2003
| Get a Better Job! |
Wednesday 19th November,
6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers
, Computing,
InterCall Conferencing and TeleOpen.
As the IT job market heads away from recession at last, are you looking for a job?
A new job? A better job?
It’s still not easy, is it?
How do you get what you want in a job market that’s still awash
with applicants?
Do you ‘scatter-gun’ your CV in all directions?
Do you make a strategy and project plan? Do you consider what’s best for you, whether
IT or not?
Do you network with everyone you can? How do you identify and present your strengths
– and what do you do about weaknesses?
We look at a number of views of job-hunting in a highly competitive
market. We consider some IT-specific aspects and some general ones,
e.g. how can you reach senior executives in your target companies?
How to network effectively? How to get the best from recruitment firms and the Internet?
How to tune your presentation skills and create maximum impact at interviews?
And how can you start to work for yourself, if that’s your chosen strategy?
At this event we looked at some successful strategies and tips for success.
Our fine presenters were:
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| Can IT Cope? - Disaster Recovery |
Thursday 23rd October,
6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers
and B2-ORM.
Terrorism, malicious damage, hacking, viruses, fire, flood, theft, power failure, faulty
back-ups, simple human error...
these are just a few of the dangers that can disrupt critical IT & financial business
services.
Could you cope now?
How do financial sector companies prepare their IT systems, people and
processes to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster?
And what are the legal and regulatory issues involved?
At this event we looked at some successful strategies and tips for
success.
Our fine presenters were:
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| Can You Manage IT? |
Wednesday 24th September,
6:15 p.m.
Learning Tree International Education Centre, Euston House, 24 Eversholt Street,
London NW1
This was in association with Learning Tree
International.
How good are you at managing IT and IT people for your organisation?
What can you improve?
How can you implement continuous professional development techniques and create workplace
environments where people can deliver their best?
At this event we looked at some successful strategies and tips for
success.
Our fine presenter was:
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| Women and Age - is IT a Big Issue? |
Tuesday 15th July, 6 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Computing, Age Positive (http://www.agepositive.gov.uk/)
and others.
Is it true that almost a quarter of people in Britain can’t get a job because of age
discrimination - because someone else thinks they are “too old” or “too
young”?
And in 2003 do women still have more limited job prospects and salaries than men?
Surely these cannot be big issues in IT, with its needs for skills and experience?
Or is IT the big issue - and what can we do about it?
The audience came to this fast-moving event to hear news and views about ‘Ageism in
IT’ and ‘Women in IT’ - and to consider ideas and actions to move us
forward.
Our fine presenters were:
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| ISPs - The Future |
Wednesday 9th July, 6:15
p.m.
Wedlake Bell, 16 Bedford Street, London WC2
This was in association with Wedlake Bell.
As our Internet use and dependency grows, so does our reliance on Internet Service
Providers. What are the main issues for ISPs - especially those that could affect our
future as well as theirs? How can they hope to cope with escalating growth; needs for
tighter security; legal constraints and international regulations; with fierce competition
in an increasingly saturated market; and of course with our consumer demands for improved
performance, functionality and return on investment?
Our fine presenters were:
- CHRIS GREEN
Technical Editor, ‘Computing’
- Dr KEITH MARLOW
Head of Special Projects, Yahoo UK
- MICHAEL GARDNER
Partner, Wedlake Bell (Solicitors)
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| CRM - What does IT deliver? |
Wednesday 11th June, 6:15
p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
After the AGM and the presentation of the Jim Kennedy Award, the event discussed what
benefits can your organisation expect from a Customer Relationship Management system. How
can you make it live up to expectations.
Our fine presenters were:
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| Internet Apps/E-Biz - What next after the dotcom debacle? |
Wednesday 12th March,
6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Despite economic woes, the internet is still thriving. After the crash, IT investment fell
by 80% in two years, the punters stayed away and venture after venture crashed. Those who
survived are now playing a much happier tune. To survive, companies must have a deep
understanding of the industries they are trying to change and a respect of existing
business practices and behaviour. Why user experience is critical to the success of user
adoption of internet and intranet applications (including some worked examples of before
and after). At this event we looked at some successful strategies and tips for success.
At this event we looked at some of the tools and techniques, traps and
tips for success.
Our fine presenters were:
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| EAI - Easy ‘knit-to-fit’? Or ‘how to sew
what’? |
Wednesday 19th February,
6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Integration software and ‘middleware’ have been around for quite a while. So why
is EAI still a ‘hot topic’ - and what does it mean to today’s hi-tech
web-enabled organisations? Is it easy or hard to use EAI technology and techniques to link
legacy ERP and ‘best of breed’ systems to newer systems (such as CRM and
e-commerce systems)? Can good use of EAI really help you to squeeze more value from
existing IT systems?
At this event we looked at some of the tools and techniques, traps and tips for
success.
Our fine presenters were:
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| IT's a Job - The 2003 IT Job Market |
Wednesday 15th January ,
6:15 p.m.
City University, Northampton Square, London
This was in association with City
University.
Recruitment advertising is at its lowest level for ten years, a record number of permanent
IT people are unemployed, up to 30% of contractors out of work at any one time, and
recruitment companies are posting record losses and closing down offices.
We asked the question - what is the reality of looking for work in the IT sector during
2003?
To discuss this in depth, come to this event to hear our great presenters and share your
views.
Our fine presenters were:
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