Held at the Belfast Waterfront Conference Centre and Hilton and Europa Hotels.
See the Socitm 2007 delegate feedback report.
Conference programme
Sunday 14 October
| 16:00 |
Registration |
| 17:30 |
Welcome session for new delegates |
| 18:00 |
Conference opens |
| 18:10 |
Conference keynote speaker: Richard Gerver |
| 19:30 |
Reception followed by dinner
After dinner: quiz, Rocitm or bar |
Monday 15 October
| 09:15 |
Key Speaker: David Taylor |
| 10:00 |
Parallel sessions: choice of one session from following:
- Extreme shared services: case study from Adur and Worthing DCs
- Computer Forensics and the identification of computer misuse
- If you like a challenge, you'll love Customer Data Integration (CDI)
- Business continuity management
- Take up of online services/channel migration
|
| 10:45 |
Coffee and Exhibition |
| 11:25 |
Dan Jellinek and David Wilde, Web 2.0 – what are the implications for local authorities? |
| 12:00 |
Parallel sessions: repeat of 10:00 sessions |
| 12:40 |
Lunch & Exhibition |
| 14:10 |
Peter Court, Converging networks - multiple business challenges |
| 14:55 |
Parallel sessions: choice of one session from following:
- Greening IT
- Death by Powerpoint
- Transitioning ICT to provide real value to customers
- Improving user satisfaction through participation, involvement and communication
- Website usability and the integration of third party software
- The well informed organisation
|
| 15:40 |
Tea & Exhibition |
| 16:20 |
Sir Michael Bichard, IT profession: progress report |
| 17:10 |
Close |
| 19:30 |
Reception with Pipe band and Irish Dancers |
| 20:30 |
Gala dinner & entertainment
Marty Faye and the Banditos |
Tuesday 16 October
| 09:15 |
Peter Gilroy, e-care, technology and change |
| 10:00 |
Parallel sessions: repeat of Monday 14:55 sessions |
| 10:45 |
Coffee & Exhibition |
| 11:25 |
Bill McCluggage, Northern Ireland modernisation agenda and perspectives |
| 12:05 |
IT Excellence Awards
Graham Williamson Challenge Presentation |
| 12:30 |
Lunch & Exhibition |
| 14:10 |
Key Speaker: Billy Dixon |
| 14:55 |
President's Closing Remarks |
| 15:00 |
Tea & Depart |