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The conferenceÂ's theme, Continuing The ITIL Journey: All You Need Is L.O.V.E.,reflects how Leadership, Optimization, Validation and Excitement  or L.O.V.E.  canmake a difference in IT organizations.
Just added to the 2007 conference keynote line-up are:
Dr. Lew TemaresFind out how Lew, CIO with the University Of Miami, led his organization to the #2spot on ComputerWorld's Top 50 Best Places To Work In IT.
Dr. George WestermanAs a faculty member with MITÂ's Center for Information Systems Research, Georgespecializes in CIO executive leadership education, coaching and research.
Joining Drs. Westerman and Temares are several other inspirational and entertainingspeakers:
Christ opher GardnerA highly motivational speaker, ChristopherÂ's rags-to-riches life story will soonappear on the big screens in a Hollywood movie starring Will Smith.
Chris BlissChris will take a closer look at the funny side of IT, offering a fresh andcaptivating new voice in the tradition of Will Rogers and Bill Maher  itÂ's smartcomedy with an information age twist.
Paul SaltzmanPaul is an Emmy awarding-winning producer and director who witnessed the BeatlesÂ'historic spiritual journey to India. Fitting the Beatlesque event theme, Paul bringsa rare opportunity to view exclusive photos and to learn about his team buildingbest practices.
Complementing the keynote line-up is a comprehensive, multi-track program with over130 sessions addressing top IT concerns today and covering the entire ITSM spectrum:
-Improving IT/business alignment -Dealing with the onslaught of new governance legislation -Mitigating security and privacy issues -Meeting the needs of internal customers -Establishing standards and frameworks to drive IT process improvement -Controlling costs while investing in the right service management tools -Measuring the ROI of IT
New Highlights For 2007!
Pink Elephant plans to offer new and innovative programming to meet the changingneeds and new realities of IT practitioners. The 11th annual conference will offer:
-A first look at the next generation of ITIL - Version 3! -More sessions for those in the advanced stages of implementation, including casestudies showcasing proven ITSM blueprints and techniques -Recordings of all sessions for conference attendees -Not the usual IT talking heads  a provocative line up of motivational speakers, aswell as business and industry experts -More networking opportunities than ever before -A full program of pre- and post-conference workshops, including Pink's new CoBITFoundations course, and ITIL Practitioner: Service Level Management & FinancialManagement
For complete program details, visit www.pinkelephant.com, and be sure to listen toPink Elephant President, David Ratcliffe, and VP Global Events, George Spalding, ina PinkCast about the exciting plans for the 11th annual conference.
About Pink ElephantPink Elephant is the world leader in IT management best practices, offeringconferences, education and consulting services to public and private businessesglobally, and many listed in the Fortune 500. The Company specializes in improvingthe quality of IT services through the application of recognized frameworks,including ITIL. For more information, please visit www.pinkelephant.com.
ITILÂ is a Registered Trade Mark and a Registered Community Trade Mark of the Officeof Government Commerce, and is Registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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