Fred will be a guest speaker and moderator of the CIO executive panel at the San Antonio IT Symposium being held on October 7, 2010.

His topic is on the world of IT and how it continues to evolve with CIO’s and their management team scurrying to find ways to be aligned with the business, be and enabler and develop ways to assist the business to have a competitive advantage. The task has become complicated over the past few years as companies down size, right size and implement a myriad of cost reduction strategies as a result of economic conditions. This can be a difficult task for the IT organization while trying to become more efficient through initiatives such as server consolidation, virtualization and outsourcing. Measuring, managing, and communicating the value of IT is critical to the long-term success of the CIO. More importantly, understanding where, when and how that value is created and appreciated is an imperative in emerging technology-enabled or technology-based businesses. In response to this dilemma, Fred provides a framework that organizations can use to reap real value from their technology investments. He will present the results of his recent survey of IT and business leaders and share what they are doing to wring maximum value from their technology investments.

Visit www.efmevents.com/symposium/texas for details.

Fred will be chairing the following workshop at the Global Sourcing Forum being held Tuesday, October 12, 2010 in New York City.

Buyer Workshop: Achieving Sourcing Excellence: From Sourcing to Governance
WORKSHOP CHAIR: Fred Mapp, CEO, Quality Service Solutions; Former CIO, AMD

Too often sourcing executives and practitioners get caught up in the routine of managing SLAs and contracts. However, as the sourcing landscape and best practices evolve rapidly, it is easy to fall behind the curve and experience erosion of business value. This workshop is tailored for strategy as well as operational executives who are responsible for sourcing initiatives but realize that the best way to achieve sustained value is by constantly excelling and innovating over and above the routine. This workshop will act both as a refresher course as well as provide a roadmap to establish and adapt leading-edge best practices. Combining practical advice with lessons learned and experiential insights, the interactive session will provide an in depth understanding and knowledge of the three essential areas of sourcing — vendor selection, contract negotiation and program management.

Visit http://globalsourcingforum.com/ny2010/Pre-Conference.aspx for details.

Fred will be a guest speaker at the Phoenix PMI Chapter June 17th and 18th. His topic will be "The Ever Changing World of Information Technology".

In response to this dilemma, Fred provides a framework that organizations can use to reap real value from their technology investments. He will share some of the insights gained through experience in the trenches in the areas of alignment with the business, understanding business needs, organizational requirements and provide and chart a course to follow to help wring maximum value from their technology investments.

See link http://www.phx-pmi.org/ for details

Fred will be a Chairperson for Global Sourcing Forum and Expo. which will be held at the Jacob Javitts center in New York City on November 11th and 12th?

The link for the event is http://gsfe.outsource-world.com/advisoryBoard.aspx

Fred will be giving the keynote at the SoftServe '08 Client Conference being held December 7th through December 9th in Naples Florida. The topic of the conference is "Transforming Experience into Business Value".

For more information the link is http://www.softservecom.com/conference.html

Fred will be track chair at the Uptime Institutes Symposium 2009 being held in New York City April 13th through April 16th. The topic of the symposium is "Lean, Clean and Green".

For more information the ink for speaking engagement is http://uptimeinstitute.org/content/view/241/188/

Fred will be co-chairing and speaking at OutsourceWorld 2008 being held at the Jacob Javits Convention center in New York City October 15th and 16th.

Fred Mapp will be presenting on the topic of data center build vs. buy.

You will be among the first people in the country to hear Fred speaking to his newest white paper, set to be released only days before this event. Fred has provided content for McKinsey and the Uptime Institute, is one of the most in-demand speakers in the world of IT, and brings more than 40 years of IT experience to the table from giants such as IBM, InfoSpan, American Express and more. Currently, Fred owns his own consultancy and has published a book entitled “Mapping Information Technology…to Your Business.”

This series is complimentary courtesy of CRG West, and is only extended to a select group of executives.

Please visit the link http://www.crgwest.com/Boston/RSVPBOS.aspx for details.

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