Top tech events 2015

No matter what field you work in, technical conferences can play an essential role in ensuring that you are updated on the latest information on doing your job. However, it's not always easy to keep up with the conferences that might be relevant, helpful, or even fun to attend; conference names, dates, and locations seem to be scattered all over the internet.

Now, however, Windows IT Pro has put together a list of 2015 conferences for our readers. These conferences are listed by date, starting in January and ending in December, and will be updated as the year progresses if any new conferences pop up. Each of these has a short description and includes a link to the conference main site.

January

International Consumer Electronics Show

Date: Jan. 6-9 Location: Las Vegas IT Conference & Expo

This conference is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). With over 3,500 exhibitors, more than 250 sessions, and 150,000 attendees from over 140 countries, it's a conference that you won't easily forget once you've attended.

You can register for this conference on the 2015 International CES website.

February

VMware Partner Exchange 2015

Date: Feb. 3-5 Location: San Francisco

At the VMware Partner Exchange, you'll be able to participate in a conference full of successful business and IT leaders as they share technology, joint selling strategies, and best practices that will help you thrive as a professional in your field and your career.

Register for this conference on the VMware Partner Exchange Registration page.

March

Convergence 2015

Date: March 16-19  Location: Atlanta, GA

Convergence 2015 is a Microsoft conference where business leaders are invited to find and share solutions to everyday challenges. While at the conference, you'll be able to network while learning about new innovations, sharing insights, and discovering ways to accelerate your business.

Gartner CIO Leadership Forum

Date: March 1-3, 2015 Location: Phoenix

Gartner CIO Leadership Forum offers an interactive, workshop-centric experience to exchange ideas and receive actionable guidance from prominent CIOs, Gartner experts and senior executives from leading technology providers. This executive-only program focuses on helping to turn your insights into actionable results.

Gartner CIO Leadership Forum

Date: March 16-18 Location: London

IEEE Mobile Cloud

Date: March 30 - April 3 Location: San Francisco

April

Interop Las Vegas, 4-27-5/1, 2015, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas

April 29-May 1, San Francisco. Devs hear about latest on MS platform strategy, technologies and opps.

May

IGNITE 2015 May 4-8 Chicago. Registration is open.

May 18-21: DevIntersection, Scottsdale AZ

June

Wearable Tech Expo 2014 June 2-5 Javits Convention Center New York

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, MD June 8-June 11, 2015

SysCon event - CloudExpo June 9-11 Javits Center, New York

July

MS Worldwide Partner Conference Orlando, Fla. July 12-16

July 12-16: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2015, Orlando, Fla.

August

Aug. 30-Sept. 3: VMworld, San Francisco

September

Our annual conference, IT/Dev Connections 2015, takes place Sept. 14-18, 2015 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas

DreamForce 15, Sept. 15-18, 2015, San Francisco

Spiceworld 2015 Sept. 23-25 Austin

Intel Dev Forum, Sept. 9-11, 2014, Moscone Center, San Francisco

System Center Universe Europe Sept. 2014

October

AWS re:INVENT 2015 OCt. 6-9, 2015 The Venetian, LLas Vegas

Oct. 6-8, 2014: VeeamON, Las Vegas

IBM Enterprise 2014, The Venetian, Las Vegas, Oct. 6-10

Gartner Symposium ITXPO 2014. Oct. 5-9, 2014 Orlando

Gigaom's Internet of Things Oct.21-22, 2014, San Francisco

November

CloudExpo Nov 3-5 Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA

Midwest Management Summit November 10-11-12, 2014 Radisson Blu, Mall of America

Microsoft MVP Summit, Nov. 3-6, 2014

AWS re:invent Nov. 11-14. The Venetian, Las Vegas

December

Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, Dec 2-4, Las Vegas. Attending as press, waiving the $2450 registration fee.