As you deal with the day-to-day challenges, it's hard to keep up with the latest technology trends, much less think about how to enrich your own career. With the end of the fiscal calendar looming, it's time to think about how you're going to spend that training and certification budget item. As we all know, it's important to keep yourself and your staff satisfied, motivated and apprised of the hottest trends in IT. Don't panic -- we're here to help.
Here's a cheat sheet of upcoming information technology conferences, perfectly suited to the midmarket CIO and IT staff. Whether it's brushing up on desktop virtualization or Visual Studio Live, the latest wireless technology or old faithful like SharePoint, we've got the bases covered. You're sure to find an interesting technology conference going on in your neck of the woods, as well as an option for any budget, including many free opportunities around the country. (Note: Pricing reflects standard rates; client, member, group, early-bird or other special pricing may apply.)
November
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- SES Chicago, Nov. 12-16, Chicago ($50)
- Gilbane Conference Boston, Nov. 28-29, Boston ($1,295)
- Autodesk University 2012 Conference and Exhibition, Nov. 27-29, Las Vegas ($1,475)
- Disaster
Recovery/Business Continuity -- Data Protection Strategies, Nov. 29, Rosemont, Ill. ($259)
- TechTarget Storage Decisions, Nov. 8, San Francisco (Free)
- TechTarget Desktop Virtualization, Nov. 8, Philadelphia (Free)
- Forrester Mobile and Tablet Apps Design Principles Workshop, Nov. 8, New York ($1975)
- Supercomputing 2012, Nov. 10-16, Salt Lake City ($725)
- Healthcare IT Summit 2012 Nov. 11-13, Orlando, Fla (Registration not available at press time)
- TechTarget Desktop Virtualization, Nov. 13, Miami (Free)
- TechTarget Cloud Storage Seminar, Nov. 15, Irvine, Calif. (Free)
- TechTarget Desktop Virtualization, Nov. 15, Portland, Ore. (Free)
- TechTarget Storage Virtualization Seminar, Nov. 15, New York (Free)
- mNext Forum, Nov. 28-29, Santa Clara, Calif. (Free)
- Gartner App Architecture Summit, Nov. 27-29, Las Vegas ($2295)
December
- Gartner Data Center Conference, Dec. 3-6, Las Vegas ($2,150)
- Visual Studio Live!, Dec. 10-14, Orlando, Fla. (TBA)
- ISACA
Training Course, Dec. 11-14, Las Vegas ($2,495)
- Inside Social Apps 2012, Dec. 3, New York ($599)
- Women of the Channel Workshop 2012, Dec. 3-4, New York ($895)
- Media App Summit, Dec. 3, New York ($599)
- Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit, Dec. 3-5, Las Vegas ($2295)
- Gartner Data Center Conference, Dec. 3-6, Las Vegas ($2295)
- TechTarget Storage Virtualization Seminar, Dec. 4, Boston (Free)
- TechTarget Cloud and SAP HANA Seminar, Dec. 4, San Jose, Calif. (Free)
- AnDevConIV, Dec. 4-7, San Francisco ($1495)
- TechTarget Consumerization of IT Workshop, Dec. 6, Atlanta (Free)
- TechTarget Storage Virtualization Seminar, Dec. 6, Jersey City, N.J. (Free)
- TechTarget Desktop Virtualization, Dec. 6, Minneapolis (Free)
- TechTarget Consumerization of IT Workshop, Dec. 11, San Francisco (Free)
- TechTarget Storage Virtualization Seminar, Dec. 11, Chicago (Free)
- AppNationIV World Developer Summit, Dec. 11-12, San Francisco ($995)
January 2013
- 2013 International CES, Jan. 8-11, Las Vegas (TBA)
- The International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Jan. 11-14, Las Vegas ($885)
- Macworld/iWorld, Jan. 31-February 2, San Francisco (Registration not open at press time)
- ConNEXTions 2013, Jan. 27-29, San Francisco ($1295)
- FETC 2013, Jan. 28-31, Orlando, Fla. ($265)
February 2013
- Electronics West, Feb. 12-14, Anaheim, Calif. (
- Mobile World Congress, Feb. 25-28, Barcelona, Spain (Registration not open at press time)
- RSA Conference, Feb. 25-March 1, San Francisco ($2295)
March 2013
- SharePoint TechCon, March 3-6, San Francisco ($1695)
- Fusion2013 CEO-CIO Symposium, March 6-7, Madison, Wis. (Registration not open at press time)
- SXSW Interactive, March 8-12, Austin, Texas ($1250-1595)
- Frost & Sullivan Medical Devices 2013, March 10-12, San Diego ($2795)
- International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE), March 11-15, Las Vegas (Registration not available at press time)
- Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit, March 18-20, Dallas ($2295)
- Structure Data, March 20-21, New York ($995)
- Gartner Master Data Management Summit, March 20-22, Dallas ($2295)
- Ignition West, March 26, San Francisco ($599)
- CAMP IT Leadership Strategies, March 28, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
April 2013
- Gartner Business Process Management Summit, April 2-4, National Harbor, Md. ($2295)
- Big Data Techcon, April 8-10, Boston ($1295)
- CAMP Cloud Computing Strategies, April 11, 2013, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
- Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) 2013, April 11-13, Minneapolis ($799)
- CAMP Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, April 25, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
- Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) East, April 28-May 1, Chicago (Registration not open at press time)
- Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit, April 29-May 1, San Diego ($2295)
May 2013
- EMCWorld, May 6-9, Las Vegas (Registration not open at press time)
- SCIP 2013, May 6-9, Las Vegas (Registration not open at press time)
- Interop, May 6-10, Las Vegas ($3145)
- CAMP Enterprise Mobility Strategies, May 9, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), May 12-17, Phoenix (Registration not open at press time)
- BlackBerry World, May 14-16, Orlando, Fla. (Registration not open at press time)
- Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit, May 22-23, National Harbor, Md. ($2295)
- CAMP Desktop Virtualization Strategies, May 23, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
June 2013
- Microsoft TechEd, June 3-6, New Orleans (Registration not open at press time)
- CAMP Business Intelligence/Big Data/Analytics, June 6, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, June 10-13, National Harbor, Md. ($2295)
- Gigaom Structure, June 19-20, San Francisco (Registration not open at press time)
- CAMP Enterprise Risk/Security Management, June 20, Rosemont, Ill. ($269)
- Cisco Live, June 23-27, Orlando, Fla. ($1895)
August 2013
- VMWorld 2013, August 26-29, San Francisco (Registration not open at press time)
September 2013
- Oracle OpenWorld 2013, September 22-26, San Francisco (Registration not open at press time)
Hitting one of these upcoming technology conferences? Let us know where you'll be in the comments. Did we miss a good one? Email Wendy Schuchart, site editor. For midmarket IT news and updates throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @ciomidmarket.
See our list of previous information technology conferences.
This was first published in March 2012
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