Originally Published in TMCnet.com | May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) — Consero Group announced the addition of its Virtual Forums, beginning with the Consero Virtual Government IT Forum to be held June 12.

According to a release, Consero Virtual Forums are online conversations among Consero Visionaries, who are nominated by their peers for outstanding thought leadership and accomplishments in a specific subject area. As the selected Consero Visionaries gather to discuss key issues, peers across the country can watch and join the conversation.

“Today’s announcement demonstrates the success of the Consero event model, which offers high-level content and strategic networking opportunities for senior executives,” said Paul Mandell, Founder & CEO of Consero. “Since our launch, our attendees have consistently requested ways to continue the conversations between our in-person events. We’re confident that Consero’s Virtual Forums will answer this need.” Topics for discussion include the shift toward shared services; increasing citizen access and social media; and best practices in cyber security.

The Consero Visionaries for the Virtual Government IT Forum are:

• Rosa Akhtarkhavari, Chief Information Officer, Orlando, Fla.
• Ken Desforges, Director of Information Systems, Diamond Bar, Calif.
• Dan Kent, Federal CTO, Cisco -Rob Mancini, CTO, Washington, D.C.
• Tom McQuillan, Chief Information Officer, Prince William County, Va.
• Dianah Neff, Chief Information Officer, Monterey County, Calif.
• Sarjoo Shah, Chief Information Officer, Eligibility & Insurance, State of Oklahoma.

The Consero Government IT Virtual Forum is underwritten by Cisco Systems, a provider of networking.

Consero Group creates industry-specific events for senior-level executives in industries that include: Legal, Compliance, Shared Services, Customer Experience, Finance, IT, HR, Procurement, Higher Education Technology, and Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting.

Originally Published in The Sacramento Bee | May 14, 2013

BETHESDA, Md., May 14, 2013 – /PRNewswire/ – Consero Group (www.consero.com), an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives, today announced the addition of its Virtual Forums, beginning with the Consero Virtual Government IT Forum to be held June 12, 2013.

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Originally Published in Baltimore Business Journal | May 14, 2013

Bethesda-based professional conference facilitator Consero Group LLC has begun offering Web-based forums, three years after striking success in high-end, in-person professional conferences, the Washington Business Journal reported.

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Originally Published in GCN | May 15, 2013 | By William Jackson

Many state and local networks and IT systems are unprepared for cyberattacks, as the CIOs overseeing them struggle to make do with strained budgets and static or shrinking staffs.

The results of a recent survey by Consero of chief information officers of states, counties, cities and towns are hardly surprising, but hardly comforting, either.

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Online Events to Meet Participant Demand for Ongoing Dialogue Between In-Person Forums

BETHESDA, Md- (May 14, 2013) –Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives, today announced the addition of its Virtual Forums, beginning with the Consero Virtual Government IT Forum to be held June 12, 2013.

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Originally Published in Washington Business Journal | May 13, 2013 | By Ben Fischer

Bethesda-based professional conference facilitator Consero Group LLC has begun offering Web-based forums, three years after striking success in high-end, in-person professional conferences.

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BETHESDA, Md- (May 13, 2013) – Two thirds of companies are unprepared for social media’s risks to their customer service experience, according to a new survey by Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives. The results were reported as part of Consero’s 2013 Chief Customer Experience Officer Data Survey.

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BETHESDA, Md- (May 8, 2013) – A majority of shared services and outsourcing executives (57%) report that their companies may undermine long-term value by pursuing short-term savings from vendors, according to a new survey by Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives. The results were reported as part of the 2013 Shared Services & Outsourcing Data Survey compiled by Consero Group.

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BETHESDA, Md- (May 7, 2013) – According to a new survey by Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives, an alarming number (44%) of state and local government Chief Information Officers reported that they are not prepared for cyber-attacks, and nearly a third (28%) said that they had experienced an attack within the last twelve months. The results were reported as part of the 2013 Government IT Data Survey, compiled by Consero Group.

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Originally Published in Government Health IT | April 30, 2013 | By Anthony Brino

Only about half of state and local government CIOs polled in a recent survey said they’re prepared for a cyber-attack — even as 28 percent of them reported experiencing a system hacking or attack attempt in the previous year.

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