Events

Comdex Fall 97 is to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 17 to 21 November. Keynote speakers will include Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, Cisco CEO John Chambers and Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer.

Topics to be covered include the internet, network computing, multimedia, digital consumer technologies and communications. More than 2,100 companies will be exhibiting products at the event.

Contact: 001 617 433 1500 www.comdex.com.

Open system software distributor Open Computing is hosting a reseller event at Manchester United's football ground, Old Trafford, on 18 November. It is aimed at increasing marketshare and profitability among the nationwide reseller base. There will be presentations from Sybase, Hewlett Packard and Ingram Micro. As an incentive for resellers signing up to attend, there will be a chance to win tickets for next year's World Cup games in France.

Contact: 0113 251 3000.

The fourth Digital Media World conference and exhibition will take place between 18 and 20 November in Wembley, London. The event will look at all aspects of new media technologies. The London Effects and Animation Festival will also take place as part of the conference. Admission is free to qualifying respondents.

Contact: 0181 240 5030 www.digimedia.co.uk.

Data Warehousing 97 is happening on 18 and 19 November at Olympia 2, London. The conference and exhibition aims to focus on all technology related to data warehousing. Related business, management and technical issues will also be addressed.

Contact: 0181 879 3355.

TMA's 30th Conference will be held at the Grand Hotel in Brighton from 24 to 26 November. The event will focus on data, voice and image communications technologies, and key speakers will include Jeremy Paxman, Anna Ford and Peter Sissons.

Contact: 01372 361000.