Gartner Relocating Symposium/ITxpo in Spring 2005 to San Francisco; Conference for IT Professionals and Business Leaders Scheduled for Moscone Center, May 15-19.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 Gartner Inc. announced today that its spring conference for information technology professionals, Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, has been scheduled next year in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. , May 15-19. This year's event in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , which attracted more than 2,400 registered participants, was hosted by the San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. for the fifth year. The event concludes Thursday, April 1. In relocating the conference to San Francisco, Gartner said it chose a highly desirable destination city that is closer to the large concentration of high-tech businesses and supporting professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. in the Bay Area. In addition, the Bay Area provides a variety of convenient options for business travelers. "Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is growing, and the San Francisco location allows us to expand the event more rapidly," said Kathy Foreman, group vice president, Gartner Events. "The focus of the spring 2005 event will be emerging technologies, trends and opportunities. With the Bay Area continuing as the global center for emerging technologies, hosting Symposium/ITxpo in San Francisco should enable more business and technology leaders to experience what this event has to offer." Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005 in San Francisco will provide senior IT and business strategists with in-depth analysis on the future of IT, in addition to abundant peer-networking opportunities with other IT and business leaders. The Symposium/ITxpo format includes hundreds of sessions led by Gartner analysts in specialized content tracks, such as Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , security and privacy technology, outsourcing and emerging technologies. Attendees also have the opportunities to meet one-on-one with Gartner analysts and to review an exhibition showcasing the latest information technology products and services. Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the IT industry's largest and most strategic conference. For more than 10,000 IT professionals from the world's leading enterprises, Gartner's annual Symposium/ITxpo events are key components of their annual planning efforts. For more information about Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005, please visit www.gartner.com/symposium or call 1-800-778-1997. About Gartner Gartner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IT and ITB ITB Invitation To Bid ITB In The Beginning ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German) ITB In The Business (aka in the business service industry) ITB Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy ) is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry. Gartner serves more than 10,000 clients, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The Company focuses on delivering objective, in-depth analysis and actionable advice to enable clients to make more informed business and technology decisions. The Company's businesses consist of Gartner Intelligence, research and events for IT professionals; Gartner Executive Programs, membership programs and peer networking services; and Gartner Consulting, customized engagements with a specific emphasis on outsourcing and IT management. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 119,261, making it the fourth largest city in the state. , and has 3,700 associates, including more than 1,000 research analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations worldwide. For more information, visit www.gartner.com. |
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