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Agenda Overview Sponsors Sponsorship & Exhibit Information Conference Advisory Board Attendance Requirements & Apply to Attend Directions to the Event Participating Vendor Checklist Photos from past events	Technologies on the Edge-Wireless, VoIP & Emerging Tech. for the Enterprise *Technology Managers Forum's 7th annual Future Forum conference for Fortune 500 IT managers*

	Thursday, March 23rd, 2006—8:00AM-4:00PM 11 Fulton Street, Bridgewaters conference center, New York City

	OVERVIEW & MISSION Our mission is to bring together colleagues who are facing similar challenges so they can explore together effective solutions based on real-world implementations. VoIP, IM, new wireless and cellular security standards, biometrics, ever-changing handheld devices, RFID...climbing over hyperbole is one of the biggest obstacles confronting IT managers today as they confront and ever-changing array of technology solutions. REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES--FROM THE TRENCHES What's separates Future Forum from the rest of the conference milieu? We present real-world case studies featuring the Fortune 500 IT managers who have actually implemented these solutions. You'll hear about their successes--and their failures. You'll learn from the end-user side what the benefits are to each new solution, as well as the pitfalls. You'll gain insight into the implementation problems they encountered, and how they solved them (or didn't). You'll even hear an argument--or two! What you won't hear is the usual hype-without-substance that pretty much characterizes every other conference out there. Instead of giving a soapbox to analysts who spout research but have never had to implement the solutions they tout, Future Forum 2006 features practicing end-user IT managers from the Fortune 500 companies as its panelists who've been in the trenches. Speakers share their experience managing and implementing these solutions--and no-holds barred, because we don't allow press at our events. NO PRESS, ANALYSTS, CONSULTANTS And even our vendor speakers are encouraged to give examples instead of product pitches. Vendor presentations are vetted beforehand to make sure they are applicable to our audience and provide useful material for IT managers. There are no product demonstrations. All TechForum conference speakers are asked to discuss their own experiences in developing competitive and secure infrastructures. You'll hear real-world examples and case studies from your peers who have actually implemented the technology they are speaking about. No analysts, consultants, or academics speak at our events. And no press is allowed, so the discussion is honest and revealing.
	ATTENDANCE BY INVITATION ONLY Because all of TechForum events are for the benefit of the IT manager at mid- to- large companies, all of our events are open only to sponsors, and practicing end user IT managers at mid to large companies. That means: no job seekers, no consultants, no analysts, no press. Unless you are a sponsor of our events (click here for more on sponsorship), our events are open only to TechForum members or currently employed IT managers at mid-to-large firms. See our full list of requirements for attendance below for more on who is eligible to attend our events. If you think you meet our requirements for attendance, apply for an invitation to attend below.
	Conference Agenda *(more speakers TBA)*
	Technologies on the Edge-Wireless, VoIP & Emerging Tech. for the Enterprise Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 Time: 8:00AM—4:00 PM Location: Bridgewaters conference center, 11 Fulton Street, South Street Seaport, New York City Agenda: http://www.techforum.com/ff2006/index.html Directions: http://www.techforum.com/conferenceinfo/directions.html Cost: Free to Technology Managers Forum members and qualified quests (end-user IT managers at mid-large firms only—no vendors) Register at: http://www.techforum.com/register.cfm or email vadams@techforum.com or 212-787-1122 Attendee profile: end-user IT managers only at mid-to-large firms; no press, no analysts, no vendors, no consultants as individual attendees, please. Agenda: (More speakers announced daily--please check back on regular basis. Email us about speaking if you are a vendor) 8:00 - 9:00AM Registration & Continental Breakfast: Exhibits 9:00-9:30AM Mainstreaming IP Communications: The Next Generation Rick McConnell, VP and General Manager, Unified Communications Business Unit, Cisco Systems 9:30–10:15AM CORPORATE CHALLENGE: Unified Messaging or Federated Applications: VoIP, IM and Email Moderator: Priscilla Tate, Executive Director, Technology Managers Forum Panelists: Herb Brian Smith, Senior Manager Kraft Global Technology Office - Mobility Architecture, Kraft John Nasisi, Vice President, Marsh James Le Mon, Head of IT Telecommunications and Networking, Lord, Abbett & Co. 10:15-11:00AM Exhibits 11:00–11:45AM CORPORATE CHALLENGE: Wireless Access: Building a Secure Infrastructure for Application Delivery Moderator: Priscilla Tate, Executive Director, Technology Managers Forum Panelists: Fred Silva, Director Operations, IT, NYC Dept. of Education/ SCA David Walter, Manager Personal & Pervasive Technology,CTM - Architecture and Technology Enablement; Prudential Peter Gordon, Senior Sales Engineer, Softricity Daniel Zeevi, Technical Specialist, Con Edison 11:45AM-12:30PM Exhibits 12:30–1:45PM LUNCHEON & CORPORATE CHALLENGE: Supporting Multiple Devices: They're Getting Smaller--But Are Your Pockets Deeper? Moderator: Priscilla Tate, Executive Director, Technology Managers Forum Panelists: Scott Slater, Senior Wireless Engineer, Systems and Technology, The Bank of New York Ara Akian, Senior Systems Engineer, Citrix Systems, Inc. Dennis J. O'Donovan, Director of Information Services, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 1:45-2:15 PM Exhibits and Coffee and Dessert Assortment 2:15–3:00PM CORPORATE CHALLENGE: Emerging Technologies--What's Real? (RFID, Electronic Ink, Speech Recognition, Biometrics, Enterprise Open Source) Moderator: Priscilla Tate, Executive Director, Technology Managers Forum Panelists: Warren Axelrod, Director of Information Security, Pershing LLC Daniel Zeevi, Technical Specialist, Con Edison Keith Barros, Messaging Systems Manager, Commerce Bank 3:00-3:15PM Drawings for Door Prizes: Must be present to win. Prizes include: GarmineTrex Legend, Personal Navigator, courtesy of Citrix Systems; iPOD nano, courtest of Cisco Systems; iPOD nano, courtesy of Softricity; Nokia 9500 device, courtesy of Nokia; iPOD Nano courtesy Meru Networks.
	Conference Advisory Board
	Biren Kundalia VP, Sr. Information Officer, AIG Domestic Brokerage Group Jeff Brody, Member, Technology Managers Forum Rick Pothier, VP PDA Space, Citigroup John Nasisi, Vice President, Marsh Konstaninos Klissouras, VP-Director Global Network Arch., Marsh Afzal Khan, Sr. Information Security Analyst, Alliance Capital Management Don Cantwell, Vice President IT, NYC School Construction Authority Fred Silva, Director IT Operations, NYC School Construction Authority Priscilla Tate, Executive Director, Technology Managers Forum
	Conference Sponsors
	Gold Sponsors	Silver Sponsors	Bronze Sponsors
	Cisco Systems	Citrix Systems	Meru Networks
		Softricity	Nokia
			CG Atlantic
	Apply to Attend
	REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ATTENDANCE You must meet one of the following two criteria to attend. Technology Managers Forum reserves the right to decline any registrant it deems ineligible to attend.
	IT MANAGERS, SENIOR LEVEL END-USERS, AT MID-TO LARGE COMPANIES: Attendance at our events is restricted to corporate IT managers actively managing some aspect of technology at a company earning $200 million in gross annual revenue, with at least 200 users. Individual registrants may NOT be press, educators, students, vendors (see note to vendors below), consultants, or anyone not actively managing some aspect of technology at a their company. TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS FORUM MEMBERS:Technology Managers Forum members (membership subject to approval by Technology Managers Forum) may attend and bring guests, subject to approval by Technology Managers Forum.
	HOW DO I APPLY TO ATTEND?
	Please apply to attend this event by filling out the registration page on the website. We will let you know the status of your registration within two days. Or call at 212-787-1122, or email our membership director Victoria Adams at vadams@techforum.com to inquire about registration if you wish to know immediately if you qualify.
	NOTE TO VENDORS: Vendor companies must sponsor an event in order to attend. Vendor companies are those companies who would potentially sell their products or services to our attendees. No vendor company employees may attend our events individually. If you are a vendor or consulting firm, call us at 212-787-1122; email our executive director Priscilla Tate at ptate@techforum.com, or inquire online about sponsorship, exhibit, and speaking opportunities. Vendor representatives, i.e. IT managers, for companies that sell their products or services to IT managers, even if they meet the above criteria, are NOT eligible for attendance at Technology Managers events. ONLY PRE-APPROVED GUESTS MAY ATTEND TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS FORUM EVENTS. WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS FROM NON-MEMBERS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
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