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The Open Group Announces 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference in Toronto

Posted on: Monday, 1 June 2009, 07:30 CDT

Adjoining Security Practitioners Conference to Focus on Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Risk and Compliance

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, today announced the plenary agenda for its 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference (EAPC) and its 3rd Security Practitioners Conference (SPC), to be held in Toronto, July 20-24, 2009 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre. The theme of the EAPC, "The Enterprise Architecture Lifecycle," will focus on how to bring together the various pieces of enterprise architecture (EA) to form a complete project lifecycle. The SPC will showcase tracks on "Evolving Security Architectures" and "Trends in Managing Risk and Compliance."

EAPC Highlights

The opening plenary session on Monday, July 20 will feature enterprise architects from large enterprises and government organizations such as Bank of Montreal, the Canadian Government and Capgemini discussing EA and business strategy. Parallel streams in the afternoon will address key topics in the enterprise architecture lifecycle, including business, application, data and technology architectures. The plenary session on Tuesday, July 21 will take a more tactical look at ways to implement enterprise architecture, and that afternoon's parallel streams will focus on business architecture, SOA and the EA lifecycle. Wednesday, July 22 will host parallel streams on modeling languages and tools for EA, cloud computing and professional development.

SPC Highlights

Now on its third series, the SPC will feature plenary and focused sessions on Tuesday, July 21 on best practices for architecting information security, including tracks on virtualization and choosing the right cloud service provider. Sessions on Wednesday, July 22 will explore trends in governance, risk and compliance, featuring tracks on evolving cyberspace regulations, risk management, privacy and healthcare.

"Managing the enterprise architecture lifecycle is crucial to not only initiating the development of an enterprise architecture but also sustaining its evolution as business needs change," said Allen Brown, president and CEO, The Open Group. "The Open Group is pleased to feature a range of speakers and topics on this important element of EA at our 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference."

Registration, Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities

Registration is open to both members and non-members of The Open Group. For more information, or to register for the conferences in Toronto please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/toronto2009/. Registration is free for members of the press and industry analysts.

The Open Group also offers various sponsorship and exhibit opportunities. For more information, please visit: http://www.opengroup.org/toronto2009-apc/sponsor-exhibit.htm.

About The Open Group

The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow(TM) that will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability. The Open Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability, develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and to operate the industry's premier certification service. Further information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.

Note to Editors: Boundaryless Information Flow and TOGAF are trademarks of The Open Group.

SOURCE The Open Group

Source: PR Newswire

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