New Interactive Planning Tool Enables GartnerGroup U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 99 Attendees to Create Customized Conference Schedule
STAMFORD, CONN. - August 30, 1999 - Gartner Group, Inc.'s (NYSE: IT) Worldwide Events Group today announced My Schedule, a powerful new interactive planning tool that will help attendees and prospective attendees optimize their experience at GartnerGroup U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 99, to be held Oct. 11-15, 1999, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Using My Schedule, people can create a personalized itinerary directly from their own desktops prior to the event, and add or revise information throughout the event. The itinerary may be shared with team leaders and managers within an enterprise before the event to inform decision-makers and avoid conflicts.
"My Schedule makes Symposium/ITxpo 99 a more valuable and user-friendly experience," said Kathy Foreman, vice president, Symposia Programs. "By planning their itineraries now, attendees can take full advantage of all that U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 99 has to offer."
The My Schedule planning tool may be used to search and browse through the complete U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 99 agenda, and create a personal schedule by adding sessions of interest. During the event, attendees can continually update their schedules, adding personal items such as dinners, sales meetings and events.
A new feature that will soon be available on GartnerGroup's ITxpo Online will offer virtual previews of exhibitor booths so attendees can plan their booth tours with My Schedule. My Schedule will also be accessible at interactive kiosks during U.S. Symposium/ITxpo, so that attendees on the run can view, edit and print My Schedule throughout the event.
To access My Schedule, visit the GartnerGroup U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 99 Online at http://www.gartner.com/symposium.
About GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo 99
GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo is the IT industry's largest and most strategic conference, providing business leaders with a look of the future of IT today. To accommodate the growing numbers of IT professionals who want to attend this event, GartnerGroup will also hold a West Coast Spring Symposium/ITxpo, April 10-13, 2000, in San Diego, Calif. For nearly 10,000 IT professionals from the world's leading enterprises, GartnerGroup Symposium/ITxpo is a key component of their annual planning efforts, a place to gain insights into how their enterprises can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. Registration for the Florida event is expected to sell out and admission will be issued on a first-come basis.
About GartnerGroup
As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products and services in the areas of IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support, analysis and consulting. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is at the center of a global community serving Fortune 1000 companies from 80 locations worldwide. GartnerGroup's unique capabilities and resources help bring clarity to the direction of the world's hottest and most volatile industry. Additional information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at www.gartner.com.
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