Gartner, Inc. Announces New Symposia Locations in Africa and Canada

Business Wire,  July 12, 2001  

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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) today announced plans to hold its first Symposia in Africa and Canada in the 12-year history of the conference series.

The African event will take place July 29 - August 1 in Sandton, South Africa, and the Canadian event will be held September 5 -7 in Toronto.

As the world's largest IT conference provider, Gartner offers a comprehensive selection of world-class conferences to meet the technology planning needs of business and IT professionals worldwide. Gartner conferences attract more than 40,000 business leaders around the globe each year.

The keynote speakers at the Sandton event will be Gartner analysts Roger Cox, David Flint, Andy Kyte and Steve Prentice, who will speak on The Net Liberated Organization. Michelle d'Auray, CIO for the federal government of Canada, Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada and top executives from Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Oracle will keynote at Gartner's Toronto event.

"Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo is where the greatest minds in information technology from around the world gather for the industry's biggest idea exchange," said Leon Shapiro, Gartner's senior vice president and general manager, Gartner Community. "The addition of these two new locations signals the growing importance of Canada and South Africa as global business centers."

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2001 Canada offers more than 30 in-depth sessions examining potential opportunities and challenges businesses face in the Canadian market.

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2001 Africa will feature more than 16 international Gartner analysts. The event will consist of four key tracks designed specifically for the business strategist, including presentations, tutorials and keynote sessions covering Regional Challenges, Global IT, and two parallel tracks focusing on The Net-Liberated Organization.

"It is Gartner's mission to provide global businesses with information not only to enable them to understand technology but also to make them ultimately more competitive within their chosen markets and drive their bottom lines," said Michael Fleisher, CEO, Gartner, Inc. "Expanding the reach of Symposium/ITxpo to meet the needs and challenges of our clients based in Africa and Canada was a natural decision for us."

Symposium locations for 2001 include:

- Europe Symposium/ITxpo 2001, March 28-30, in Florence, Italy

- U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2001, May 7-10, in Denver

- Africa Symposium/ITxpo 2001, July 29 - August 1, in Sandton, South Africa

- Canada Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2001, September 5-7, in Toronto

- U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2001, October 8-12, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

- Australia Symposium/ITxpo 2001, October 30 - November 2, in Brisbane,
Australia

- Europe Symposium/ITxpo 2001, November 5-8, in Cannes, France

- Japan Symposium/ITxpo 2001, November 13-15, in Tokyo

To register for any of Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2001 events, please call 1-800-778-1997 or 1-203-316-6757, or go to www.gartner.com/symposium/. Members of the media can register by contacting Lisette Kwong at 212-230-2330 or lkwong@tsicomm.com.

About Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,000 clients understand technology and drive business growth. Gartner's divisions are Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting, Gartner Measurement and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner, Inc. is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and consists of 4,600 associates, including 1,400 research analysts and consultants, in more than 80 locations worldwide. The company achieved fiscal 2000 revenue of $859 million. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

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