The International SOA Symposium is the largest and most comprehensive SOA event for practitioners.
Following the success of last year’s International SOA Symposium in Amsterdam and the recently completed SOA Symposium held in Arlington, USA, this next edition will be largest and most ambitious event held so far. Located at the World Trade Center in beautiful Rotterdam, the main conference will be held on October 22-23, 2009 and will be followed by a series of SOA Certified Professional certification workshops during the week of October 26-30, 2009.
"The 2008 International SOA Symposium was jam-packed full of informative sessions and discussions. It was inspiring to see so many well-informed experts and practitioners come together to learn and teach one another about the latest thinking and techniques in service-oriented architecture."
- Joe McKendrick, SOA Journalist, ZDNet
Early-Bird Registration Now Open
for Post-Conference SOA Certification Workshops
The first two conference days of the 2nd International SOA Symposium are followed by three 5-day certification workshops that are part of the SOA Certified Professional Program.
Take advantage of early-bird discounts by registering in advance and reserving your seat. To learn more about the SOA Certified Professional curriculum, visit www.soaschool.com.
Certified SOA Security Specialist Workshop World Trade Center, Rotterdam
October 26-31, 2009
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Certified SOA Architect Workshop World Trade Center, Rotterdam
October 26-30, 2009
[ Outline and Registeration ]
Certified SOA Architect Workshop World Trade Center, Rotterdam
October 26-30, 2009
[ Outline and Registeration ]
Certified SOA Analyst Workshop World Trade Center, Rotterdam
October 26-30, 2009
[ Outline and Registeration ]
Certified SOA Consultant Workshop World Trade Center, Rotterdam
October 26-30, 2009
[ Outline and Registeration ]
New SOA Certification Self-Study Kits Available
Get certified anywhere in the world with self-paced, remote study materials for SOA Certified Professional exams. Each kit includes a Prometric worldwide exam voucher, full-color courseware, a self-study guide, audio tutor CDs, flash cards, and additional study aids.
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Register for a workshop and receive a 50% discount on the Self-Study Kits for the workshop courses. This will allow you to study in advance.
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Purchase Self-Study Kits and receive a discount on workshop courses if you choose to register at a later point. This will allow you to sample the course material in advance.
For details, visit: www.soaselfstudy.com
SOA Certified Professional exams are available worldwide via Prometric testing centers. The only requirement to attain a certification is to pass the required exams.
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When registering for a workshop you are able to purchase Prometric exam vouchers at a discounted price.
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When purchasing Self-Study Kits you will automatically receive the necessary Prometric exam vouchers as part of the kit contents.
Registrants of any of the post-conference workshops that are part of the SOA Certified Professional program will be part of a contest whereby the participant with the highest score will be awarded a price valued at $1,000 USD. The winners of last year’s Top Gun contest were Jean-Paul De Baets and Florent Georges.
"SOA as an Architectural Pattern"
Keynote by Grady Booch
Object-oriented guru, author, and design patterns advocate Grady Booch will be delivering a keynote speech entitled "SOA as an Architectural Pattern: Best Practices in Software Architecture" as part of the closing proceedings on the first conference day. Grady, who contributed the foreword for the SOA Design Patterns book, will be discussing how the service-oriented architectural model relates to and can be represented by design patterns and the relevance of software architecture best practices to service-orientation. This closing keynote on the first conference day will be delivered remotely via second life, live from San Francisco.
"SOA as an Architectural Pattern"
Keynote by Grady Booch
Object-oriented guru, author, and design patterns advocate Grady Booch will be delivering a keynote speech entitled "SOA as an Architectural Pattern: Best Practices in Software Architecture" as part of the closing proceedings on the first conference day. Grady, who contributed the foreword for the SOA Design Patterns book, will be discussing how the service-oriented architectural model relates to and can be represented by design patterns and the relevance of software architecture best practices to service-orientation. This closing keynote on the first conference day will be delivered remotely via second life, live from San Francisco.
"Defining Next Generation SOA"
Opening Keynote by
Thomas Erl
Best-selling author Thomas Erl will be delivering the opening conference keynote entitled "Defining Next Generation SOA" which addresses the emergence of modern service technologies, patterns and principles that have formed the next generation of service-oriented computing. Thomas will also be giving his well-known talk about "Exorcising the Evil SOA" where he discusses how to distinguish between the "Good and Evil SOA Twins" and why this distinction is important to realizing service-orientation. Thomas will also be leading the SOA Manifesto working group with the assistance of Grady Booch, Anne Thomas Manes and many others.
"The Resurrection of SOA"
Keynote by
Anne Thomas Manes
Last January, Anne Thomas Manes rocked the SOA community with her declaration of "SOA is Dead, Long Live Services", a message of warning that the industry was heading in the wrong direction. Now, for the first time and exclusively at the 2nd International SOA Symposium, Anne will deliver her new talk "The Resurrection of SOA" to highlight the maturation of modern SOA technology, practices, and the unambiguous definition of the service-oriented architectural model and the service-orientation paradigm as part of the Next Generation SOA platform. Anne will also be headlining the "SOA is Dead, Long Live Next Generation SOA" panel.
Announcement of the
SOA Manifesto
The "Towards an SOA Manifesto" Working Group will be meeting during the conference to finalize the SOA Manifesto and will then jointly make the SOA Manifesto publicly available for the first time at 4:45 PM during the closing keynote of the second conference day on October 23, 2009. To learn more visit www.soa-manifesto.com and the "Towards an SOA Manifesto" Working Group description.
Over 80 Presentations Available for Download
The 1st International SOA Symposium was a highly successful conference that brought together the top SOA experts and authors and established a winning blend of "substance only" speaker sessions covering diverse topics, supplemented with visionary keynotes and a variety of additional events, contests, and activities.
The Website for the 2nd International SOA Symposium provides electronic copies of the speaker presentation documents from the 2008 agenda. All files are available for free download. See the Resources from 2008 page for the complete list.
New Sponsor Packages
Made Available
In addition to the standard Platinum, Gold and Silver packages offered, several new sponsor packages have been made available this year to enable a greater range of companies and organizations to take part and represent themselves at the 2nd International SOA Symposium. Details are published on the For Sponsors page.
Over 20 Hours of Video Coverage Coming Soon!
Additionally, over 20 hours of video footage from the conference will soon be posted and made available via a video player on this page.
Exclusive Book Launch (October 22, 2009)
"Next Generation SOA:
A Real-World Guide to Modern Service-Oriented Computing"
Authors of the upcoming title dedicated to defining and exploring the next generation service-oriented computing platform will be speaking at the symposium and will participate at a book launch event during which 100 copies will be given away.
This important new book documents the modern ESB platform and identifies patterns and connection points vital to leveraging modern service technologies together with the ESB. Authors will participate at the book launch event, which will include book signings and a giveaway contest for 100 copies.
Three contests are being organized to hand out exclusive pre-release galleys of books that are still in development. For details, visit the Book Launches & Contests page.
Over 300 Books and Galleys to be Given Away
Publishers representing various SOA authors that are speaking at the symposium will be providing hundreds books and pre-release galleys that will be handed out to conference registrants as part of book launch ceremonies and various contests.
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