itSMFI Chapter Leadership (CLC) – still some chapters yet to book!

Registrations are coming in thick and fast for the inaugural Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC) in Warwick, UK on November 12-13 2008. There are however, several chapters who have not yet responded.

If you or any of your chapter board colleagues are planning to attend the CLC then you will need to complete the official registration form (found as an attachment below). We would appreciate that this is completed as soon as possible but by 26th September 2008 at the latest and returned to Head Office. You can e-mail it to clc2008@itsmfi.org to register your place(s).

We also have a Q&A document (again attached below) containing (questions 11 – 14) details on the availability of FREE travel Scholarships and you should look at this for reference whilst completing the registration booking form, particularly if you are applying for one of these available Scholarships.

You will know that the CLC takes place in the same week as the itSMF UK Conference which this year, is the biggest and best ever. Why not kill two birds with one stone, and attend both. It’s so easy to attend the CLC if you are at the UK conference too!

This year’s UK Conference, being held just prior to the CLC, (10th – 12th of November) is at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. Now in its 17th year it promises to be as spectacular as ever with this year’s theme about "Driving Real Value".

“The past year has seen a massive change in the IT Service Management world with the introduction of ITIL Version 3 which brings service management more in line with the day to day business. We aim to highlight the massive differences good service management can make to organisations, with relatively very little effort. With this in mind this year's conference is all about 'real' experiences, values and achievements.

Three days packed of presentations, seminars, workshops and interactive sessions along with an exhibition boasting the best of IT Service Management products.....it's not to be missed!"

Birmingham and Warwick are only 16 miles (26 kms) apart and FREE transport will be available to take CLC attendees from Birmingham to Warwick on the Wednesday afternoon.

Bookings are now being taken via the UK website www.itsmf.co.uk and by joining the UK chapter as an ‘Affiliate’ chapter member you will be able to get a discounted booking rate. Please contact us at membership@itsmf.co.uk for further details on this.

And finally ALL individuals booking for the UK Conference during September will be able to obtain a FREE copy of one of three associated ITIL V3 publications.

Either:

• Offer 1 : The Key Element Guide Suite …. A handy and portable set of reference guides to the core ITIL Lifecycle publications

• Offer 2 : The Introduction to ITIL Service Lifecycle …This is the gateway to ITIL. It explains the basic concept of IT Service Management and the place of ITIL, introducing the new lifecycle model

• Offer 3 : Foundations of IT Service Management based on ITL V3… This title looks at Best Practices described in the ITIL V3 upgrade. Focusing on the Lifecycle approach. :

After the end of September an email will be sent allowing you to make your offer choice and the publication will be ready for you to pick up on arrival.