Penton’s Technology Group Delivers Education Targeted to IT Professionals at IT/Dev Connections

In The Countdown Begins: IT Connections is an Event Designed Specifically for You, I outlined some thoughts on the upcoming IT/Dev Connections event in Las Vegas at the end of September 2013. We are only weeks away, and this is going to be a hugely monumental event. If you have the chance to attend, do so. The sessions and workshops are intended to make you a smarter person and better equipped to deal with technology issues and projects for the next year.

Today, the official press release for the event is live and reveals some additional information that I've not covered before. Take a look through. I'm sure there's a few bullet points contained in it that can help you make the case to attend. If you are already registered, the press release should serve to get you even more excited.

As you'll read, there's something for everyone. If you have a large IT team, most everyone in the group is offered something. It's almost like an IT carnival where there's so much to do and everybody wants to do something different.

Full Press Release

Penton’s Technology Group Delivers Education Targeted to IT Professionals at IT/Dev Connections

Annual Professional Development Conference Scheduled to Take Place September 30-October 4, 2013 in Las Vegas

FT. COLLINS, CO, August 26, 2013–IT/Dev Connections, a part of Penton’s Technology Group and the premiere annual professional development and networking event for the Microsoft technology community, today announced the targeted educational opportunities the conference offers to IT professionals.  IT/Dev Connections has been educating the technology industry for 13 years.

IT/Dev Connections will take place October 1-3, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The pre-conference workshops are September 30, 2013 and post-conference workshops are October 4, 2013. 

“As the premier training event for IT professionals, our event provides attendees with the real-world solutions that will give them a competitive edge when implementing the latest technologies.  Our workshops provide IT professionals with hours of in-depth classroom training that they would otherwise have to pay thousands of dollars for these consultants to visit onsite,” said PentonTechnology Market Leader Peg Miller. "We look forward to providing attendees with an environment to learn and network from peers as well as top industry experts.

Several special events are planned, including a book signing with Microsoft Technical Fellow and novelist Mark Russinovich, who has just released his second book entitled “Trojan Horse: A Novel”. The book signing will take place on Thursday, October 3 at 4:30 p.m.

Attendees will be able to watch a live broadcast of Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott, during their weekly podcast episode for Windows Weekly. Laporte founded the TWiT Netcast Network and produces some of the most popular podcasts in the world, including this WEEK in TECH, Security Now!, Windows Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, and The Giz Wiz, with more than 5 million listeners each month. Foley is a well-known Microsoft watcher who covers the products, people, and strategies that make Microsoft tick. Thurrott, is a world-renownedtechnology blogger, published author, podcaster, and news editor for Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows and Windows IT Pro magazine. He regularly writes news, previews, and reviews of beta and completed Microsoft products.

Key panel discussions with industry experts include:

Keynote presenters will provide attendees with the information and news skills that will help IT professionals with their day-to-day jobs. The featured keynote for IT professionals is Mark Minasi, Senior Contributing Editor, Windows IT Pro.  The IT/Dev Connections keynotes will be delivered on Monday, September 30 at 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday, October 2 at 8:30 a.m.  

Key workshops for IT professionals include:

To register for IT/Dev Connections, visit www.devconnections.com.

About Penton’s Technology Group

Penton Technology Group provides information and education to advance technology ecosystems. It serves the community of Microsoft IT professionals and developers through Windows IT Pro, Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows, myITforum.com, SQL Server Pro, SharePoint Pro and Dev Pro; IBM IT professionals and developers with iPro Developer and POWER IT Pro; and the ecosystem of IT channel companies through Nine Lives brands MSPmentor, Talkin' Cloud and The VAR Guy.

About Penton

For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com.