SANS Dublin 2010

15-03-2010, 9:00am

Ballsbrdige Court Hotel - D4, Dublin, Ireland

SANS would like to invite you to a week of training at SANS Dublin 2010 on 15-20 March. SANS is bringing our two top courses and SANS top-rated instructors to bring your security skills up to speed. Why not choose the beauty of the Emerald Isle as the backdrop for your training this spring? Register by 3 February to receive the best savings! SANS is bringing our two most popular courses: Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style - Stephen Sims. Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling - George Bakos.

Price: €3545
More information: tneal@sans.org | T:44 (0)203 384 3472 | F:44 (0)203 384 3474 | http://www.sans.org/dublin-2010/

Enterprise Ireland - Paul Solski - Partnering with Microsoft in the US

23-03-2010, 13:00

Enterprise Ireland Eastpoint, Dublin

If you’re a software company, cracking the US Market is hard. One option is to work with a partner, but finding a partner is the easy part. Understanding the partner, and making it successful for both parties takes a lot of time and effort. Microsoft is the partner of choice for many software companies, which is why Enterprise Ireland has been running joint events with Microsoft to enhance the partnering experience. The latest, and one of the most important joint Microsoft – EI events, is Paul Solski’s visit to Ireland. It will be useful for existing Microsoft Partners and companies partnering with other vendors both in the US and other key export markets. There will be a public event ‘Succeeding in the US Market – Best Practices for Software Companies’, 23rd March 2010 at Enterprise Ireland, Eastpoint, Dublin.

Price: € 50
More information: Irene.Sadlier@enterprise-ireland.com | T:01-7272000 | http://www.bestconnected.ie/succeeding-in-the-us-market-best-practices-for-software-companies-23rd-march-2010/

NDRC launch “Inventorium” programme at Guinness Store House

25-03-2010, 11.30am - 1.30pm

Keg Room, 4th Floor, Guinness Store House, Dublin, Ireland

Speakers: CEO of NDRC Ben Hurley; Dr. Kevin Jennings (NDRC, Inventorium), Andrew Parish CEO of WaveBob Ltd and Blogger/lecturer Bernie Goldbach. Inventorium is a three-year European funded programme of events, activities and interventions, which focuses on digital sector innovation and interregional development between southeast Ireland and northwest Wales. The programme aims at supporting the development of new ideas by fostering links between innovative communities of practitioners – idea makers, solution providers and entrepreneurs. Numbers are limited.

Price: Free
More information: bairbre.byrne@ndrc.ie | T:+353 1 480 6252 | http://www.ndrc.ie

Oracle Hosts High-Return SOA Strategies Event in Dublin

25-03-2010, 8:30am - 1pm

Guinness Store House, Dublin, Ireland

The event will open with a keynote by James Allerton-Austin, Product Manager, Oracle Fusion Middleware, on how to ‘Maximise the Return on SOA Investment’. The agenda features real life examples of Irish customers’ implementations including, Doosan, Dairygold. Oracle will provide attendees with an overview of Oracle SOA Suite 11g, discussing how it can help unlock SOA investments while building next-generation business applications and why SOA governance plays a critical role in achieving success

More information: oracle.events@ketchumpleon.com | T:+44 (0)20 7611 3799 | http://www.oracle.com/goto/uk/highreturnsoa

Foresight and Future Trends Workshop

25-03-2010, 9.30am

Ryan Academy, Riverwalk, Citywest, Dublin, Ireland

The Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship is running a two-day workshop on how to do Foresight planning and discern future trends. The workshop is a practical one which will help answer questions such as: How do I future proof my organisation? How can I discern trends to develop new products or services? How can I ensure our policy takes into account developments that are coming? How can I ensure we are prepared for “black swan” events? The workshop is being run by a leading foresight and future trends expert from the UK, Sheila Moorcroft, and would be helpful for those involved in policy development, new product development, entrepreneurs and anyone involved in risk management.

Price: €650
More information: niamh.collins@ryanacademy.dcu.ie | T:353 1 700 6786 | http://www.dcu.ie/ryanacademy/index.shtml

Transformation of IT Development, Delivery, Organisation and Operations

25-03-2010, 11am

www.sogeti.ie, Dublin, Ireland

This webinar will examine some best practices, challenges, and benefits for IT departments in both the Public and Private sector that are seeking to support timely and effective business transformation. Topics to be discussed include Lean/Agile approaches to software testing/development, flexible delivery models such Software as a Service

and the vendor management aspects of outsourcing.

Price: Free
More information: michael.oconnell@ie.sogeti.com | T:01 639 0163 | http://tinyurl.com/ydvvnww

Free Information Risk Management Workshop - An Auditor’s Perspective

25-03-2010, 9:15

Espion Training Centre, The Penthouse, Block 2, Deansgrange Business Park, Co. Dublin., Dublin, Ireland

Information is vital to every organisation and protecting is crucial. Leading Irish IT security company Espion is hosting a free 3-hour workshop designed to provide organisations with a practical overview of an Information Risk Management Framework aligned with the best practice ISO27005 standard and how this can be used in providing assurance that information risk is managed to an acceptable level.

More information: events@espion.ie | T:012101711 | http://www.espion.ie

Irish Center of Business Excellence Lean Symposium 2010

30-03-2010, 9am-5pm & 9am-1pm

Clonmel Park Hotel , Clonmel , Ireland

The Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE) is a non profit organisation established by a number of Ireland's largest employers as a business networking hub. The ongoing success of the ICBE is based on members freely sharing knowledge and actively participating in networking opportunities organised by the centre. The membership is made up of both Public, Private and Academic institutions. The 2010 Lean Symposium is organised to promote continuous and breakthrough improvements in the quality, innovation, creativity and competitiveness of products and services provided in & from Ireland.

Price: Members 490.00; Non Members 630.00 per participant (includes dinner on March 30th) Book by Feb 26 & save 100.00 or book 3 places for the price of 2
More information: Grainne@ICBE.ie | T:061 371753 | http://www.icbe.ie

National Digital Marketing Summit

31-03-2010, 9:00 AM - 5:00PM

RDS Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

The inaugural National Digital Media & Marketing Summit will deliver powerful insights into how the global and Irish media landscape, consumer behavior and media consumption is rapidly changing on the back of the digital technologies revolution. A world class line up of speakers will explain what these changes mean for marketing and how individuals and businesses can adapt to thrive in this exciting new world. The conference will have a distinct focus on the Irish marketplace and what this change means for marketers and consumers in our everyday personal and professional lives. The National Digital Media & Marketing Summit aims to bring digital marketing professionals and clients together; both agencies and service providers to discuss the most important issues of the day. We aim to attract corporate clients and SMEs to the conference to enable them to see the merits and advantages of digital marketing for themselves by hearing from the experts.

Price: € 149
More information: philip@sbpost.ie | T:01 6026067 | F:01 6796283 | http://www.digitalsummit.ie

Green IT Summit

22-04-2010, 8.40am to 5pm

Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland

Ireland's move to a low-carbon economy is well under way. The country's third carbon budget delivered a new carbon levy, forming the cornerstone of the country's transition to a low carbon society. The forthcoming Climate Change Bill will for the first time, commit Ireland to a new statutory obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 levels. IT can play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions. Soaring energy prices have put the focus on Green IT's ability to deliver reductions in energy costs. There is a growing awareness that Green IT can deliver significant reductions in energy costs as well as enabling improved efficiencies across the enterprise. In fact, cost reduction is the primary driver for Green IT. Gartner is predicting that Green IT will be one of the top 10 technologies that will be strategic for most organisations in 2010. The inaugural Green IT Summit aims to show you how adopting a Green IT strategy in your organisation can unlock huge energy savings, drive operational efficiencies, as well as make a major contribution to your organisation's CSR credentials.

Price: €395+VAT
More information: hilary@iquest.ie | T:01 241 1520 | F:01 241 1538 | http://www.greenitsummit.ie