Thank you to all who attended Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2007. We hope your time with us was even more productive with your participation in the Symposium Communities onsite.

We're pleased to share the following Trip Reports with key conference take-aways and highlights from the event pertaining to each Community:

Applications Community Trip Report

Business Intelligence & Information Management Community Trip Report

Business Process Improvement Community Trip Report

CIO Community Trip Report

Program & Portfolio Management Community Trip Report

Enterprise Architecture Community Trip Report

Security & Risk Management Community Trip Report

Sourcing & Vendor Relationships Community Trip Report

Infrastructure & Operations Community Trip Report

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It is Tuesday of Symposium week which means tomorrow will play host to keynote addresses by Steve Ballmer (10:30 AM - 11:15 AM) and Michael Dell (11:15 AM - 12:00 PM).

Other newsworthy items from Symposium Tuesday:

• Five Major Trends Will Force IT Organizations to Change the Way They Support Workers


• The Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008

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The first full day of Symposium is behind us and what a day it was! Read some of the news coming out of Orlando this week and learn why Gartner thinks you need to "be a business leader first, and an IT leader second."

• Worldwide IT Spending to Surpass $3 Trillion in 2007



• IT Leaders Must Take Ownership of the Business Outcome, Not Just Concentrating on the IT Elements



• The Cost of a Sensitive Data Breach Will Increase 20 Percent per Year Through 2009

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The key to growth for many organizations is attracting new customers and cross-selling to existing customers while cultivating their loyalty. The customer-centric evolution occurring these days demands that IT play a role in delivering technologies to help do just that.

Listen to analyst insight and get a sneak peek into what to expect at the event as host Mike Anderson and guest Michael Maoz discuss Business Imperative: Attracting and Retaining Customers.

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Process excellence is a fundamental discipline for innovative and agile enterprises. However, now a broader view beyond the traditional concepts of BPM and workflow is required. There’s a need to understand business processes end-to-end – gaining business commitment, identifying key metrics, assigning ownership and structuring governance as well as understanding where to leverage and apply IT.

Listen to analyst insight and get a sneak peek into what to expect at the event as host Mike Anderson and guest David McCoy discuss Business Imperative: Improving Critical Business Processes and Workflows.

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Last week we conducted Symposium Community teleconferences with Gartner Research and Events Program Management. If you missed it you can listen now. These 60-minute preparatory calls for registered Symposium Community members included commentary from Gartner Research on the overall role dynamics and challenges, elaborated on the specific sessions that address those challenges and pointed out who’s who on the analyst teams. Program Management followed, explaining the networking opportunities and other program highlights like Community-Led Roundtables, Community Surveys, Trip Reports, Community Capstone sessions and Symposium Communities Online.

Listen now:

Applications Community Teleconference

Business Intelligence & Information Management Community Teleconference

Business Process Improvement Community Teleconference

CIO Community Teleconference

Enterprise Architecture Community Teleconference

Infrastructure & Operations Community Teleconference

Program & Portfolio Management Community Teleconference

Security & Risk Management Community Teleconference

Sourcing & Vendor Relationships Community Teleconference

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Symposium/ITxpo is just a week away and the excitement is brewing all around Gartner! Here are a few helpful hints before arriving in Orlando:

Monday: Register! If you have not done so already, no worries, it's not too late. Click here to register or call 1 800 778 1997. Be sure to book your flight and hotel while you are at it.

Tuesday: Plan your agenda for the week. With over 250 sessions there is so much to choose from. To help narrow things down we’ve created recommended agendas by role. Click here to visit agenda builder.

Wednesday: Be sure to check the latest travel policies to make sure your trip through the airport is seamless.

Thursday: Once registered for the event keep an eye out for your Symposium Communities Online email invitation. Find out more about Symposium Communities.

Friday: Pack your bags. Find out 'weather' you should pack sunscreen or an umbrella.

Saturday: Take care of all your last minute errands and get a good night's sleep. You have a jam-packed week ahead of you where the information is plentiful, and the ZZZZZZ's are not.

Sunday: Arrive and be prepared for a fantastic day - in fact we call it SUPER SUNDAY. Check out the agenda to see what’s in store to kick the week off. Click here for more info.

You have six days, make the most of them! We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.

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CREATE YOUR OWN………a Community-Led Roundtable! NEW this year Symposium Communities offers Community members the opportunity to create and moderate their own Roundtable! If you’ve attended the popular Analyst/User Roundtables, it's very similar except you, a community member, selects and moderates the Roundtable. 12 of your peers can join you in a lively discussion --- get answers to key questions or solicit feedback on some pressing issues. You can register now (http://www.gartnerinfo.com/sym17clr/) for the scheduled Community-Led Roundtables; alternatively, create your own by submitting your CLR Topic which we'll add to the schedule for registration.

Note: Community-Led Roundtables are restricted to end-users attendees only.

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ITxpo, our solutions showcase, features more than 150 technology and service providers with the tools and services to help you realize your business imperatives. Like the conference sessions of Symposium, ITxpo is designed to be an information-rich, decision-support experience. Immerse yourself in an interactive Learning Lab, as Microsoft lets attendees get hands-on with Server 2008. Don’t miss the book signing with celebrated security expert Bruce Schneier (at the BT booth). Even go a couple of (Wii) rounds with world light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (at the Vanco booth). IT’s intense learning at ITxpo, with a fair bit of fun added in. Be sure to join us at the ITxpo Solutions Showcase, lower level of the Dolphin Hotel.


ITxpo Home | ITxpo Hours | List of Sponsors

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Super Sunday at Symposium/ITxpo is designed to allow Symposium Community members to convene early and learn that much more. We kick off Sunday at 1 pm with two must-know sessions on the evolution of web business models and using agility as a strategic weapon. From 2:30 – 3:30 pm, we host nine sessions each of which relates to a critical issue or theme for each of our nine Symposium Communities. The 4:00 – 5:00 pm sessions dive deep on the Six Business Imperatives that underly the event's entire agenda. We finish the program with one of our most coveted sessions of all: The 2007.5 CIO Agenda. But we're not done yet; from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, immerse yourself in your Symposium Community with drinks and hors d’oeuvres at our Symposium Communities Welcome Reception. Unlike any other year, Sunday is a super start to your week. Don't miss it.