Software Outsourcing Summit 2002
St.- Petersburg, Russia, Jun 06, 2002 – Jun 07, 2002
http://www.soft-outsourcing.com
The First Software Outsourcing Summit, which was held in St.-Petersburg, Russia in 31st of May - 1st of June 2001 was a huge success.
This "First Summit" included over 300 participants from 30 countries (including the USA, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, Japan, South Korea) and representatives from all the major software producing regions of Russia (including St Petersburg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok, Vologda, Ufa, Perm and Ekaterinburg). The plenary session was followed by three panel discussions and match-making meetings between providers of IT-outsourcing services and potential users.
The Summit was sponsored by Baker&McKinzey (USA), Sonera (Finland) and LG-Electronics (South Korea). The partners of the Organizing Committee were BITKOM Association (Germany), Massachussets Software and Internet Council (USA), Federation of IT Associations from the Far East (SITO), IT Association of Sweden and others and many well known IT-people attended such as IT consultant, Esther Dyson, Robert Williams (Ex-IBM executive), Joyce Plotkin (president of Massachusetts Software and Internet Council), Kazu Adachi (president of SITO Far-East Federation of IT-Associations), Ulrih Shneider (BITKOM executive, Germany), Eilla Rummukainen (Sonera senior vice-president), Igor Agamirzian (chief of Microsoft R&D in Eastern Europe) and others. Four Russian Federal Ministries, the State Duma (Parliament) and the City of St.-Petersburg were represented by high officials. The web site of the Summit was developed and contains now contains speeches, presentations, information about the program and participants, etc (www.soft-outsourcing.com).
Due to the success of the first Summit and as a result of feedback from the participants the decision has been made to make the Summit an annual event.
The next Software Outsourcing Summit 2002 will be held June 6-7, 2002, in St.- Petersburg, Russia. The Summit 2002 will have the primary goal of presenting the advantages, opportunities and potential of Russia as an IT-outsourcing country for international customers. The Summit is being organized by Fort Ross Information Technology Services, a consortium of 18 of the leading software companies in St. Petersburg in cooperation with the Governor and City Administration of St.-Petersburg.
The Summit is expected to attract over 500 participants from 200 companies. Over 100 companies are expected to take part in the exhibition of vendor solutions. A large match-making part for business meetings between potential customers and vendors will also be organized.
The time chosen for the Summit (early June) is the most beautiful time of the year in St.- Petersburg. We believe it will help to attract more participants for our Summit and to make them enjoy their stay in our lovely city.
More information about the next Summit and archive of the last event you can find at the web site www.soft-outsourcing.com
The First Software Outsourcing Summit, which was held in St.-Petersburg, Russia in 31st of May - 1st of June 2001 was a huge success.
This "First Summit" included over 300 participants from 30 countries (including the USA, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, Japan, South Korea) and representatives from all the major software producing regions of Russia (including St Petersburg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok, Vologda, Ufa, Perm and Ekaterinburg). The plenary session was followed by three panel discussions and match-making meetings between providers of IT-outsourcing services and potential users.
The Summit was sponsored by Baker&McKinzey (USA), Sonera (Finland) and LG-Electronics (South Korea). The partners of the Organizing Committee were BITKOM Association (Germany), Massachussets Software and Internet Council (USA), Federation of IT Associations from the Far East (SITO), IT Association of Sweden and others and many well known IT-people attended such as IT consultant, Esther Dyson, Robert Williams (Ex-IBM executive), Joyce Plotkin (president of Massachusetts Software and Internet Council), Kazu Adachi (president of SITO Far-East Federation of IT-Associations), Ulrih Shneider (BITKOM executive, Germany), Eilla Rummukainen (Sonera senior vice-president), Igor Agamirzian (chief of Microsoft R&D in Eastern Europe) and others. Four Russian Federal Ministries, the State Duma (Parliament) and the City of St.-Petersburg were represented by high officials. The web site of the Summit was developed and contains now contains speeches, presentations, information about the program and participants, etc (www.soft-outsourcing.com).
Due to the success of the first Summit and as a result of feedback from the participants the decision has been made to make the Summit an annual event.
The next Software Outsourcing Summit 2002 will be held June 6-7, 2002, in St.- Petersburg, Russia. The Summit 2002 will have the primary goal of presenting the advantages, opportunities and potential of Russia as an IT-outsourcing country for international customers. The Summit is being organized by Fort Ross Information Technology Services, a consortium of 18 of the leading software companies in St. Petersburg in cooperation with the Governor and City Administration of St.-Petersburg.
The Summit is expected to attract over 500 participants from 200 companies. Over 100 companies are expected to take part in the exhibition of vendor solutions. A large match-making part for business meetings between potential customers and vendors will also be organized.
The time chosen for the Summit (early June) is the most beautiful time of the year in St.- Petersburg. We believe it will help to attract more participants for our Summit and to make them enjoy their stay in our lovely city.
More information about the next Summit and archive of the last event you can find at the web site www.soft-outsourcing.com