Intel is about to resume the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), a series of themed conferences for developers, IT professionals, and the industry press, where Intel employees share up-to-date information on cutting-edge technologies and developments. According to the Fudzilla website, the once-popular event could return as early as this year.
Recall that in 2017, Intel from hosting IDF conferences, which had previously been held annually for almost two decades. The closure of traditional face-to-face developer events came at a time when the company was led by former CEO Brian Krzanich, who has been responsible for many controversial decisions. And the closure of the IDF obviously turned out to be one of them. The main reason why developer conferences were canceled was then cited as a global shift in priorities, in which Intel tried to move away from the direction of personal computers and become a company built around data processing technologies.
However, the new head of Intel Robert Swan (Robert Swan) maintaining a constructive dialogue with users and customers attaches great importance. As he already stated during one of his speeches, Intel needs to change its culture. βMaking good products and waiting for customers to come after them is no longer enough - now the company must start thinking of itself as just one of the players and try to orient its products to the needs of customers,β the Intel chief executive said, speaking in early May before investors. Naturally, if Intel is now setting such goals for itself, an industry conference could play a very large role in building a two-way interaction between the company and customers and users.
Recently, Intel employees often refer to the fact that organizing a dialogue with the community is extremely important to her. A good example is the program , where the company discusses with users its strategy regarding the development of graphic solutions. Also at the beginning of the year, Intel launched a program for laptop manufacturers. , which is another form of interaction aimed at promoting the company's technologies in the mobile computer market. It is clear that the return of the IDF as a large-scale face-to-face event for the broad masses of the interested public from among amateurs and professionals will fit perfectly into this line.
It is not yet clear whether Intel will continue to use the name IDF or come up with some new name for the revived developer forum. It is also not clear when exactly such a conference will take place. Previously, IDF sessions were traditionally held in the first half of September, but now the company may choose some other schedule.
Source: 3dnews.ru