Dell Inc. Sponsors Global CIO Value Forum 2009

Online, September 9, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Dublin, Ohio, September 9, 2009. Glomark-Governan is pleased to announce that Dell Inc. has confirmed its participation as a sponsor for the upcoming Global CIO Value Forum 2009, an event designed to discuss best practices for assessing and measuring IT economic value, at the Blackwell Inn on The Ohio State University campus on October 8th, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio.
"We are thrilled to have Dell participate as a sponsor for this event," says Colin Rice, Event Chairperson and Product Marketing Manager for Glomark-Governan. "The support we are receiving from Dell demonstrates the value this event brings to the IT community in Ohio, and reinforces Dell's commitment to listening to customers and delivering innovative technology services they trust and value," says Rice.
Glomark-Governan, in collaboration with the confirmed panelists, will discuss experiences and best practices for assessing and measuring the economic value of IT, and establishing a consistent IT economic valuation process.

Confirmed panelists for the event include:

Rod Houpe, Chief Information Officer, Columbus City Schools
Mark Gaetano, CIO of Corporate Applications and Nationwide Better Health
Joe Gottron, SVP of Pharmaceutical Segment IT, Enterprise Information Technology, Cardinal Health
Dennis Hummel, President & COO, Maritz Inc. (keynote)
Pam Piar, VP of IT, Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Herb Smaltz, CIO and Associate VP of Health Sciences, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Kathleen Starkoff, Chief Information Officer, The Ohio State University
Bill VanCuren, Vice President and CIO, NCR Corporation
Vandhana Veerni, Chief Information Officer, Ohio EPA
Bill Waszak, Vice President and CIO, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

The Global CIO Value Forum 2009 -the second of three forums to be conducted in multiple countries in 2009 - is a "by invitation only" event for CIOs, IT Executives, and IT Managers. For more information about the Global CIO Value Forum 2009, please visit http://ciovalueforum.com/columbusohio2009.html, or contact the Glomark-Governan headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, at 614-761-2400.
Glomark-Governan helps enterprises around the world by providing them with the methodology, training, consulting, benchmarking research, and software tools necessary to assess, communicate and measure the economic value of investments in technology and services initiatives. Glomark-Governan has enhanced and refined its Economic Value Creation ( EVC™ ) Methodology for more than a decade. For more information, visit www.glomark-governan.com.
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