Many CIOs cite sourcing choices as part of their overall portfolio of resourceful practices. Some employ traditional infrastructure outsourcing while others send application development work as far away as China. Some are bringing IT work back in-house, while others are turning to ASPs.

It's a new ruling by the US Government and it's expected to impact Indian contact centers providing telemarketing services for companies based in North America.

The Russian IT market, though with a volume of just over $4.7 billion, is growing at a confident rate of 15-20 percent per year. This has stimulated the beginnings of a merger and takeover process in the sector.

October 3, 2003
Philadelphia, PA

This conference, sponsored by Nafricom and Adanfo Pa BPO, is the first ever held for Business Process Outsourcing for Ghana. Get to know what is being outsourced to West Africa, why Ghana is a destination for offshoring and how to use Ghana’s talented professionals in a variety of different vertical industries for outsourcing.

**neoIT CEO, Atul Vashistha, will discuss Offshore BPO opportunities in Ghana.

October 7, 2003 - San Diego, CA
October 9, 2003 - Chicago, IL
October 14, 2003 - Washington, D.C.

Companies are under intense pressure to reduce costs, increase profitability and deliver value to stakeholders consistently demands innovative strategies. What is the right strategy for your corporation? What should you do to guide your executive peers in evaluating whether to insource, outsource or go offshore? This one-day briefing gives you open access to some of the world’s foremost sourcing experts.

**neoIT senior advisor will discuss Paths to Offshoring Success.

October 15-16, 2003
The Leela Palace, Bangalore, India

Understand how to do business in India, its unique requirements and culture, how to compare India to other offshore destinations, and how to make and manage your company’s India sourcing strategy.

**neoIT CEO, Atul Vashistha, will discuss India as an Offshore Destination.

October 18-20, 2003
Beijing, China

With a 2000 GDP of US$1.08 trillion China is the world’s sixth largest economy. Many US companies have made significant investments in their Chinese operations. All of GE’s businesses are now operating in China with total investments over US$1.5 billion.

**neoIT CEO, Atul Vashistha, will discuss Emerging Outsourcing Trends in the Chinese Market.

October 29-30, 2003
New York, NY

While many enterprises have experience with outsourcing domestically, this knowledge is not enough when entering into agreements with providers abroad. Learn practical strategies for structuring agreements and minimizing legal and business risks.

**Offshore advisor, Cliff Justice, will discuss Project Parameters: Establishing the Objectives and Structure of Offshore Outsourcing Agreements.

October 28-31, 2003
Scottsdale, AZ

The Sourcing Interests Group’s 24th semi-annual conference will focus on outsourcing business processes, IT and the offshore outsourcing market. SIG’s conferences are acclaimed by many as the world’s top sourcing event for C level executives and their direct reports.

**Chevron-Texaco and neoIT will co-present on Creating an Offshore Roadmap.