SAUG SPRING CONFERENCE 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 IBM South Bank, London.

Summary
Once again, we had a full and exciting agenda.

• SA Product Update and Futures, Jog Raj, IBM Rational Software
• SA Hints and Tips , Jog Raj, IBM Rational Software
• RAF Capability Investigations, Sarah Norton, EADS
• Simulation in System architect, Geoff Hook, Lanner group

The conference presentation are available from the download area.

On the social side, there was plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow SA users and other delegates a valuable feature of any conference.

SAUG AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 IBM United Kingdom Limited, Warwick.

Summary
Once again, we had a full and exciting agenda.

• SA Product Update and Futures, Alan Burnett, IBM Rational Software
• SA Hints and Tips , Alan Burnett, IBM Rational Software
• Use of SA Publisher at DWP, David Pomphret, Dept. of Work & Pensions
• Development of a "Service Management Architecture Encyclopaedia" for ITILv3 - Trevor Lea-Cox, Lea-Cox and Associates

The conference presentation are available from the download area.

On the social side, there was plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow SA users and other delegates a valuable feature of any conference.

SAUG SPRING CONFERENCE 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 to Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 The Swan at Streatley, Berkshire.

Summary
Once again, we had a full and exciting agenda at a great location and the weather was excellent.

• SA Product Update and Futures, Jamie Knowles, IBM
• SA Hints and Tips , Jamie Knowles, IBM
• Overview of TOGAF 9 and what it means to EA Tooling - Richard Heward, Cap Gemini
• Using SA at Nordea Bank – a Citrix installation - Klaus Kej
• Using SA at GSK UK Marketing - Pam Waye, Glaxo Smith Kline
• De-risking F-35 Operations on CV(F) using SA - Roland Beverley, BAE Systems

The conference presentation are available from the download area.

On the social side, there was time during the lunch break to enjoy a stroll by the Thames , and plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow SA users and other delegates a valuable feature of any conference.

SAUG AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2008
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Telelogic Training Centre, Oxford.

Summary
The Autumn 2008 SAUG Conference took place on 14th October at the Telelogic Training Centre, Oxford.

We had a full and exciting agenda in which we heard the latest SA news from Telelogic, the user stories on how we are using System Architect, and of course the ever-popular and productive break-out session; and once again, there was plenty of opportunity for delegates to network at the coffee and lunch breaks.

• SA Product Update and Futures, Martin Owen, Telelogic, An IBM Company
• Enterprise Architecture using SA at the DWP, Martin Pickering, DWP
• Making SA Work in an Enterprise Environment, Malcolm Reeve (British Airways)
• Business Functions - A Stable Classification Scheme, Phil Sanders, Transport for London
• SA for SOA and SAP Netweaver, Jamie Knowles, Telelogic, An IBM Company
• Public Speaking - 3 Fears - Demolished!, Dave Longley, Independent Consultant
• Telelogic Leadership Council feedback and SAUG, Peter Goetz, Organisator

SAUG SPRING CONFERENCE 2008
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 The Swan Hotel (on the Thames),  Streatley, Berkshire.

Summary
The Spring 2008 SAUG Conference took place on 15th April at the Swan Hotel, Streatley. Once again, we had a full and exciting agenda at a great location and the weather was excellent.

• Tony Bagnall of EADS on Executable Enterprise Architectures with SA
• Peter Tapp of Network Rail describing how he is using SA and their EA Framework to build architectures
• our regular SA and Telelogic update from Alan Burnett of Telelogic;
• Alan Burnett giving a session on tool interoperability in the Telelogic family (featuring SA, DOORS, TAU and SA/XT)
• Simon Duxbury of Nationwide on his experiences with SA Catalog Manager
• Geoff Hook of Lanner on Simulating Business Processes
• Heather Wilcox of LAMRI on Using CMMI within projects applying Enterprise Architectures
• David Harrison (SAUG Chair) giving a practical demonstration of managing (SAUG) requirements with SA and DOORS.

The conference presentation are available from the download area.

On the social side, there was time during the lunch break to enjoy a stroll by the Thames , and plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow SA users and other delegates a valuable feature of any conference.

SAUG AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2007
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Telelogic Training Centre, Oxford.

Summary
The Autumn 2007 SAUG Conference took place on 11th December at the Telelogic Training Centre, Oxford.

As always, we prepared a full and exciting agenda in which we heard the latest SA news from Telelogic, the user stories on how we are using System Architect, and of course the ever-popular and productive break-out session; and once again, there was plenty of opportunity for delegates to network at the coffee and lunch breaks.

• SA Product Update and Futures, Mimoun Ouchaou, Senior Consultant at Telelogic
• Automation, Reporting and More (Using VBA with System Architect at Sainsbury's), Peter Crabbe-Wyke (Sainsburys)
• Making SA Work in an Enterprise Environment, Malcolm Reeve (British Airways)
• Managing (SAUG) Requirements with SA and DOORS, David Harrison

Summary
The Spring 2007 SAUG Conference took place on 1st May at the Swan Hotel, Streatley. We had a full and exciting agenda at a great location and the weather was excellent.

The agenda included an update from Telelogic on whats new in System Architect and the future direction of the product; user stories from John Ochiltree of the House of Commons on Coordinating groups using SA across different architectural boundaries, and from Alan Reep of ABP on Customising SA to suit your needs; Dave Longley will kicked off the afternoon with his take on how to get buy-in to SA in your organisation; and of course, there were the ever-popular break-out sessions, giving us the opportunity to share our experiences of SA and feed our recommendations back to Telelogic.

The conference presentation are available from the download area.

On the social side, there was time during the lunch break to enjoy a stroll by the Thames , and plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow SA users and other delegates a valuable feature of any conference.

SAUG AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Celtic Manor Resort, Newport.

Summary

The SAUG Autumn Conference took place on Wednesday 15th November 2006 at the renowned Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales. We were able to use this superb venue because we were holding the SAUG Conference on Day 2 of the Telelogic User Group Conference 14th-15th November.

Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Host of the 2010 Ryder Cup.

The Conference

The SAUG Autumn Conference took place on Wednesday 15th November at the renowned Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales. We were able to use this superb venue because we were holding the SAUG Conference on Day 2 of the Telelogic User Group Conference 14th-15th November.
 

We enjoyed an exciting agenda of user and Telelogic speakers, together with the ever-popular break-out sessions. Delegates were offered the choice of attending the SAUG Conference Day only or the full two-day Telelogic User Group Conference. There was ample opportunity for delegates to network at the coffee and lunch breaks and at the gala dinner on the evening of Tuesday 14th November for those attending both days.
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SAUG SPRING CONFERENCE 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 to Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Streatley (on the Thames), Berkshire

Summary
The Spring 2006 SAUG Conference takes place on 9-10 May at the Swan Hotel, Streatley.
As ever, you can look forward to a full and exciting conference agenda. Day 1 will have an IT and standards focus, and will include Alan Reep of ABP in the Netherlands speaking on Using SA to help enforce standards; Daniel Gantner of ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich will present on Business modelling and calculation; and a session on Standards for Business process Modelling. The focus of Day 2 will be User Stories we will hear from Anthony Cadley of Norwich Union on Documenting Business processes with SA and Michel Vrommen of Shell Gas and Power International on Improving your Business with SA.
There will be a product and futures update from Telelogic; and on each day there will be a break-out session in line with the focus for the day, giving us once again our opportunity to air the issues and requirements that are most dear to our hearts, and so feed them into the product development plans.
There will be space for exhibitors to display their wares, and ample opportunity for delegates to network at the coffee and lunch breaks.
 

Evenings at the conference
The SAUG Conference Dinner will be held at the hotel on Tuesday 9 May, and all delegates are very welcome to join us. Telelogic have kindly offered to sponsor the cost of this meal, so there will be no cost to individual delegates. If you are interested, please let us know via the conference booking form.
For delegates arriving at the hotel on Monday 8th May, there will be an informal committee dinner, but all are welcome. If you are interested in joining in, please get in touch with the committee. Please note, additional charges apply for this meal.

Cost and booking information
The SAUG Conference is, as always, open to SAUG members and non-members. The cost to members is 230, to non-members 345 (115 and 172-50 respectively for single day attendance) please go to the on-line conference booking form.
If you wish to have an exhibition stand at the conference, the cost is 575 for a full display stand, 862.50 for a full display stand plus 15 min presentation.. Again, please go to the on-line booking form.

Accommodation
As for previous SAUG Conferences, delegates will need to arrange their own accommodation, if they are planning to stay overnight. Please use this link for accommodation in the Streatley area, which includes the Swan hotel.

Delegate Confirmation
When we have received your conference booking, we will send you an email confirmation including directions to the hotel..

SAUG AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Summary
The Autumn 2005 SAUG Conference takes place on 8 November at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Marlow. It is followed immediately on 9-10 November by the 2-day Telelogic User Group Conference, at the same venue, which delegates are invited to attend, at no additional charge.

Once again, we have a full and exciting conference agenda. From the user community, we have Peter Hagemann of Kuehne + Nagel speaking on "Documenting the Application Landscape at Kuehne + Nagel with SA"; Stephen Gardiner of SITA GB will present on “Using SA for project monitoring”; and Mike Lovett of British Airways will tell us about his experiences of using System Architect at BA.

From Telelogic, John Crouchley will give us his usual take on what’s new in System Architect and what the future holds; and the break-out session will give us a chance to air the issues and requirements that are most dear to our hearts, and so feed them into the product development plans.

There will be space for exhibitors to display their wares, and ample opportunity for delegates to “network” at the coffee and lunch breaks.

The detailed conference agenda will be posted here as soon as we have finalised the timings and running order – please watch this space.

Evenings at the conference
The Telelogic User Conference Gala Dinner will be held on Wednesday 9 November, featuring Tony Hawkes as the after dinner speaker. The cost of the Gala Dinner is £35. If you are interested, please book via the Telelogic web site.

On the evening of Tuesday 8 November, there will be a drinks reception hosted by Telelogic – SAUG delegates are invited to attend.

Cost and booking information
The SAUG Conference is, as always, open to SAUG members and non-members. The cost to members is £115, to non-members £170 – please go to the on-line conference booking form.

If you wish to have an exhibition stand at the conference, the cost is £200 for a full display stand, £100 for a literature stand only. Again, please go to the on-line booking form.

If you also wish to take advantage of the offer to attend the Telelogic Conference at no extra charge, you will need to book separately using the booking form on the Telelogic website – simply follow this link.

Accommodation
As for previous SAUG Conferences, delegates will need to arrange their own accommodation, if they are planning to stay overnight. Please use this link for accommodation in the Marlow area, which includes the Crowne Plaza hotel.

Delegate Confirmation
When we have received your conference booking, we will send you an email confirmation including directions to the hotel..

On behalf of the committee, we look forward to meeting you all in Marlow.

SAUG SPRING CONFERENCE 2007
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 Swan Hotel (on the Thames),  Streatley, Berkshire.