Technology Association (GITA), this conference includes content for the public sector; gas,
electric, telecommunications, and water utility
providers; and transportation, sustainable energy,
and smart-grid companies.
O’Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo
April 11–14, Santa Clara, California
en.oreilly.com/mysql2011F
Get the latest information on MySQL and related
technologies, including integration strategies,
scale-out technologies, administration, security,
and techniques such as stored procedures.
Head to Taipei, Tai wan, for the International Symposium on Grids & Clouds, March 19–25.
applications. Topics include interoperability,
distributed computing approaches, and new
commercial services.
munications marketplace. It draws more than
10,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors.
Accenture Oracle Leadership
Council 2011
March 20–23, Miami Beach, Florida
bit.ly/gUbgyg F
This meeting of senior-level business and
technology executives presents an opportunity
for leaders to learn from leaders. Attendees will
share best practices on how to leverage Oracle
solutions to successfully navigate business challenges and realize better return on investment.
Data Center World
March 27–31, Las Vegas, Nevada
datacenterworld.comF
This conference for hands-on IT and technology
management professionals features peer learning
opportunities, datacenter tours, tutorials, and
multiple tracks including cloud computing and
datacenter management and protection.
Miracle Open World 2011
April 13–15, Billund, Denmark
mow2011.dk F
With four major tracks—Oracle, Microsoft, Java,
and open source—each with 11 sessions, this
conference gives IT professionals access to deep
technical knowledge from leading presenters
and fellow delegates. While Miracle Open World
is known for its high level of technical content,
sessions at a “medium” technical level are also
available. Speakers for the Oracle track include
Cary Millsap, Arne Møller, Morten Tangaa, and
Mette Stephansen.
info360—the AIIM Expo
March 21–24, Washington DC
aiimexpo.com F
Sponsored by the Association for Information
and Image Management, this gathering features
multiple concurrent conference programs, nine
preconference certification workshops, main
stage sessions, and an invitation-only executive
summit. Conference topics include business
intelligence, business process management,
cloud computing, mobile content management,
enterprise collaboration, and more.
SNW
April 4–7, Santa Clara, California
bit.ly/e00acr F
Produced by Computerworld and the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA), this
conference for I T infrastructure professionals
includes more than 120 educational sessions in
14 tracks, including the energy-efficient datacenter, the converged network, cloud storage,
and virtual desktop infrastructure.
Water and Wastewater CIO Forum
April 25–28, Chicago, Illinois
ipsdelivers.com F
Coordinated by Inflection Point Solutions, this
is the only event of its kind for IT leaders in the
water and wastewater utility industry. Attendees
will discuss IT leadership challenges and solutions, learn about the future of utility-industry IT,
and have opportunities for networking.
International CTIA WIRELESS 2011
March 22–24, Orlando, Florida
ctiawireless.com F
Attended by wireless carriers and operators as
well as developers and programmers, this conference covers the wireless and converged com-
Comp TIA Annual Member Meeting
April 6–8, Chicago, Illinois
bit.ly/hbU9sQ F
This gathering includes sessions for the cloud/
software-as-a-service community, small-business owners, unified-communications
providers, healthcare IT leaders, and other IT
vertical markets. New initiatives and best practices will be shared.
CARDEX & IT SECURITY 2011
April 26–29, Moscow, Russia
cardexpo.ru/en F
The 7th International Exhibition and Conference
of Smart Cards and Information Security
Systems focuses on recent achievements of the
plastic card industry, including technologies for
information protection and smartcard production.
EVENTS LOCATOR
REGISTER for Oracle Open World 2011
October 2–6, 2011, in San Francisco, California
oracle.com/openworld
2011 Geospatial Solutions
Conference
April 10–14, Grapevine (Dallas), Texas
bit.ly/hYBrt2 F
Sponsored by the Geospatial Information &
Oracle Events
oracle.com/events
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