Canterbury Software Summit To Deliver Reenergising Business Tonic

The Canterbury Software cluster is soon to host another must attend business technology event – the annual Canterbury Software Summit on 7 September at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch.

Every year the Software Summit gets bigger and better, and this year is no exception. With a wealth of prominent business and technology speakers the Summit has become a key and much anticipated event on New Zealand’s technology calendar.

Attendees will get valuable insights and lessons from successful technology entrepreneurs from Dynamic Controls, Tait Radio Communications, Sonar6, TracMap, Greentree and Shape Technology.

There is also an extended technical stream focussing on key development issues with presentations on iPhone and other mobile platforms, agile development, building SaaS products, and developing for the Google platform.

Networking is, of course, one of the major highlights of the Summit, and organisers have ensured plenty of opportunity for attendees to mingle with others in the technology sector.

Canterbury Software committee member and communications manager Shelley Grell says, “The aim of the Software Summit, which has been running annually since 2002, is to encourage growth of the ICT industry by sharing examples of successful innovation, commercialisation and export.

“We are seeing amazing response and support for the Summit this year, and this is reflected in the high quality of our speakers and sponsors. Well over 200 people registered for the Summit last year, and judging from the increasing attendance we are experiencing at our monthly cluster events, we expect this year’s Software Summit to be another record success.”

As a non profit incorporated society the Canterbury Software Cluster couldn’t have organised this event without the generosity of sponsors and prize givers. We’d like to recognise and give our huge thanks to JOOB, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, IBM, the Canterbury Development Corporation, Clarus, Unlimited Magazine, Liquidity and Dancing Water for helping us to bring together some of the country’s brightest hi-tech stars to share their experiences and help reenergise businesses and individuals at the Software Summit.

We’d also like to thank everyone on the Canterbury Software committee who have gone beyond the call of volunteer duty to ensure a top-notch event that is set to provide valuable learning and industry networking opportunities for all.

The Canterbury Software Summit 2010 opens at 12.15pm on 7 September at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch, with presentations running in two parallel streams (business and technical) between 12.30pm and 5.30pm. Drinks, networking and a prize-draw will follow between 5.30pm and 7.00pm. The cost to attend is free for Canterbury Software members and $80 for non-members.

www.canterburysoftware.orgnz

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