itSMF USA Announces New Speakers for 2008 National Conference

itSMF USA, the nation's leading association focused on optimizing IT operations for companies and organizations in all industries, announced that Sharon Taylor, ITIL author and ITSM expert, and CIO guru Charlie Feld have been added to an already impressive list of keynote speakers for itSMF USA Fusion '08.

Previously-announced keynote speakers include NFL Hall of Famer Archie Manning, best-selling author and business thinker Patrick Lencioni, and Connie Podesta, a leader in the field of human behavior.

Taylor is president of the Aspect Group, a North American-based ITSM practice provider of training, consultancy, assessment and best practice implementation. Taylor will share her insights on ITIL v3, and the lessons to be learned from other companies' use of ITIL v3 in the past year.

Expected to attract more than 2,000 attendees, the eighth annual conference being held Sept. 7-13, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, is the largest, most comprehensive gathering of ITSM professionals. The theme for Fusion '08 is "Uniting the World of IT Service Management."

Also new to the speaker roster is Charlie Feld, senior executive vice president for EDS Applications Services. With a background in Fortune 500 organizations and his own IT services consultancy company, Feld is very familiar with the best ways to improve CIO organizations. In his presentation, Feld, who has witnessed firsthand many changes in the IT industry, will share his experiences developing strategies and platforms that result in success in the marketplace.

Registration and detailed conference information is available at http://www.itsmfusion.com/.