A Software Insider's Point of View

Trip Report: 2010 Winter

For those of you on the road as well, maybe we can find a place to meet up!

January

01/05 to 01/07  Client Advisory, Fargo, North Dakota - Attending

01/07 to 01/08  Client Advisory, Minneapolis, Minnesota- Attending

01/17 to 01/20  IBM Lotusphere 2010, Walt Disney World Swan And Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida- Attending

01/27 to 01/29  Alcatel - Lucent Analyst Day, Palo Alto, CA - Attending

February

02/09 to 02/10 Tedactive, Riviera Resort and Spa, Palm Springs, CA - Not attending

02/08 to 02/10 Informatica Industry Analyst Conference, Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA -  Attending

02/13 to 02/20  Vacation, Lake Tahoe/Reno  -  Attending

02/21 to 02/24 IBM Pulse, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

02/27 to 03/02 SAS Inside Intelligence, Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CA - Attending

March

03/04 to 03/04  Right Now, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA- Speaking

03/11 to 03/12 Wipro Analyst Day, Atlanta, GA - Attending

03/12 to 03/15  South by South West (SXSW) Interactive Event, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX - Attending

03/15 to 03/17  Microsoft Mix 10, Mandalay Bay Convention Center and Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada - Attending

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Trip Report: 2010 Spring

For those of you on the road as well, maybe we can find a place to meet up!

April

04/12 to 04/14  Sterling Commerce Customer Connection, Gaylord Texan, Dallas, TX - Attending

04/24 to 04/24  Microsoft Convergence 2010, Coca Cola Museum, Atlanta, GA- Speaking

04/25 to 04/25  Microsoft Convergence 2010, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA- Speaking

04/24 to 04/26  Microsoft Convergence 2010, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA - Attending

04/26 to 04/28  Lawson CUE, Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX - Attending

May

05/02 to 05/03  Progressive Manufacturing Awards, The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida - Tentative

05/03 to 05/06  Web 2.0, Moscone West, San Francisco, CA - Attending

05/10 to 05/13  Tibco Tucon, The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada - Tentative

05/11 to 05/11  SMASH Summit 2010, San Francisco, CA- Speaking

05/10 to 05/14  Pitney Bowes Business Insights, Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, Florida - Tentative

05/10 to 05/12  All About The Cloud SIIA Event, San Francisco, CA - Tentative

05/16 to 05/20  Sapphire 2010, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida - Attending

05/17 to 05/18  Plex Systems’ Power Plex, Dearborn, Michigan - Tentative

05/21 to 05/28  Geeks On A Plane - Shanghai 2010 - Attending

05/28 to 05/29  American Payroll Association Annual Conference, Gaylord National Harbor, Washington, D.C  - Speaking

Copyright © 2010 R Wang and Insider Associates, LLC. All rights reserved.

Trip Report: 2010 Summer

For those of you on the road as well, maybe we can find a place to meet up!

June

06/07 to 06/09  Microsoft TechEd, New Orleans, LA - Attending

06/14 to 06/16  Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Boston, MA - Attending

06/17 to 06/17  Grape Escape, Boston, MA - Not Attending

06/28 to 06/30 Cisco C-scape, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

July

07/12 to 07/15 Microsoft World Partner Conference, Washington, D.C.- Attending

August

08/02 to 08/03  CRM Evolutions, Marriott Marquis, New York City, NY - Speaking

08/04 to 08/05  SAP Australian User Group, Sydney, Australia - Speaking

08/19 to 08/21  SAIL, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Speaking

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Trip Report: 2008 Fall

For those of you on the road this fall, maybe we can find a place to meet up!

September

09/08 to 09/12 SAP’s Tech Ed, The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV - Not Attending

09/10 to 09/11 Intuit’s Enterprise Solutions Users Conference, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX - Not Attending

09/21 to 09/26 Oracle Open World, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA - Attending

09/23 to 09/24 Forrester’s Business Technology Leadership Forum, JW Marriott, Orlando, FL- Attending

09/29 to 10/01 Initiate’s Exchange, Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, AZ - Attending

October

10/01 to 10/03 iGate User Event, Ritz Carlton, Orlando, FL - Not Attending

10/05 to 10/08 IFS Customer Summit, Westin Chicago Northwest, Chicago, IL -Not Attending

10/12 to 10/16 Terradata Partners User Group Conference and Expo, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - Not Attending

10/13 to 10/14 Client Consulting, Public Sector ERP Vendor Selection, New York, NY

10/14 to 10/14 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Launch, New York, NY - Attending

10/14 to 10/17 Consona Connect User Conference, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

10/14 to 10/16 Infor’s Inforum 2008, The Venetian and Sands Expo, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

10/19 to 10/21 Sterling Commerce German Launch, Frankfurt, Germany - Attending

10/21 to 10/22 Siperian Masters ‘08, Bridgewater Marriott, Bridgewater, NJ - Attending

10/19 to 10/22 Epicor’s Perspectives 2008, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV - Not Attending

10/26 to 10/31 IBM’s Information On Demand, The Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

November

11/02 to 11/05 SalesForce.com’s DreamForce’08, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA - Attending

11/06 to 11/07 Microsoft Dynamics Fall Analyst Event, Bellevue, WA - Attending

11/10 to 11/11 UK and Ireland SAP User Group, London West Novotel, United Kingdom, - Attending

11/13 to 11/13 Oracle Partner Network Days, London Heathrow Sofitel, United Kingdom, - Attending

11/16 to 11/18 HCL Global Meet, The Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort, Orlando, FL - Not Attending

11/17 to 11/20 Sage Summit, Mile High Convention Center, Denver, CO - Not Attending

11/18 to 11/20 Open Text Content World, JW Marriott, Orlando FL - Not Attending

11/19 to 11/20 IBM Software Group Analyst Event, Stamford, CT - Not Attending

December

11/30 to 12/02 Client Visits in Bombay, India- Attending

12/02 to 12/03 Client Visits in Bangalore, India- Attending

12/03 to 12/05 Client Visits in Bombay, India- Attending

12/16 to 12/19 Client Consulting in Cambridge, MA- Attending

Copyright © 2008 R Wang.  All rights reserved.

Trip Report: 2009 Winter

For those of you on the road this winter, maybe we can find a place warm to meet up!

(Updated: March 18th, 2009)

January

01/07 to 01/07  Third Annual Open Text Industry Analyst Day, The Marriott Long Wharf, Boston, MA - Not Attending

01/19 to 01/20  Client Consulting - PLM Vertical Strategy Day, Cambridge, MA - Attending

01/26 to 01/28  Client Consulting - SMB ERP Strategy Day, Seattle, WA - Attending

01/28 to 01/30  Progress Analyst Day, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA - Attending

February

02/07 to 02/12  Client Consulting - Indian Clients, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Pune - Not Attending

02/09 to 02/11   Client Consulting - ERP Strategy, Atlanta, GA- Attending

02/12 to 02/13  NASSCOM, Mumbai, India - Not Attending

March

03/04 to 03/07  Internal Meeting - San Juan, Puerto Rico- Attending

03/07 to 03/10  SAS Inside Intelligence 2009, Steamboat Grand, Steamboat Springs, CO - Attending

03/10 to 03/13  Microsoft Dynamics Convergence, New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA - Attending

03/22 to 03/25  Exact Engage User Conference, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN - Not Attending

03/24 to 03/25  Client Consulting - Santa Barbara, CA - Attending

Copyright © 2008 & 2009 R Wang. All rights reserved.

Trip Report: 2009 Spring

For those of you on the road this spring, maybe we can find a place scenic to meet up!

(Updated: April 16th, 2009)

April

04/16 to 04/17  Client Consulting, NYC, NY- Attending

04/19 to 04/22  Lawson CUE 2009, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA - Attending

04/22 to 04/23  Client Consulting - Seattle, WA - Attending

04/27 to 04/29  Sterling Commerce Customer Connections, Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX - Attending

May

05/03 to 05/07  Oracle Collaborate, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL - Not Attending

05/03 to 05/05  IBM Websphere IMPACT, The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - Not Attending

05/11 to 05/14  Sage Insights 2009, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN - Not Attending

05/10 to 05/11  Winshuttle User Group, International Plaza Resort, Orlando, FL - Attending

05/12 to 05/15  IBM Cognos Forum, Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL - Not Attending

05/12 to 05/13  Deltek Insights 2009, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, FL - Attending

05/11 to 05/13  SAPPHIRE, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL -  Attending

05/13 to 05/15  Client Consulting, Research Triangle Park, NC -  Attending

05/14 to 05/14  ITR Executive Forum IT Trend 2009, Tokyo, Japan - Not Attending

05/19 to 05/22 Manhattan Momentum 09, The Palazzo, Las Vegas, NV - Not Attending

05/19 to 05/19  Interop 2009 SaaS Track, The Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

05/19 to 05/21  Forrester IT Forum, The Palazzo, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

05/21 to 05/22  Client Consulting, New York City, NY- Attending

June

06/03 to 06/06  Forrester IT Forum EMEA, The Martin Hotel, Berlin, Germany - Attending

06/07 to 06/13  Client Consulting, Tokyo, Japan - Attending

06/11 to 06/11  ZD Net Japan, Business Application Forum, Tokyo, Japan - Attending

06/24 to 06/25 Grape Escape, Boston, MA - Attending

Copyright © 2008 & 2009 R Wang. All rights reserved.

Trip Report: 2009 Summer

For those of you on the road this summer, maybe we can find a place scenic to meet up!

(Updated: March 18th, 2009)

July

07/13 to 07/16  Microsoft World Partner Conference, New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA - Attending

07/21 to 07/22 CBI’s Premier Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Customer Data Quality, Philadelphia, PA - Cancelled

August

08/11 to 08/12  Infosys BPO Summit, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD - Attending

08/13 to 08/14  Client Consulting, Washington, D.C. - Attending

08/21 to 08/25  CRM Evolutions 2009, Marriott Marquis, New York, NY - Attending

08/30 to 08/31  VMWorld 2009, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA - Attending

Copyright © 2009 R Wang. All rights reserved.

Trip Report: 2009 Fall

For those of you on the road this Fall, maybe we can find a place scenic to meet up!

(Updated: September 19th, 2009)

September

09/01 to 09/03  Oracle Apps Analyst Summit - Attending

09/09 to 09/10  PWC Analyst Day, Boston, MA - Not Attending

09/14 to 09/15  Information Week 500 “Navigating the Boardroom”, St. Regis - Monarch Beach, Dana Point, CA - Speaking

09/15 to 09/17  Ultimate Software Connections, The Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - Attending

October

10/01 to 10/02  Bill Kutik’s HR Technology Conference and Expo, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL  - Not Attending

10/10 to 10/16  Oracle Open World, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA  - Attending

10/13 to 10/15  USF (French Speaking SAP User Groups), CNIT - Paris La Défense, France - Speaking

10/14 to 10/14  AX Decisions 2009 Conference - Virtual Event - Speaking

10/18 to 10/20  Workday Rising, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA  -  Speaking

10/18 to 10/22  TeraData PARTNERS User Group Conference & Expo, Gaylord National, Washington, D.C. - Not Attending

10/20 to 10/21  Acresso Soft Summit, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA  -  Attending

10/20 to 10/21  Web 2.0 Summit, Westin Market Street San Francisco, San Francisco, CA  -  Attending

10/25 to 10/27  IBM Information On Demand, The Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV  - Attending

10/28 to 10/30  Fujitsu Analyst Day, Westin Hotel, Boston, MA  - Not Attending

10/28 to 10/30  Jive World, W Hotel, San Francisco, CA  - Attending

10/28 to 10/30  SIIA OnDemand, San Jose Marriott, San Jose, CA  - Attending

November

11/01 to 11/03  Pervasive’s IntegratioNext User Conference, AT&T Executive Education and Training Center, Austin, TX  -  Attending

11/01 to 11/04  Geeks On A Plane Revisit Hawaii, Oahu, HI - Not Attending

11/03 to 11/04  Enterprise 2.0 Event, Moscone North, San Francisco, CA  - Speaking

11/08 to 11/10  Epicor Perspectives Conference, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV  - Attending

11/10 to 11/11  Sage Summit, Atlanta, GA - Not Attending

11/1o to 11/11  Client Consulting, Fargo, ND - Attending

11/12 to 11/13  Microsoft Dynamics Fall Analyst Event, Willows Lodge, Woodinville, WA - Attending

11/16 to 11/18  IBM Software Group IT Analyst Briefing, Stamford, CT  - Attending

11/18 to 11/20  DreamForce’09, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA  - Attending

11/21 to 11/25  SAP UK and Ireland User’s Group, Manchester, England, UK   -  Speaking

December

12/06 to 12/08  SAP Influencer Summit, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA  -  Attending

12/08 to 12/09  SAPience 09, Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA  -  Speaking

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