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It’s high time we brought the HfS show back to our hometown of Cambridge MA this December, where we’ll give everyone a big reality slap around the face with a wet kipper:<\/p>\n

\"Harvard-2015\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, people, it’s time to dial back the rhetoric, stop talking about fantastical things that will probably never happen, and get to the heart of the matter: how can we actually define and realize business outcomes<\/em> from outsourcing?<\/p>\n

This will be a service buyer event, where we have 45 exclusive enterprise buyer seats reserved for the chosen few, and we will wheel in some unsuspecting service provider leaders for our famous face\/off debate, where we are going to challenge them on why they aren’t self-cannibalizing, why they all insist on using the same lingo we can barely comprehend, and how they plan to be different from each other when the fog lifts.<\/p>\n

We’ll be holding the HfS Working Summit in Harvard Square just down the road from our headquarters. So mark your calendars now:<\/p>\n

Defining and Realizing Business Outcomes<\/em><\/p>\n

HfS Working Summit for Service Buyers<\/em><\/p>\n

December 1-2 2015, Harvard Square,\u00a0Cambridge, MA<\/em><\/p>\n

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More details–including the agenda,\u00a0accommodations, how to apply for registration and sponsors–to follow very soon.<\/p>\n

B<\/a>ookmark<\/a>\u00a0our event site to stay up to date!<\/strong>
\n Drop us a note<\/a>\u00a0to apply for a seat (Service Buyers Only)<\/strong><\/div>\n

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We\u00a0hope you can make it to Harvard Square this December. It will be a great way to end the year and get ready for 2016. And, of course, we’ll have a little fun, great food and booze while we’re at it.<\/p>\n

This will be an invitation only event, but we do encourage you to drop us a note<\/a> if you are interested in applying for a seat. It’ll be great to have you there to celebrate the year we’ve had and get stuck into some unvarnished debate!<\/p>\n

Be there, or be Harvard Square!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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