SoTeC 2014 (Southland Technology Conference) Oct 24,25, 2014 - Network with 400 Peers, Earn PDUs

LOS ANGELES - Oct. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- SoTeC (Southland Technology Conference) is celebrating its 15th year on Oct 24 - Oct 25 at LongBeach Hilton. Network with over 400 attendees (IT Decision Makers) over 2 days as you take in 4 Keynotes, 56 Speakers over 5 tracks (including SMAC -social, mobility, analytics, cloud).

Act now as limited spots are available. Early Bird Ends Oct 10, 2014. Register at http://www.sotecconference.com

Get inspired by Sony SVP, DCIO, Ivan Gueron one of the keynotes about disruptive technologies.  Attendees get to choose and alternate between 5 tracks: Project Management/Business Analysis, QA/ITIL, Personal Development, SMAC , Alliance Partner Case Study.

The SMAC track includes speakers such as Philip Leclair, CIO, City of Pasadena who will talk about Pasadena's journey to open data, which is increasing operational efficiencies, reducing costs, improving the delivery of services to the public.  Adam Cooper from Dell will highlight how to design and pick the right cloud services. Vadim Parizher, Allergan will talk about choosing a mobile platform. Soraya Peters will talk about Mobile Apps.

For those looking at personal development and cracking the interview - Mark Deo, SVP, Dale Carnegie will talk about how to benefit from Stress in both personal and business life. Kersten Buck will talk about trends in IT Staffing. Ann Marie Griffin will talk about getting hired and finding a perfect job.

Dinesh Srirangpatna, Chair, SoTeC 2014 said, "The beauty of SoTeC is that there are numerous opportunities to network, learn and get access to learning that is often soldout or hard to find within the corporate environment , but necessary for growth. We are priviliged to have so many IT leaders in the Los Angeles area, who are willing to share their experience and learning."

The PM/BA track covers advanced topics relevant to Project Managers such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Continous improvement, Security, Scope creep etc. Jerry Wang, PMI-LA President feels, "SoTeC provides a great opportunity for Project Managers to exchange best practises across industries."

The QA/ITIL track features advances such as using mindmap to track defects, how to leverage security testing, IT service improvement (ITSM). Ron Rizza, SCQAA-OC board members concurs, "I have seen changes over the course of my career, but have seen latest techniques and results presented at SoTeC".

SOTEC is a result of a coalition of leading local technology groups such as IIBA (LA), PMI (LA), AITP (LA), ITSMF, PMI (OC), IIBA (OC), SCQA (Inland Empire), SCQAA (OC), PMI-4C  and SCQAA (San Fernando) .

Key benefits to attendees include very cost effective Continuing Education (CE) credits – 12 PDU, 15 CPE, 12 CDU - for attending two days of conference. Early bird registration is for $199 until Oct 10, 2014. In addition attendees can benefit from job fair, resume review, vendor showcase, and networking with over 400 attendees. Firms with 5 or more attendees can avail group discounts by contacting Finance Chair (Ron Rizza) for further details. Additional details are available at

www.sotecconference.com

Alliance Partners for the conference include: Avasant, Platinum Edge, Parasoft, Wright1 Consulting, Optomi, SMCI, UC-Irvine, ServiceNow, Rommana

For benefits of attending SoTeC - checkout the video below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WSig2iOo6E



For additional details or press inquiries contact: Dinesh Srirangpatna (Chair) at chair@sotecconference.com

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