IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition Schedule October 15-17 Register Now for the IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition *CITAM, CSAM and CHAMP courses are an additional fee. Course attendance is not included with your conference registration. The IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition has a very aggressive schedule of events over it's 3 day period.  The two days proceeding the conference starts with our industry leading training programs - CSAM and CHAMP as well as the all new IBPL Advanced Training Courses.  The CITAM course follows the conference, October 20-24th.  For a complete list of Pre and Post Conference Training or to register, please visit our Knowledge Events Schedule.  In addition to the all new IBPL Advanced Training Courses, the IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition has a few more activities that IAITAM is thrilled to share!  First, the Conference will kick off Tuesday evening, October 14th at 6:00pm with the Beach Bash where  IAITAM will treat you to entertainment and island cuisine that you are sure to remember for a lifetime. This relaxing night promises to be filled with music and networking while dining on the beach in preparation for the vigorous, education-packed days to follow.  This prelude of a steel drum band and warm Florida Gulf breezes will be the calm before the storm of information. Don't miss it!  IAITAM has also added another educational avenue for its conference attendees in 2008. IAITAM introduces the 2008 Vendor Walk!  For 6 years, the IAITAM Annual Conference has led the Asset Management industry by delivering real world educational tracks and networking events. Now take advantage of the market expertise of our Sponsors and Exhibitors who have implemented or enhanced existing ITAM programs through their products and services.  Listen to these industry leaders deliver an ITAM focused presentation so that you can hear first hand how they solve asset management program obstacles. Each participating Sponsor or Exhibitor will make themselves available to Conference attendees during time slots designated either before, over the lunch hour or after the standard Conference hours Wednesday through Friday, October 15th - 17th.  After presentations are completed, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter in a non-confrontational atmosphere to reap the maximum benefit for their organization. Stop back in July for the complete list of Vendor Walk participants and time slots. Download the full IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition Schedule  Pre-Conference Training Date Time Location New! Asset Identification Advanced Training Oct. 11, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Acquisition Advanced Training Oct. 11, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Project Management Advanced Training Oct. 12, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Policy Management Advanced Training Oct. 12, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Compliance and Legislation Management Advanced Training Oct. 13, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD CSAM Oct. 13, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD CHAMP Oct. 13, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD CSAM Oct. 14, 2008 8am - 3:30pm Room TBD CHAMP Oct. 14, 2008 8am - 3:30pm Room TBD Certification Testing  Oct. 14, 2008 4pm - 6pm Room TBD New! Financial Management Advanced Training Oct. 14, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD Post-Conference Training  Date Time Location New! Vendor Management Advance Training Oct. 18, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Disposal Management Advanced Training Oct. 18, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Communication and Education Advanced Training Oct. 19, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD New! Documentation Management Advanced Trainin Oct. 19, 2008 8am - 4pm Room TBD CITAM Oct. 20 - 24 9am - 5pm Room TBD For a complete list of Pre and Post Conference Training or to register, please visit our Knowledge Events Schedule.   Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Registration and Networking Breakfast  7am - 8am Opening  8am - 8:30am Key Note Address  8:30am - 9:45am  ~  Comedian, Greg Schwem  Time Slot  10am - 10:50am Acquisition Title— IT Cost Reduction & Avoidance through Asset Intelligence Speaker—Mark Miller Room—Island Ballroom E Case Study Title— Our Journey to IT  Asset Management Speaker—Brett Sturgeon & Dave Weis Room—Island Ballroom F Vendor Title— SRO The Next Generation to Vendor Management Speaker—Larry Shoup Room—Island Ballroom G Industry Trends Title—The Many Shades of Green:  A Roadmap to Sustainable Computing Speaker—Bob Houghton Room—Island Ballroom H/J Time Slot  11am - 11:50am Disposal Title— Going Green - Good for Business Speaker—Michael Profit Room—Island Ballroom E Program Title—Unleashing the Power of Software Usage Data Speaker—Jeff Kelsey Room—Island Ballroom F Case Study Title— Implementing RFID to Track IT Assets Speaker—Chris Brumett, Shelli Rippe, Bryan Richards, Mitch Medford Room—Island Ballroom G Industry Trends Title –Standards, Structure and Process Control:  Driving Just-in-Time Discipline Throughout Your ITAM Program Speaker—Scott Parkin Room—Island Ballroom H/J Lunch  12pm - 1:30pm Time Slot  1:30pm - 2:30pm Case Study Title— What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) : Using Emotional Innovation to Implement ITAM Speaker—John Muller and Brett Husselbaugh Room—Island Ballroom E Financial Title— Where is the “Green” in IT Asset Management Speaker—Daniel Abell Room—Island Ballroom F Compliance & Legislation Title— File Based Software Auditing vs. Add/Remove Based Software Auditing Speaker—Herb Gottlieb Room—Island Ballroom G Industry Trends Title—Software Asset Management in the Virtualized Data Center Speaker—John Emmitt Room—Island Ballroom H/J Time Slot  2:45pm - 3:45pm Communication & Education Title— Project Success Through Communication & Education Speaker—Jenny Schuchert Room—Island Ballroom E Case Study Title— The Economical Benefits of Integrating License Management Services with SAM Speaker—John Tomeny & Jenny Hartfelder Room—Island Ballroom F Asset ID Title—Automated Tracking and Inventory for Computing Assets Speaker— Mitch Medford Room—Island Ballroom G   Exhibit Fair & Reception  6:30pm - 9:30pm    Thursday, October 16, 2008 Registration and Networking Breakfast  7am - 8am Vendor Walk  7am - 7:45am Opening 8am - 8:30am Key Note Address 8:30am - 9:45am  ~  Hilb Rogal & Hobbs of New York, LLC Time Slot  10am - 10:50am Acquisition Title— Surveying the IT Tool Landscape Speaker—David Yashar & Normand Bleau Room—Island Ballroom E Case Study Title— Software Asset  Management Best Practices & Process Speaker—Sharon Dorsey Room—Island Ballroom F Financial Title— ITAM Can Ease the Coming IT Budget Crunch Speaker—Cary King & Russ Parker Room—Island Ballroom G Industry Trends Title—Reducing Complexity in Software Asset Management Speaker—Christina Chamberlain Room—Island Ballroom H/J Time Slot  11am - 11:50am Policy Title— Software Asset Policies and Procedures Speaker—Al Vega Room—Island Ballroom E Compliance & Legislation Title— Hot Topics in Open Source Licensing Speaker—Robert Scott Room—Island Ballroom F Case Study Title— Purchasing with End of Life in Mind Speaker—Sarah O’Brien Room—Island Ballroom G Industry Trends Title –Automated Physical Asset Management Speaker—Allan Griebenow Room—Island Ballroom H/J Lunch  12pm - 1:30pm Vendor Walk  12pm - 1pm Time Slot  1:30pm - 2:30pm Disposal Title— Electronic Recycling Update - Best Practice Trend Speaker—Dag Adamson Room—Island Ballroom E Vendor Title—Vendor Management and You Speaker—Lisa Wilson Room—Island Ballroom F Program Title— Point of Collaboration between ITSM & ITAM Speaker—Krzysztof (Chris) Baczkiewicz Room—Island Ballroom G   Time Slot  2:45pm - 3:45 pm Asset ID Title— Implementing Automated Discovery and Tracking Best Practices in an Increasingly Virtualized and Mobile World Speaker— Matt Fisher Room—Island Ballroom E Case Study Title— Gotcha! - Navigating the Legal Minefield of IT Assets Speaker—Scott Draughon Room—Island Ballroom F Project Title— Project Management Within ITAM Speaker—Delisia Brown Room—Island Ballroom G   Vendor Walk & Demo’s   4pm - 5:30pm Exhibit Fair & Reception  6:30pm - 9:30pm   Friday, October 17, 2008 Registration and Networking Breakfast  7am - 8am Vendor Walk 7am - 7:45am Opening 8am - 8:30am Key Note Address  8:30am - 9:45am  ~  TBA Time Slot  10:00am - 10:50am Asset ID Title—Global Standards for Assets Speaker—Jim Petragnani Room—Island Ballroom E Acquisition Title—Asset Management During Mergers and Acquisitions Speaker—Anita Tate Room—Island Ballroom F Policy Title— Policies - The “Law” Behind Process Speaker—Phara McLachlan Room—Island Ballroom G Time Slot  11:00am - 11:50am Case Study Title—Managing Software Purchases - Process Improvement Speaker—Titsa Bronstein Room—Island Ballroom E Compliance & Legislation Title— Creating a Layered Approach to Securing Enterprise Assets and Data Speaker—Geoff Glave Room—Island Ballroom F Documentation Title—Red Sky Warning: Navigating the Treacherous Waters of License Entitlement Documentation Speaker—Howard Hastings Room—Island Ballroom G Lunch  12pm - 1:30pm Vendor Walk  12pm - 1pm Time Slot  1:30 pm - 2:30pm Communication & Education Title –Communications and the Vendor Speaker—Anne Hernandez Room—Island Ballroom E Industry Trends Title— A Taxonomy for SAM: ISO 19770-2 and ISO 19770-3 Speaker—John Tomeny & Steven Klos Room—Island Ballroom F Vendor Title— Smarter Oracle and Microsoft License Management Speaker—Scott Rosenberg Room—Island Ballroom G Time Slot  2:45pm - 3:45pm Case Study Title—The Future Direction of IT and How Asset Management Needs to Evolve to be Successful Speaker—Roger Mallett Room—Island Ballroom A ISO 19770 Panel Discussion/Closing Ceremony  3:45pm - 4:15pm Schedule notice: Registration is from 7:00 AM through 8:00 AM each day of the Conference (you need only register once) Continental breakfast and luncheon are served daily The IAITAM Beach Bash will be held Tuesday evening, October 14th and starts at 6:00 PM for those that have pre-registered Attendance is on a first come first serve basis and is complementary with your conference registration. For additional individuals wishing to participate in this event without a paid Conference registration (spouse, friend, partner), the fee is $80 and must be paid in advance. All monies obtained by IAITAM for this event will be donated to the selected IAITAM Conference Charity The Conference closing ceremonies commence on Friday, October 17th at 3:45 PM. To register click here or or for further details contact info@iaitam.org. Opt Out notice: This year IAITAM is proud to give our Conference Attendees the option to “Go Green”. In an effort to take our part in being more conscious of being environmentally friendly, we are offering our attendees the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving the Conference Presentation book in print. Attendees will receive the Conference Program Book and all the Conference Speaker Presentations on CD at the conference. This will help to save paper, printing ink, fuel for transportation and the inconvenience of having to carry two books around during the Conference and for the trip back home. IAITAM is constantly thinking of ways to improve the past. Not just with our Annual Conference but with the IT Asset Management industry as a whole. “Green” is now the buzz word heard world wide. Imagine what an example we, the ITAM community could set by each taking our part in making a little effort in being more “green”. It would not only impact our industry but the whole Earth! If you would like to “Opt Out” please email IAITAM at econrad@iaitam.org before September 26th.  Thank you for helping IAITAM take the initiative to being more “green”!