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Ronald, I think Geneva is a great venue for an event like this even if it is a very expensive city by non-UK standards. Being Switzerland everything works and on time. There is no dirt on the streets and no visible crime (although during Telecom 99 there was a shoot-out between the police and a gang of Albanian beroin traffickers - the police won) to speak of. Please let us know how the event goes and what useful conclusions issue from it. Anne, Insofar as it touches on SOA, perhaps you would like to tell the Group something more about your upcoming event in Barcelona. I was there yesterday having a drink with a local friend - it is a wonderful city. Gervas --- In [email protected], Ron Schmelzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All -- > > Sounds like a great show. In the meantime, if you're looking for a great > SOA conference in Europe, check out the SOA Practioner's Forum we're > running in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19, 2006. Registration is > really filling up - indeed, we're already half booked. > > More details at http://www.zapthink.com/eventreg.html > > It's quite affordable - only $149 (115 euros) if you register online. We > have some great speakers, great audience, and wonderful expertise. We'd > love to see you there, and who knows, it might be a good kickoff to the > Andorra event in May 2007! > > For agenda, speakers, and registration, visit > http://www.zapthink.com/eventreg.html. See you there! > > Best, > Ron > > Gervas Douglas wrote: > > > > We have decided to delay the Conference until the 29th - 31st May 2007 > > inclusive. The first time a conference is organised is always the > > most problematic and this will give us more time to organise > > sponsorship, sub-events and speakers. It will also give us more time > > to mount a systematic marketing campaign to get sufficient numbers of > > the right people to the Conference. > > > > We have got a keynote speaker lined up for each day - they are of > > course members of this Group! We do however need more speakers as > > well as people to participate in the sub-events: > > > > Debates (there should be no shortage of volunteers for these!) > > > > Workshops > > > > Expert Panel Discussions/Round Tables > > > > Vendor Presentations > > > > We have had a surprisingly positive response form companies interested > > in sponsoring this event. We are always happy to talk to any company, > > vendor or otherwise, interested in participating. Just e-mail me with > > your contact details and we will see what we can tailor for you. > > > > Although there is no skiing then, Andorra is very pleasant in late May > > with great, sunny weather (warm but not too hot) and not too many > > tourists. If you are vaguely fit there are plenty of mountain > > activities to keep you busy and tone you up. For people who like to > > minimise oxidative stress due to mitochondrial free radical leakage > > resulting from too much exercise, there are excellent, inexpensive > > bars and restaurants and a range of shops to melt your credit cards. > > > > This Conference will be an Interactive Event where experts, users, > > suits and sandals can all inform and learn from each other. It will > > be productive and it will be fun! > > > > Gervas > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1707 (20060815) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > -- > _____________________________________________________________ > Ronald Schmelzer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Senior Analyst > ZapThink LLC > Direct: 781-577-2779 / Main: 781-207-0203 > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
