Directions 2011

Creating the Global Intelligent Economy: Social, Mobile and Virtual

March 9, 2011, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
March 15, 2011, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California

We've seen this movie before: in the 1980s, a new class of end user device (the PC), and new types of networks and computing platforms driven by the PC, radically expanded the users – and uses – of IT. This drove massive architectural change in offerings, structural change in the industry, and huge market expansion. Today, it's obvious that a new wave of IT industry expansion and transformation is happening again. The most important question you need to ask today is: Are we positioned for the next 20 years of opportunity?

Join us for Directions 2011 as we explore the build-out and adoption of the next dominant IT platform – defined by a staggering variety of mobile devices, an expanding mobile broadband network, and cloud-based application and service delivery, with value-generating overlays of social business and pervasive analytics, generating and analyzing unprecedented volumes of information.

IDC analysts will also explore how the new IT environment – social, mobile and virtual – is the launch pad for the industry's biggest opportunity yet: participating in the creation of radically transformed "intelligent industries" in Distribution, Energy, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare and Manufacturing.

IT leaders who step out of the traditional IT box, and actively participate in the creation of the IT-enabled Intelligent Economy, will dramatically expand their addressable market and position for accelerated growth in the coming decade.

Agenda

This year's agenda features four IDC keynotes, 24 track breakout sessions, numerous breakfast and lunch sessions, the popular closing keynote speaker Dr. Andrew McAfee, plus the opportunity to sit down with an IDC or Insights analyst during three one-to-one meeting slots, you can customize your day for maximum value.

IDC is proud to welcome as our closing keynote, Dr. Andrew McAfee, expert on social media and social business, author of the recent book, Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges, and author/co-author of more than 100 articles on technology. Dr. McAfee's research and expertise focus on the ways information technology affects businesses and business as a whole, and how IT changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete.

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Make Connections

IDC is committed to helping attendees connect directly with our analysts to address specific issues and challenges unique to your business. Directions 2011 provides access to IDC and Insights analysts (from a wide range of expertise and focus areas), as well as peers and colleagues in numerous private and small group settings.

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Analyst One-to-One Meetings
Lunch Roundtables
Coffee Chats and Demos

Event Details and Registration

Register to attend Directions 2011 in Boston or San Jose. Click on a location below to find information on registration, venue, hotel, and other related event details.

Attn IDC Clients: You are encouraged to contact your IDC account executive, as you may be eligible for complimentary tickets to Directions 2011.


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