| Mobile Networks - Connecting IT to the Future |
Wednesday 1st December 6:15 p.m.
PwC, 2-3 Bloomsbury Sq, London WC1A
This event was in association with the PwC.
What's the current status and future expectation for growth in mobile telephone use and
related networks?
Will the huge growth of the past continue?
What new directions and innovations could we expect to see?
Our expert presenters were:
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| Job Lot - or Not? |
Wednesday 13th October 6:15 p.m.
PwC, 2-3 Bloomsbury Sq, London WC1A
This event was in association with the PwC.
Has the UK job market bottomed out and banished the blues of the past years?
Can IT job-seekers and movers expect to see the good times roll again, for permanent
and contract positions, for London and elsewhere, for all levels of roles, for all skills?
Or not - will our work lives continue to get tougher and more uncertain?
At this event we looked at various aspects of the UK IT job market relating to candidates
and recruitment agencies.
Our expert presenters were:
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| IT's a Story |
Wednesday 22nd September 4:15 p.m.
'Computing', VNU Publications, 32-34 Broadwick St. London W1F 8JB
This event was in
association with the Computing.
This special event gave us an unusual glimpse behind the stories of 'Computing'
magazine by Editor Mike Gubbins.
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| IT's Booked - the British Library |
Tuesday 27th July 6:15 p.m.
The
British Library, St Pancras, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
This event was in association
with the British Library.
This special event gave an unusual glimpse behind the scenes at the British Library,
and how IT helps to make it work.
This world-class institution with its amazing archives and collections was open to us
for a ‘tour+talk’ by British Library IT Director Richard Boulderstone.
Planned highlights of the evening included:
- A personal view of the British Library presented by the IT Director.
- Aspects of current IT programmes and initiatives such as the UK Web Archive,
Digitisation, External Collaborative programmes etc.
- Visit to the BL Basement - 4 floors below ground level!
- Overview of the automatic book handling system
- View of rare original documents (e.g. Charles Babbage's circuit diagrams...)
- Visit to the British Library's conference centre and facilities.
Click here for Richard's Presentation (1MB)
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| Tom Gilb Master Class - Evo Agile Evoluationary Project
Management |
Wednesday 30th June 6:00 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL
This event was in
association with PwC.
This chargeable event of 3 hours with Tom Gilb –
the international consultant with world-class expertise, teacher and author of many books
including the classic 'Principles of Software
Engineering Management'.
- How do you specify quantified objectives and quality requirements to evolve
towards?
- How to specify and evaluate designs and strategies to implement evolutionarily?
- How do you keep control of resources in small practical result increments - Never
late, always 'early'?
- How to best involve stakeholders, and learn from frequent practical feedback from
them?
- How to convince management to move to Evo methods?
How to keep changes 'Agile'?
Tom addressed these issues and more, to provide you with the knowledge needed to
practise the principles of ‘Evo’. Kai
Gilb assisted Tom to deliver this MasterClass
- Attendance certificates were available on completion of the MasterClass.
- Attendees benefitted from 'Info-Packs’ on CD from Tom Gilb
- This event qualified for 3 CPD points.
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| DigITal Lifestyle - The Convergence of Telecommunication and
Mobile Computing |
Wednesday 16th June 6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL
This event was in
association with PwC.
The Digital Lifestyle is integrating our entertainment, learning and
communication.
What are the technologies behind these developments, and what can we
expect next?
How will a seamless and wireless world change the way people and businesses
interact?
What criteria ensure commercial success?
Get a glimpse of the future from our
industry experts in this dynamic area of technology.
Our Presenters were:
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| AGM and IT Governance & AudIT |
Tuesday 4th May 6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL
This event was in
association with PwC.
How much do you know about IT governance and IT-related audit?
For most IT people, the answer may well be “Not a lot”. Yet
the impact and relevance of these key topics affects the work of most IT people and
spreads to reach many IT-related aspects of our organisations, including IT risk
management.
We will consider many aspects of governance (i.e. about managing IT to
support and extend the enterprise), risk management (including identification, evaluation,
and ongoing assessment), and audit (including ‘what’ risks, assets etc. to audit
and ‘why’, internal controls and physical security, and risk-based audit
planning).
Whether you are a novice or expert, come to this event to learn more and discuss these
key topics with our very experienced presenter and others.
Our expert presenter was:
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| Should we Open IT? - Linux and Open Source |
Wednesday 21st April 6:15 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL
This event was in
association with IBM and PwC.
Linux and Open Source Software are getting more acceptance, both in the enterprise and
with home users. A very large percentage of the Internet is powered by Open Source
Software. Some heavyweight companies such as IBM are even giving the Open Source movement
strong support - is it just another trend, or are we about to see a real revolution? Why
should one consider a migration to Open Source? How does it compare? Does it really reduce
Total Cost of Ownership? What are the possible migration strategies?
We also talked about
the history of Linux and the birth of the Open Source movement. What beliefs unite Open
Source developers and made them so strongly passionate about what they do.
Our expert presenters were:
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| Can You DigIT? - Digital Rights Management |
Wednesday 10th March 6:15 p.m.
Microsoft House, 10 Great Pulteney Street, London W1F
This event was in association with Microsoft.
Most copyright material today can be
digitised and made available to people all over the world via the Internet. This includes
software, music, movies, videos, pictures, graphics, literature, and even computer
viruses! But piracy has always been a problem for the creators and publishers of
intellectual property.
Has the Internet made the problem even worse than before?
To what
extent can Digital Rights Management (DRM) help?
At this event we’ll look at many aspects of DRM, and consider issues
such as:
- Can organisations effectively protect their digital rights and assets?
- What technology-based solutions are available, and how effective are they?
- How can providers and consumers of intellectual property make the most of our
Internet-enabled world?
Our expert presenters were:
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| Outsourcing - the Beginning of the End of in-house IT? |
Thursday 19th February, 6:15 for 6:30
p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2RL
This event was in association with IBM, PwC, Unicom and
Winmark.
UK organisations outsource IT functions & services to third parties (including
overseas), what does the future hold for the in-house IT team?
Will the outsourcing market continue to expand?
For UK organisations and IT staff, what are the risks and rewards of
outsourcing - especially offshore outsourcing? Will UK business benefit long-term from the
IT outsourcing era, or could we 'lose it' as the British car building industry did?
Our expert presenters were:
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| IT's Next! |
Tuesday 20th January 6:15
p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A
This was in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Computing, Microsoft and Unicom.
Goodbye 2003 - now it’s time for a look into the future….
At this fast-moving New Year event, we peered into our shiny new crystal
ball to look at some of the key topics, directions and issues awaiting us in the next year
or two.
What’s next? More IT uncertainty? Or is a new technology wave
heading our way?
Can we expect techno-business take-off in this e-nabled era?
How will integrated innovation be threaded into seamless computing?
What’s the big picture for mobile IT, internet, Grid, services-oriented architecture,
and adaptive IT? What about applications, services and processes - and increasing demands
for IT professionalism?
In 2004-5, how can we understand, adapt and benefit from IT in our
business and home lives?
Our fine presenters were:
- ANDY MULHOLLAND
Chief Information Officer, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
- DAVID CLARKE
Chief Executive, British Computer Society
- MICHAEL GUBBINS
Editor, "Computing"
- PAUL WOOD-ROBINSON
Systems Engineering Manager, Microsoft UK
This was a chargeable event and there are no presentations available via
this website for this event.
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