For smarter, simpler and more agile processes, you need business rules and enterprise decisioning. The Forum is the world's largest Conference and Expo focused exclusively on using rules, BI and enterprise decision management (EDM) to build business agility and high value-add business applications. At the Forum, you will learn how to identify, automate and manage the decisions within a process. Presenters this year: Paul Harmon, Roger Burlton, Sandy Kemsley, Kathy Long, Jim Sinur and many more. Detailed tutorials and case study presentations from John Deere, The Hartford, ING, State Farm, ThinkCash Financial, Toyota, US Patent and Trademark Office and many more will help you take BPM to the next level. For more information visit www.businessrulesforum.com/bpm.

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• ebizQ.net is an online source for content and virtual events all aimed at improving your Business and IT Agility. Get ready for the BPM Summit by joining Bill Gassman, Gartner Research Director, at a complimentary ebizQ webinar titled: Employing Business Intelligence About and Within Your Business Processes.
  Click here to learn more.

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• Information Management (formerly DM Review) is the leading print and online resource for IT and business professionals working to gather, manage, disseminate, leverage and dispose of all types of information assets used by an organization. Information Management brings the brightest minds in the field together with columns, case studies, profiles and best practices that point to individual and organizational success in the evolving corporate world of business.

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• The IC is a member-driven community that shares experiences, knowledge and best practices in multiple forums. Our members champion innovation, feedback between members, collaboration with standards bodies, and the articulation of strategic and measurable business benefits for leading-edge capabilities. Annual meetings are complemented by a growing number of regional chapters who meet periodically. On-going networking is encouraged through the dynamic IC website which supports knowledge exchange and records of industry papers and studies. Information on the IC is available at www.integrationconsortium.org.

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• KMWorld believes superior information management is the most critical skill for the successful business. KMWorld is the key information provider for a broad array of industry leaders who use business content in all its forms to drive productivity, gain competitive advantage, and create new opportunities for revenue and innovation in their organizations.

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• The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG's modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™(UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG's middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA®) and support a wide variety of industries. OMG has offices at 140 Kendrick Street, Building A, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494 USA.

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• Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) offers impartial expertise, resources, and services to minimize the costs, risks, and time associated with software selection. Over 3.5 million technology decision makers visit TEC's web sites each month for information on hundreds of technology solutions, and to access articles, white papers, and podcasts.

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• The WSTA (Wall Street Technology Association) is a not-for-profit educational organization that focuses on technologies, operational approaches, and business issues for the global financial community. Programs include seminars, networking events, publications and a dynamic web site. These programs, along with vendor and other industry professional participation, allow WSTA members to stay current with emerging technologies.

Supporting Associations

The strategic IT and business associations whose executive-level and management-level members benefit from participating at Gartner events aligned with their area of specialty.

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• The BPM Council is a leading organization dedicated to meeting the needs of both individuals and enterprises that wish to understand and apply the concepts of Business Process Management. We created the OnLine OnDemand BPM Professional Certification Program and industry designation (P.BPM) for Professional Training and Certification in BPM.

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• Founded in 1993, the WfMC is a global organization of adopters, architects, analysts and academics engaged in workflow and BPM. The only standards organization focused purely on process, the WfMC is the creator of XPDL, used in over 80 BPM solutions, as well as Wf-XML, Workcast, and Business Process Analytics Format (BPAF).

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• WITI is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformation through technology, leadership and economic prosperity. WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, and opportunities. Since 1989, WITI has delivered value to individuals, small businesses, and corporations. www.witi.com. Build. Empower. Inspire.