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The SOA Symposium brings together SOA experts and practitioners to cover the most important topics pertaining to the wide-spread adoption of SOA in both government and industry sectors. This event is sponsored out of the US Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD has embarked on a path to implementation of SOA as a primary means to deliver increased capability by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations.
Headlined by SOA thought leader Thomas Erl (Author and Founder of SOASchool.com), more than 30 speakers from government and industry will come together to share the latest insights, practices, patterns, and technology innovations as they pertain to all lifecycle phases of SOA projects.
This special event is directed at both business and technology professionals, as well as IT decision makers.
"Industry around the world has demonstrated that SOA can substantially reduce the cost of IT infrastructure while greatly improving business agility. The road to SOA must be traveled with a proven inclusive architecture that is jointly owned and managed by both the IT and the business communities in any organization. To be successful, SOA must be considered to be a team sport that involves all elements of people, process, technology and especially trust."
- Dennis Wisnosky, CTO, BMA, US Department of Defense
This event is being delivered in cooperation with CPS Professional Services, LLC, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to facilitating strategic success through business transformation. For more information contact: soasymposium@cps-ps.com.
About SOA Symposium Events
The theme of the SOA Symposium conference series is "substance only". Conference planning committees are dedicated to ensuring that each session provides in-depth coverage and true educational value for the most important SOA-related topics for SOA practitioners.
The next International SOA Symposium will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 22-23, 2009. Be sure to visit this site in early April, 2009 for complete event details.
To learn about the previous International SOA Symposium that was held in Amsterdam on October 6-7, 2008, visit the following site:
www.soasymposium.com/home2008.aspNotification
For Students
There is no registration fee for students with a valid student ID and .edu e-mail account. Students should register as "government" using their .edu e-mail accounts and will need to present valid student IDs when attending the event.
Contact
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the SOA Symposium conference or the Certified SOA Architect workshop, please contact: info@soasymposium.com
Please note that we are no longer accepting speaker submissions for this event.
The SOA Symposium is proud to present top SOA experts representing industry, government, and vendors.
The speakers presenting at this event include:
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Thomas Erl, SOA Systems
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Sandy Carter, IBM
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Mark Little, Red Hat
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Clemens Utschig, Oracle
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Paul Brown, Tibco
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Satadru Roy, Sun
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Paul Butterworth, AmberPoint
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JP Morgenthal
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Paul Strassman, Information Economics Press
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Stephen M. R. Covey, Speed of Trust
...and many others. Visit the Speaker page for the most current list of speakers and biographies.
The SOA Symposium is a two-day event with a conference agenda organized into four tracks, as follows:
Conference Day 1 (April 2, 2009)
"Focus on Technology"
The conference kick-starts with opening keynotes from Dennis Wisnosky and Thomas Erl. The remainder of the day is divided into tracks covering a range of technology and architecture-related topics, including:
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SOA Architecture
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Service-Orientation Design Principles
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SOA Design Patterns
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Business Operating Environment (BOE)
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Service Analysis & Design Practices
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Emerging Service Technologies
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Web Services and REST Services
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Modern Service Platforms
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Enterprise Service Bus
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SOA and Enterprise Architecture
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SOA and DoDAF
Various additional events are planned, including book giveaways and book signings.
[view full conference agenda]
Conference Day 2 (April 3, 2009)
"Focus on the Human Side"
The second conference day is focused on organizational and governance issues that arise as a result of the adoption of SOA and service-orientation.
Planned topics include:
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SOA Governance Best Practices
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Policy Management & Enforcement
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Organizational Change Management
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Organizational Roles & Responsibilities
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Service Ownership Management & Practices
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Service Versioning & Evolution
Additional events include breakout sessions and networking breaks.
[view full conference agenda]
Read Ahead
For those of you interested in learning more about SOA activity at the US Department of Defense, a collection of documents, news items, articles, memos, and formal specifications has been published at SOADoD.org, a portal dedicated to SOA initiatives at the DoD. SOADoD.org is not associated with the SOA Symposium.
Register for WorkshopWorkshop Agenda
The SOA Certified Professional program from SOASchool.com provides vendor-neutral and industry-standard certifications specializing in the field of SOA, including:
The first two conference days of the SOA Symposium are followed by a five-day Certified SOA Architect Workshop. Attendees that register for both the conference and the workshop receive a 10% discount on the workshop registration fee.
The workshop is comprised of the following course modules (for complete descriptions, visit the Workshops page):
Workshop Day 1 (Monday, April 6, 2009)
Fundamental SOA & Service-Oriented Computing
An overview of key concepts and terminology associated with SOA, service-oriented computing and service-orientation, including a study of strategic benefits and impacts, and an overview of modern services-based technologies.
[view full course description]
Workshop Day 2 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)
SOA Technology Concepts
A study of the primary technologies used to build service-oriented solutions, with an emphasis on XML and Web services-based technologies, including WS-* standards and REST services.
[view full course description]
Workshop Day 3 (Wednesday, April 8, 2009)
SOA Design & Architecture
An exploration of the service-oriented architectural model and the service-orientation design paradigm, including in-depth coverage of service compositions and related roles.
[view full course description]
Workshop Day 4 (Thrusday, April 9, 2009)
Advanced SOA Design & Architecture
A comprehensive study of different types of service-oriented architectures and advanced topics associated with the application of SOA design patterns and principles.
[view full course description]
Workshop Day 5 (Friday, April 10, 2009)
SOA Design & Architecture Lab
A hands-on workshop enabling participants to apply the models, concepts, techniques, and principles covered previously in order to complete a series of architectural and service design exercises.
[view full course description]
View the Calendar
Visit the Workshop page for more information regarding the workshop and the certification program and also for a detailed course calendar.
Additional Public Workshops
SOA Certified Professional workshops are held on a regular basis in different cities across North America and Europe. Upcoming workshops currently scheduled include:
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Certified SOA Consultant (San Francisco, Feb. 16-20)
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Certified SOA Architect (San Francisco, Feb. 16-18, 21-22)
Many of the speakers at the SOA Symposium are published authors. Be sure to visit the Speakers page for complete biographies and references to published books.
This event will pay special tribute to the recently released SOA Design Patterns book and the launch of the SOAPatterns.org community site.
Five of the authors of this book will be speaking at the event on topics that relate to their contribution. This self-proclaimed "SOA Patterns Gang" consists of Thomas Erl, Dennis Wisnosky, Mark Little, David Chappell, Satadru Roy, Clemens Utschig, and Chris Riley. Plans are also in the works to arrange a special panel dedicated to the SOA design patterns catalog.
A special book signing and giveaway contest is planned and will be hosted by all of the authors. For more information about the SOA Design Patterns book, visit: www.soapatterns.com . To preview the patterns or to participate in the on-going development of the catalog, visit the community site at: www.soapatterns.org
Provided below is video coverage of some of the talks delivered by Dennis Wisnosky at last year's International SOA Symposium in Amsterdam:
Another recently released title that will be highlighted at the symposium is Web Service Contract Design & Versioning for SOA. This popular book addresses modern WS-* technologies and delves into established versioning strategies for services.
Service versioning ties into the conference topics associated with SOA governance and service evolution. Complimentary copies of this book will also be provided by Prentice Hall as part of a giveaway contest.
For more information regarding this book, visit: www.soabooks.com/wsc/
The books mentioned above are part of the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series, a library of titles dedicated to SOA, service-orientation, and service-oriented computing in general. This book series is also home to the acclaimed title SOA Principles of Service Design, the title that established service-orientation design principles that were eventually adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Business Operating Environment (BOE) strategy.
To learn more about this book series, visit: www.soabooks.com
To learn more about the BOE, visit: www.soamag.com/I25/0109-2.asp
Most photos on this Website are provided courtesy of UVX Pictures.
About this Event
The SOA Symposium brings together SOA experts and practitioners to cover the most important topics pertaining to the wide-spread adoption of SOA in both government and industry sectors. This event is sponsored out of the US Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD has embarked on a path to implementation of SOA as a primary means to deliver increased capability by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations.
Headlined by SOA thought leader Thomas Erl (Author and Founder of SOASchool.com), more than 30 speakers from government and industry will come together to share the latest insights, practices, patterns, and technology innovations as they pertain to all lifecycle phases of SOA projects.
This special event is directed at both business and technology professionals, as well as IT decision makers.
The next International SOA Symposium will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 22-23, 2009. Be sure to visit this site in early April, 2009 for complete event details.
To learn about the previous International SOA Symposium that was held in Amsterdam on October 6-7, 2008, visit the following site:
