It’s now only one week until our annual ITSMF UK Conference & Exhibition – #ITSM15. I look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces there – members, delegates, visitors, exhibitors, industry folk…
There is still time to book delegate places – two-day, one-day and exhibition passes – please contact our office ([email protected] or 0118 918 6500) if you haven’t yet booked and would like to join us.
The Conference schedule is available and features a number of excellent, compelling speakers, keynotes and topical subjects including IoT, SIAM, DevOps, Agile, IT4IT, people, Collaboration, Customer Experience – there will even be stuff about ITIL!
Of course these topics will drive conversations in the coffee and bar areas and the great value of these events is the networking. The event venue is nicely set up for that, with our exhibition and session rooms all in one close and convivial area. We are delighted that the exhibition is fully sold out and there are a variety of different, new and familiar vendors and industry experts that can be found in the exhibition area.
Our awards dinner is also fully sold out. For those who have not been able to get a ticket, the hotel has 2 excellent restaurants, plus 2 bars. These are all suitable for entertaining, team dinners or simply for more private dining and socialising (booking is advised). The awards and dinner area will also be open to all for music and socialising once the formal part of the evening is concluded (about 10.30).
I am impressed with the venue and am very positive about this being a really memorable and engaging event.
From my perspective, as new in this role, I want to talk to as many people as possible about how we can develop the industry, the value proposition around ITSM and how ITSMF UK can be a positive and essential part of that. If you want to have a chat about moving ITSM forward please contact me before or at the show – I look forward to seeing you there.
Barclay Rae | CEO
Barclay Rae
Barclay Rae has extensive experience as a consultant, analyst and subject matter expert in IT Service Management. He is the Lead Editor of ITIL 4 Create Deliver Support (CDS) Managing Professional guide, a member of the ITIL 4 Architect team and a co-author of ITIL Practitioner.
He also has considerable business and management experience in the industry, both as a consultancy vendor and also working with industry bodies and vendors such as SDI, AXELOS, APMG, and Axios. He brings industry and subject knowledge to ITSMF UK's strategic direction, as well as practical experience and commercial skills in running a small business organisation.
