Bangkok--16 Oct--PR One Network
itSMF Thailand today announced the hosting of their second annual conference, - The only independent event promoting and showcasing IT Service Management best practices, in Thailand.
Mr. Lance Stanford, President of itSMF Thailand, is pleased to announce the itSMF Thailand Chapter 2nd Annual Conference, and the participation of Ms. Sharon Taylor, Chair, itSMF International (Governance, Policy & Accountability) and the Chief Architect and Examiner for ITIL? — the world leading IT Service Management best practices.
Ms. Sharon Taylor will be the keynote speaker for the conference. Her contributions to the community and to best practice are based upon extensive professional experience in the industry. After many years as an active ITSM professional within Canada, she is currently President of Aspect Group Inc, leading AGI’s consultancy, training and ITSM practice, working with clients throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
As a long time CEO, Sharon brings a business background and focus to IT service management and has used her business experience in influencing the future directions of the IT service management industry.
The itSMF Thailand Conference 2008 is supported by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and International Business Machines (IBM) Thailand (Platinum sponsors), as well as the following organizations Compuware and Deloitte (Gold Sponsors), ITpreneurs (Silver Sponsors), ACIS, Bureau Veritas and ORSYP (Others sponsors).
The itSMF is an independent, internationally recognized organization dedicated to IT Service Management in Thailand, which was officially launched last year, and organized their inaugural event, the 1st itSMF Thailand Conference 2007. The objectives of itSMF Thailand Association is to promote adoption of embrace ITIL? and ITSM best practices to the Thailand IT community, by providing local guidance and support to help them with their efforts”
Mr. Lance Stanford, President of itSMF Thailand estimates that up to 50,000 ICT staffs [1]in Thailand would need to be educated on IT Best Practices, as their organization would be embarking on IT process improvement to ensure IT and business alignment.
The itSMF Thailand Chapter 2nd Annual Conference will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 8:00am to 5:20pm, at Salon A-B, 2nd Floor Swissotel Le Concorde Hotel.
For more information and to view the complete conference agenda visit the itSMF Thailand Web site at http://www.itsmf.or.th and download the Registration form or email at [email protected]. For further registration information, contact Khun Viravan at +66 8 1867 1441 or call tel. no. 02-937-4518-20 ext 45 or contact us at: nilawan@thailandevent.net
Presently, itSMF has over 100,000 members worldwide and there are now 53 officially approved itSMF Chapters around the world with each Chapter offering its Services (membership, events, publications) to the members. Members include IT companies, software developers, service companies and organizations across industry in the public and private sector. The numbers are around 12,000 worldwide! Approximately 80% are “user” organizations interested in deploying effective, high-quality service management solutions internally, with the remaining 20% suppliers of ITSM products and/or services.
In Thailand, the following organizations are supporting the chapter, by joining as company members: Bangkok Bank, DataPro, Deloitte, IBM, Shin Satellite, SoftControl, TCC Group and Ansell.
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