Ask Slashdot: Good Technology Conferences To Attend? 131
SSG Booraem (2553474) writes I've recently been hired to a IT supervisor position at a local college. My boss wants me to find some technology conferences that I'd like to attend and submit them to her. Since I've worked in IT for 18 years but usually done scut work, I don't have any ideas. I'd appreciate suggestions with personal experiences.
If only... (Score:2, Informative)
Ah yes! https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=information+technology+conference [google.com]
Any good technology conferences to attend? (Score:2, Informative)
Congratulations! (Score:5, Informative)
I work on the instructional side of technology in K-12. I would suggest the yearly ISTE conference. It rotates around the country in late June. Next year it will be in Philly, I believe. It is massive and has sessions on instruction, administration and pretty much anything else you can imagine. The vendor area usually draws the latest heavy hitters in software, services and hardware.
You may also want to check and see if your state has an ISTE affiliate group. They often hold quality state conferences as well. Here in North Carolina, we have NCTIES in March. It's good for a state conference.
try these lists ...USENIX, OSCON, VMworld (Score:3, Informative)
More info? (Score:5, Informative)
Spiceworld [spiceworks.com]
Various Microsoft conferences: Exchange [msdn.com], SharePoint [msdn.com], TechEd [msteched.com]
Some Cisco stuff [cisco.com]
And Probably a whole host of others. Choose a vendor/specialty and search for their conferences.
USENIX and LISA SIG (formely known as SAGE). (Score:2, Informative)
The USENIX Annual Technical Conference is quite good.
Then probably all of the USENIX conferences. Check them here https://www.usenix.org/conferences
You also have LISA SIG (the Large Installation Systems Administration Special Interest Group) conference. https://www.usenix.org/lisa
If you work with Electronic Arts, try to get to EADC, it's great.
LISA Conference (Score:4, Informative)
Suggestions for the Apple technologist (Score:4, Informative)
In chronological order looking forward:
MacTech Boot Camps - http://www.mactech.com/bootcam... [mactech.com]
Small, local, inexpensive. Check to see if there's one close to you.
MacTech Conference - http://www.mactech.com/confere... [mactech.com]
Larger, both sysadmin and developer tracks
MacIT - http://www.macitconf.com/ [macitconf.com]
Larger, multiple tracks and levels of knowledge
WWDC - https://developer.apple.com/ww... [apple.com]
The granddaddy of them all, but next to impossible to get into these days. Mostly developer focused. May not be useful if you don't already have a deep knowledge base.
MacAdmins - http://macadmins.psu.edu/ [psu.edu]
The most education-focused of the conferences. Very knowledgeable presenters.
FWIW, I've been a presenter at MacTech Boot Camps, MacIT, and WWDC.
--Paul