We've compiled a list of major networking and tech industry events taking place through the end of 2012 and the first two quarters of 2013. Use this rundown to plan your conference travel schedule over the next year.
WHERE: Javits Center, New York
WHEN: Oct. 1-5, 2012
SPEAKERS: Ben Fried, CIO at Google; Doug Merritt, Cisco senior VP of products and solutions; and Jeremy Edberg, a reliability architect at Netflix.
SESSIONS: Cloud computing and big data, data center, information security and risk management, IT management, networking, virtualization, wireless and mobility.
PRICE: $3,145 (flex pass)
WHERE: Moscone Center, San Francisco
WHEN: Sept. 30-Oct 4
SPEAKERS: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Oracle President Mark Hurd and EMC CEO Joseph M. Tucci, among others. Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon will play a special show.
SESSIONS: Applications, database, industries, middleware, server and storage systems, Oracle development.
PRICE: $2,395
WHERE: Austin, Texas
WHEN: Dec. 11-13
SPEAKERS: Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, former President Bill Clinton and the authors of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
SESSIONS: There are separate tracks for service providers, as well as specific verticals like federal government and education.
PRICE: $895
WHERE: Las Vegas
WHEN: Jan. 8-11, 2013
SPEAKERS: Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro; Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga and others.
SESSIONS: To be announced Oct. 1.
PRICE: $100
WHERE: Las Vegas
WHEN: March 3-6, 2013
SPEAKERS: Not yet announced
SESSIONS: Cloud and IT optimization, smarter infrastructure, mobile enterprise, security and data protection.
PRICE: $1,995
WHERE: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
WHEN: May 5-9, 2013
SPEAKERS: Not yet announced
SESSIONS: Cloud computing and big data, networking, data center, information security and risk management, virtualization, IT management, wireless and mobility.
PRICE: Not yet announced
WHERE: New Orleans
WHEN: June 3-6, 2013
SPEAKERS: Not yet announced
SESSIONS: Not yet announced
PRICE: Not yet available
WHERE: Las Vegas
WHEN: June 10-14, 2013
SPEAKERS: Not yet announced
SESSIONS: Storage, cloud technologies, networking, virtualization, PureSystems, x86 Servers, big data and analytics, high-performance computing.
PRICE: $2,295
WHERE: Orlando
WHEN: June 23-27, 2013
SPEAKERS: Cisco CEO John Chambers; others not yet announced.
SESSIONS: Education programs, including Networkers Technical Education Program, IT Management Program, Developer Network Program and Service Provider Program. Tracks not yet announced.
PRICE: $1,895
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