January 2009 IBM Lotusphere January 18-22 | Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL Lotusphere 2009 is the conference dedicated to help organizations of all sizes capitalize on ground breaking technology and business concepts. Attendees have entered a universe that illuminates the breadth of technological advances in collaborative solutions that will yield returns beyond today.

February 2009 AFCEA West February 5-7, 2009 | San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA T - West 2009 is the largest event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, intelligence, information systems, imaging, military weapon systems, aviation, shipbuilding, and more. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to engage the military and industry leaders who are developing warfighting strategies, network systems and operational platforms. Come hear the experts and lend your voice to chart our course after Iraq Microsoft TechDays February 10-12, 2009 | Palace of Congress, Paris, FR Microsoft TechDays 2009, with more than 16.000 visitors and 100 partners sponsors and Community, the third edition of Microsoft TechDays promises to be the event of the season in Paris. Expect a lot. But the most important benefit just might be the networking: you can build personal connections with Microsoft experts and peers that will last far beyond TechDays.

March 2009 VoIP for Business March 11-12, 2009 | National Hall, Olympia, London, UK With a comprehensive event including 500 products, 60+ Seminars, 100+ Exhibitors, VoIP for Business is the place to meet and evaluate products relating to this exciting technology. VoiceCon March 30- April 2 | Gaylord Palms Convention Center, Orlando, FL VoiceCon is designed to help you decide why, when and how to invest in this new technology, and how to leverage your enterprise communications platform for maximum advantage. You’ll hear from and meet with the leading experts, vendors and enterprise IT executives who will share their knowledge, experience and expertise. The timing for VoiceCon Orlando 2009 couldn’t be better: There is no longer just a single migration path to IP Telephony, Unified Communications and converged networks. There are new technologies, new architectural options and new ways to look at ROI. The worst situation is to begin migrating to these new systems without fully understanding their implications for your network, your organization and your career.

April 2009 DISA Customer Partnership Conference April 20-22, 2009 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA The annual DISA Customer Partnership Conference brings together customers, industry partners, senior decision-makers, and subject matter experts, who openly communicate and share information that is critical to helping the Department of Defense achieve mission success. Tactical C4 Conference April 28-30 | Atlanta Airport Hilton, Atlanta, GA Designed for the Tactical C4 community and co-sponsored by the Atlanta AFCEA Chapter, this program will provide vendors direct access to key personnel throughout the military’s tactical, IT, and communications infrastructure.

May 2009 Microsoft Tech-Ed May 11-15, 2009 | Los Angeles, CA Expect a lot. You'll go back to your office with knowledge and expertise that only five days at Tech·Ed can offer. You can learn about today’s cutting edge trends, helping you make life easier for you (and everyone else) at work. But the most important benefit just might be the networking: you can build personal connections with Microsoft experts and peers that will last far beyond Tech·Ed.

June 2009 Communicasia June 16-19, 2009 | Singapore Expo Center, Singapore CommunicAsia, combined with Enterprise IT & InteractiveDME, is the region's truly global platform set to address current and emerging issues in the ICT and digital convergence landscape. The combined shows focus on the latest Hot Technologies for applications, solutions and hardware. It covers all aspects of the ICT industry. Co-located with Broadcast Asia, the regional event for digital media and entertainment, convergence is a major focal point of this unique event.

July 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference July 13-16, 2009 | New Orleans, Louisiana The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is an annual gathering that provides the partner community with a forum to learn about the latest Microsoft programs, strategies, and cutting-edge technologies. Connect with thousands of decision-making partners and Microsoft executives —and prepare to take advantage of new business opportunities, innovative solutions, and overall new business development strategies. Everything you need to succeed in an ever-changing economy. TechNet Mid-America July-28-29 | Civic Center, Collinsville, IL The Scott-St. Louis AFCEA Chapter has developed TechNet Mid-America to be the premier conference outside of the Beltway for anyone involved in Defense or Government Information Technology, Communications or Intelligence work. With intent, they have structured the conference to help professionalize the local workforce, and to be part of the value chain for Scott Air Force Base and St. Louis commands and activities

August 2009 LandWarNet August 19-21, 2009 | Broward County Convention Ctr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL The 2009 LandWarNet Conference is the premier forum to bring Government and Industry together to openly communicate commercial best business practices and government implementations Microsoft Tech-Ed August 25-28, 2009 | Yokohama, Japan Expect a lot. You'll go back to your office with knowledge and expertise that only five days at Tech·Ed can offer. You can learn about today’s cutting edge trends, helping you make life easier for you (and everyone else) at work. But the most important benefit just might be the networking: you can build personal connections with Microsoft experts and peers that will last far beyond Tech·Ed.

September 2009 ITEXPO West September 1-3, 2009 | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA ITEXPO is the event with an educational program that teaches resellers, enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications to purchase or resell. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals. Microsoft Tech-Ed September 8-11, 2009 | Gold Coast Convention Center, Queensland, AUS Expect a lot. You'll go back to your office with knowledge and expertise that only five days at Tech·Ed can offer. You can learn about today’s cutting edge trends, helping you make life easier for you (and everyone else) at work. But the most important benefit just might be the networking: you can build personal connections with Microsoft experts and peers that will last far beyond Tech·Ed. Modern Day Marine September 29-Oct 1, 2009 | Quantico Marine Base, Quantico, VA At the military service level, this major event in September at Quantico serves as a premier equipment, systems, services and technology exposition. The Exposition is located at the heart of Marine requirements, research & development, acquisition, procurement and professional school activities. The expo is the only show exclusively targeted to the U.S. Marine Corps Market. In fact, Modern Day Marine Military Expo is included on the Marine training schedule

October 2009 MILCOM October19-21, 2009 | World Trade Center, Boston, MA For over 20 years, MILCOM has been the premier international conference for military communications with over 3,000 attendees every year. MILCOM 2009 will attract decision makers from government, military, academia and industry including the heads of multi-national forces from around the globe, who contribute to key technologies decisions and investments for their agencies and organizations.

November 2009 VoiceCon West November 2-5, 2009 | Moscone Center, San francisco, CA VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 is November 2-5, 2009 at the Moscone North Convention Center. Hear from the experts who will help you make the best decisions about investing in new enterprise communications technologies, systems and services. Registration for VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 will open May 4, 2009. Until then, browse videos, pictures, podcasts and news coverage of VoiceCon San Francisco 2008. Microsoft Tech-Days Novemeber 2 - 4 | Hong Kong Convention Center, Hong Kong As the annual premier Hong Kong technology leading training conference, Microsoft® Tech·Days Hong Kong 2009 will attract over thousand of IT managers, professionals, developers and experts from all customer segments. Microsoft technical experts will offer various programs such as lectures on special topics, technical demonstrations and hands-on labs. Partners of Microsoft Tech·Days Hong Kong can utilize this opportunity to bring valuable industrial perspectives and product updates to Hong Kong developers and IT professionals. Also they can benefit from this highly influential conference. It is the not-to-be missed IT event that facilitates participation of our closest partners. TechNet Asia-Pac November 3-5, 2009 | Sheraton Hotel, Honolulu, HI Reach commanders of the US Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and other top federal, state and local government officials in the Asia-Pacific region. This event attracts more then 2,000 people from the Hawaiian technology community such as Headquarters US Pacific Fleet, Headquarters US Air Force Pacific, Headquarters US Army Pacific, Fleet marine Forces Pacific, State/Local/Federal Government officials. Microsoft Tech-Ed November, 9-13 | Messe Conference Center, Berlin, Germany Any and all technology professionals interested in exploring a broad set of current and upcoming Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms, and services. Developers who want to be recognised as being innovative and connected to the latest technologies. IT Pros who want to be seen as a trusted advisor and strategic driver of change. Tech·Ed Europe is for all technology professionals interested in exploring a broad set of current and upcoming Microsoft technologies, tools, platforms and services.