Adverant: ISACA Adverant, Inc will be at the 2008 ISACA Spring Conference. Will you? Mark May 12th - 14th on your calendar and join Adverant, Inc and other industry professionals at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal for the 2008 Spring Conference, the leading information systems audit event for the Southern California area. The ISACA Los Angeles Chapter provides affordable quality training on fundamental information systems auditing concepts and emesacarging technology risks, and an opportunity to network with other auditing and security professionals. The 2008 Spring Conference tracks include: Pre-Conference Workshop - We will be offering an one-day workshop series that offers both technical materials and hands-on exercises. Core Competencies - Designed for the operational/financial auditor or anyone new to the information systems auditing profession who want to learn various IS auditing basics. Information Security - The latest security topics to enhance the skills of IT audit and security professionals. IT Governance - Includes sessions covering governance topics that supports the enterprise's IT ability to sustain and extend the organisation's strategies and objectives. Tools and Techniques - Sessions that will enable participants to take away ideas and techniques to enhance their professional development and work. CobiT User Convention - This educational event is designed for users of Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT®).  The event features case studies and facilitated discussion groups that address how COBIT is being used to identify, quantify and mitigate business risks; implement IT service improvements; satisfy control and regulatory needs; and establish performance measurement requirements. Post-Conference Workshop - Following the conference, “Implementing IT Governance using COBIT and VAL IT” will be offered as a post conference 2 day workshop.