Beyond the Hype: What Collaboration and Social Media Really Mean for Corporate IT

The Corporate Executive Board (CEB) (NASDAQ: EXBD), a leading research and advisory services company, will host a one-day summit on June 16th at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center in Chicago, Ill. The Summit will help CIOs and IT leaders to break through the noise surrounding collaboration technologies and establish the context that is critical to the future success of the corporate IT organization.

Practical sessions featuring Fortune 100 case studies will provide insight on how social computing is challenging the formula of risk, cost and enablement for IT. Additionally, attendees will discuss how social media can provide an opportunity to drive productive information sharing, mitigate user risk and impact the bottom line.

WHAT

Collaboration and Social Media @ Work

WHEN

        
        
        
        
          Wednesday, June 16th
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          8:00am-4:00pm
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

WHERE

        
        
        
        
          University of Chicago Booth School of Business
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          Gleacher Center
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          Chicago, Ill.
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

WHO

CIOs, and leaders of Fortune 500 IT organizations along with Corporate Executive Board executives, including:

Opening Session: David Kingston, managing director, Information Technology Practice, CEB. What social media and collaboration mean for the Future of Corporate IT. The opening session will draw on survey findings, Fortune 500 experiences and economic analysis to demonstrate how companies are addressing opportunity, risk, and productivity for the IT organization.

WHY

        
        
        
        
          IT executives will learn that even small efforts to improve 
          collaboration through technology can have an outsized bottom-line 
          impact of 0.3 to 1.0 percent savings in total enterprise costs. In 
          addition, attendees will be exposed to real world data on the use, 
          value and adoption of 24 social computing technologies from an 
          analysis of more than 50 organizations.
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
      
    
    

ATTEND/COMMENT If you are a member of the media who would like to attend the Summit or if you would like to schedule a briefing on Collaboration and Social Media @ Work, please contact Joni Renick, [e-mail] or 571-303-4074.

About The Corporate Executive Board

The Corporate Executive Board Company drives faster, more effective decision-making among the world's leading executives and business professionals. As the premier, network-based knowledge resource, it provides them with the authoritative and timely guidance needed to excel in their roles, take decisive action and improve company performance. Powered by a member network that spans over 50 countries and represents more than 85% of Fortune 500, The Corporate Executive Board offers the unique research insights along with an integrated suite of members-only tools and resources that enable the world's most successful organizations to deliver superior business outcomes. For more information, visit www.exbd.com.