Directory Experts Conference coming to Europe!

Not sure how many people are aware, but the NetPro sponsored Directory Experts Conference is happening in Brussels 24th – 26th of September 2007.

This is probably the premier Identity & Access Management and Directory Services conference in the Western World! I have been to my fair share of conferences but DEC in Vegas earlier this year was simply “the bomb!”. Three days of pure techie sessions on AD and IAM. No sales pitch, some of the cleverest AD & Windows guys on the planet and all in a very friendly atmosphere. A nice tight crowd of like 700 folk all keen on AD and allied subjects. Nice!

 

I still trip on the experience of listening to Ulf Simon-Wiedner and Joe Richards haggle on the details of the inner workings of AD at 1 in the morning by the bar! Ones inebriated state of mind at the time lost the details of the discussion but the memory of the event remains clear and reminds me of how much more there is to learn and enjoy in this game. I hope Bob Bobel and his Quest crew show up! What a character! 100% fun and knowledge! 

 

Bringing the AD show to Europe can only be a good thing and with the cast Gil Kirkpatrick has lined up again it’s bound to be well worth it. The theme for the European conference is “Identity and Access Management in the Windows Server 2008 Era”.

 

I’ve booked my ticket for a second feel! J
Published 17 July 2007 05:37 PM by Austin
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Comments

# Scotty said on 18 July, 2007 12:02 PM

I have been attending DEC in the US for the last several years and can highly recommend the event. NetPro do a great job and the crowd that attend are always friendly and helpful.

Wish I was going but no training budget left :-(

# Austin said on 21 July, 2007 08:46 PM

I feel you Scotty!

If only the managers in most Corporates could see the big picture.

I'm a contractor and if these conferences were luxuries, there's no way I could afford or justify them. They form a core component of my yearly training program and I derive more from them than any course could possibly provide (I have not been fortunate to go on any of Dean Wells classes). They definitely enable me provide greater value to my retainers. Shame they are the first thing to get cut when string are tightened.