Top Ten Annual Global Outsourcing Conferences

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The global outsourcing phenomenon has changed the way companies function. There is increasing focus on business networking, management and outsourcing functions to meet global competition. This continuing flux has led to increased interaction amongst businessmen, technologists and decision makers to understand and evolve innovative methods and strategies for performance improvement.

The top 10 annual global outsourcing conferences are listed below:

1. Fifth Annual International Smart - Sourcing Conference, September 21-23, 2006, Los Angeles, USA.

This ‘smart sourcing’ conference is to redefine global outsourcing strategies of Multinational National Companies and Small and Medium Enterprises. (http://www.outsourceglobal.org/)

2. Fifth Year Anniversary Outsource World Conference, October 17-18, 2006, New York, USA

This conference is expected to have an impressive list of speakers from industry to discuss issues and trends with respect to global outsourcing. Outsource World is a lead networking platform in USA. (http://www.outsource-world.com/newyork/conferenceprog.htm)

3. Infocom 2006, December 6 - 9, 2006, Kolkata, India

Though not exactly an outsourcing conference, Infocom 2006 is an event to facilitate Indian business leaders in hardware, software and telecommunication to display their applications and share their experiences. The theme for Infocom 2006 is Innovate to differentiate.
(http://www.indiainfocom.com/2006/listing.php?pid=cf)

4. The 2007 Outsourcing World Summit, February 19-21, 2007, Las Vegas, USA

This world summit is being organized by The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) in association with FORTUNE® Custom Projects. The theme for the summit is ‘Winning in The Global Knowledge Space’. Delegates are expected to get a roadmap for success in global business and knowledge space.
(http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/154/1099/)

5. & 6. Gartner 2007 Outsourcing Summits, 19-21 March, 2007, Dallas, USA, 16-17 April, 2007 London, UK

Gartner’s 2007 summits at Dallas and London aim at providing the answers to questions and issues that face the global outsourcing business. Professionals will get an insight into risk management and smart management strategies to ensure success in outsourcing deals.
(http://www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/std10.jsp)
(http://www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/asm8i.jsp)

7. Call Centre Expo 2006, 3 - 4 October, 2006, Birmingham, UK

This is one of the largest events related to call centre products and services in Europe. The conference at the expo will have lead researchers, call centre representatives and consultancies presenting their case studies of the business of outsourcing.
(http://www.callcentre-expo.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=9/t=m/goSection=11)

8. Annual Shared Services Asia Summit 2006, August 21-25, 2006, Singapore

A premier annual event for senior professionals from different Asian countries and industrial representations, aimed at exchanging cross- industry perspectives and best practices.
(http://www.iqpc.com.sg/cgi-bin/templates/singlecell.html?topic=240&event=10453)

9. Russian Outsourcing and Software Summit 2006, 1-2 June, 2006, Moscow, Russia

The Russian Outsourcing Summit is one of the largest and the most prominent events in the sphere of IT-outsourcing, software development and international cooperation on information technologies in Russia, CIS and Western Europe.
(http://www.soft-outsourcing.com/)

10. 2006 Outsourcing Summit, 12 June, 2006,Toronto, Canada

This annual summit focuses on the Canadian outsourcing market and the strategies and issues to manage the outsourcing contracts.
(http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/ContentPage.aspx?name=2005_OutsourcingSummit)

Article published in December 2006.

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