Acclaimed "SPG YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo" Series; Coming To Dallas and Washington, D.C. Next Month.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1998-- With Separate Workshop/Seminar Options for Legal Professionals and Euro Systems Conversion, SPG/Ullo Continues Its Leadership in Year 2000 Information, Strategies, Tools, and More SPG/Ullo Conferences & Expositions today unveiled agenda details for its next two YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo(R) events that will take place next month. The first conference/expo will take place Oct. 20-22, 1998 at the Dallas Wyndham Anatole Hotel. The following week, the series moves to the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, Oct. 26-28, 1998. Each three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. is part of the industry's largest and most comprehensive series for business and technology professionals chartered with adapting computer systems for the millennium date change. Launched in 1995, SPG's YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo this year has featured an intensified focus on pragmatic solutions under the theme "Stop Panicking, Start Solving." In addition to the core conference, each meeting will also host a separately priced special two-day "YEAR 2000 Legal Workshop" that addresses legal aspects of Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 issues, such as cost recovery and conflict resolution, risk management, and insurance coverage. The Washington, D.C. conference will also feature the "SPG SPG - System Program Generator. A compiler-writing language. ["A System Program Generator", D. Morris et al, Computer J 13(3) (1970)]. Euro Seminar," a separately priced one-day session that examines the technical and business impacts on organizations supporting the new currency unit of the European Monetary Union European Monetary Union An agreement by participating European Union member countries that includes protocols for the pooling of currency reserves and the introduction of a common currency. . At each conference, SPG will announce new inductees for the "SPG/SIM Y2K Hall of Fame" that recognizes leading experts and practitioners from public and private sectors who have had the most impact in advancing the understanding of and solutions to year 2000 computing problems. New nominations for the Hall of Fame will be accepted in Dallas and Washington, D.C., and honorees will be inducted at all future SPG YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo venues. Comprehensive, Focused Program of Practical Strategies for Y2K Teams Throughout the 1990s, SPG/Ullo's YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo has been the premier clearinghouse for information, strategies, and tools that address the millennium computing challenge. The latest YEAR 2000 Conference & Expo programs continue this tradition of comprehensiveness by covering all major Y2K topics, including project assessment, remediation, testing, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , mid-range/AS 400 systems, desktop and distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. , risk management, legal issues, economics, inter-enterprise challenges, contingency planning, emergency management, and more. Both Dallas and Washington, D.C. programs feature more than 40 separate sessions, half-day workshops, keynotes, breakout tracks, and case histories. The conferences will devote extensive coverage to several Y2K issues that continue to top the lists of attendee concerns: testing, contingency planning, systems triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. , business continuation, embedded systems, and compliance for PCs. In addition, the Washington conference Washington Conference: see naval conferences. Washington Conference officially International Conference on Naval Limitation Conference held in Washington, D.C. will include special sessions for integrators and service providers that want to understand the legal and practical issues related to federal procurement processes. "With less than five quarters to go, speed is the name of the game," said Leon Kappelman, Ph.D., SPG's conference chairman and co-chair of the SIM Year 2000 Working Group. "Our two conferences in October will offer diverse sessions and tracks that all carry a common theme: high-quality, time-saving information. We are sharpening our focus even more to hone in on implementing solutions, testing, and contingency planning, as well as on legal issues and risk management. We are privileged to bring together so many of the industry's best and brightest minds - that's what sets our series apart." Leading Y2K Experts Highlight Rich Programs For Both Conferences The prestigious roster of implementers, industry veterans, consultants, analysts, and software executives presenting at the events in Dallas and Washington, D.C. includes some of the world's most knowledgeable Y2K experts. They'll address an audience of hundreds of IT professionals. Both conferences will feature a keynote panel discussion on contingency planning led by Kappelman and featuring several prominent Y2K experts. In addition, the Dallas conference will feature plenary keynotes from three acclaimed Y2K leaders: Dr. Howard Rubin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Rubin Systems; Peter de Jager, president of de Jager & Co., Ltd.; Congressman Pete Sessions Peter Anderson "Pete" Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is a politician from the state of Texas. He is a Republican, and currently represents the 32nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Personal Sessions was born in Waco, Texas, where he grew up. of the Fifth Congressional District Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes of Texas; and Carolyn Purcell, executive director of the Department of Information Resources for the State of Texas. In Washington, D.C., Kappelman will be joined by keynote presenters Louis Marcoccia, president of MTS/PeopleSource and former Year 2000 project manager for the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Transit Authority; Joel Willemssen, director of civil agencies information systems for the U.S General Accounting Office; and Karl Feilder founder and CEO of Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich mean time or Greenwich meridian time (GMT), the former name for mean solar time at the original site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which is located on the prime meridian. . Vendors To Exhibit Latest Innovations At Expo - Including New Technology Theater The Expo portion of both conferences spans all three days starting with a twilight opening reception and book signing on the first day. Each Expo will feature leading Year 2000 solution providers, tool vendors, and system integrators, including Cognizant, Fidelity Technology Solutions, FreeBalance, Inc., Greenwich Mean Time-UTA, Mastech, Microsoft, Optical Systems Corporation, Peritus Peritus (Latin for "expert") is the title given to Roman Catholic theologians present to give advice at an Ecumenical council. At the most recent, the Second Vatican Council, some periti Software Services, PolyGlot pol·y·glot adj. Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages. n. 1. A person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages. 2. , Ltd., Reasoning, Inc., Technology & Business Integrators, The RighTime Clock Company, and many more. Association co-sponsors include ITAA (Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government , and the SIM Year 2000 Working Group. Giga Information Group is an analyst co-sponsor. Media co-sponsors include: Application Development Trends, plugIN Datamation, Enterprise Systems Journal, Year/2000 Journal, and Government Computer News. On the show floor, SPG's new Technology Theater will provide a unique forum for attendees to see product demonstrations and hear practitioner case studies. More than a dozen sessions are scheduled for the Technology Theater over the course of the Expo. Registration Information For more information on registration or the complete conference agenda, access the SPG Web site at www.spgnet.com/conf. Registrations are accepted by phone (508/652-1010), fax (508/652-1200), e-mail (registration@spgnet.com), or Web site (www.spgnet.com/conf). Special discounts of up to $400 are available for qualifying federal, state, or local government employees. Details are also available on the Web site for the SPG YEAR 2000 Legal Workshop and the SPG Euro Seminar. Press registration for any and all conference sessions is complimentary. To register, contact Terri Slater at Slater Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , 508-650-3904 or tslater@slaterpr.com. About SPG/Ullo Conferences & Expositions SPG/Ullo Conferences & Expositions is based in Natick, Mass., and specializes in bringing buyers and sellers together to learn to use advanced information technologies in supporting business goals. Ullo International also serves the IT marketplace through Application Development Trends magazine, SPG/Ullo Analyst Services, and JRS/Ullo customer-based events. |
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