The Open Group Announces Agenda for Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference

The Open Group, a vendor-neutral consortium, has announced the agenda for the Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference, to be held from October 23 to 26 at the Corinthia Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. This conference, now in its third year, brings together hundreds of architects to exchange best practices and techniques within the enterprise architecture field. The event features presentations from industry leaders, including a keynote address from Sam Ceccola, deputy CTO of BEA Systems, and case studies from Accenture, Capeclear, Capgemini, and other prominent organizations.

Key Takeaways:

  • The conference aims to advance the architecture profession as a whole, with a focus on business innovation and the creation of real business value.
  • The event features 14 unique tracks, offering best practices and user case studies for enterprise architecture practitioners, including enterprise architecture as a key to business innovation, agent technologies, and service-oriented architecture.
  • The Open Group's Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference is a globally recognized event, attracting hundreds of architects and IT leaders from around the world.
  • The conference provides a platform for enterprise architecture practitioners to share experiences and approaches to developing effective enterprise architectures.
  • The event also aims to address the limitations of the enterprise architecture field, exploring new approaches and methods for improving the discipline.

Statistics:

  • The conference will be held over three days, from October 23 to 26, at the Corinthia Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • The event features 14 unique tracks, including enterprise architecture as a key to business innovation and service-oriented architecture.
  • The conference will include presentations from 20 speakers, including industry leaders from Accenture, BEA Systems, Capeclear, Capgemini, and Mitre.
  • Over 500 architects and IT leaders are expected to attend the conference.

Sources:

  • "The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference." The Open Group, October 2006.
  • "About The Open Group." The Open Group, http://www.opengroup.org/ .