June 4 -- Livonia, Michigan - The MiTECH conference is an annual, one-day technical education and training opportunity sponsored by four Michigan-area IBM i local user groups along with LUGs from Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. It features more than 45 sessions (agenda available online) that pertain not only to IBM i, but also AIX and Power Systems. A vendor showcase area is also part of the attraction. This event will be held at the VisTaTech Center. LEARN MORE >

June 6 -- West Lebanon, New Hampshire - The New Hampshire/Vermont IBM i User Group will host a free one-day event featuring four sessions on popular topics: IBM Power Systems and IBM i announcements will be discussed by Steve Fier, an IBM competitive sales specialist; the future of programming, by Pete Massiello of iTech Solutions; SQL by Skip Marchesani, an industry expert on DB2 for i; and modern application architecture by David Andruchuk, a system architect for Computer Systems Design Associates. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Fireside Inn located at 25 Airport Road. LEARN MORE >

June 13 -- Webinar - Simplifying IBM i encryption with DB2 field procedures will be discussed in this online session hosted by Linoma Software. Topics receiving attention include tips and techniques for implementing field procedures, how to restrict access to sensitive fields, masking techniques that show only partial values, key management and security controls, and audit trails. The presentation features Linoma encryption products. The session begins at noon CST. LEARN MORE >

July 18 - Webinar - FTP server compliance, outdated FTP or SFTP servers, security controls and audit reporting that meet the latest PCI and HIPAA compliance requirements, and keeping sensitive trading partner files in your private network without opening inbound ports will be emphasized in this presentation hosted by Linoma Software. The presentation includes a demonstration of Linoma products for securing FTP servers. It begins at noon CST. LEARN MORE >

July 19 -- Costa Mesa, California - The annual IBM i Technical Conference hosted by the Ocean User Group of Southern California will be held at National University. This one-day training event concentrates on highly desirable technologies such as mobile application development, PHP, application modernization, systems design and integration, networking and connectivity, SQL for IBM i, modern RPG, Web services, Rational Developer for Power, and others. Award-winning speakers with subject matter expertise are among the top trainers in the IBM i community. The list includes: Paul Tuohy, Craig Pelkie, Mike Pavlak, Charles Guarino, Larry Bulhuis, Eamon Musallam, Alex Roytman, and Julie Gutierrez-Farley. A vendor expo area featuring 16 solutions-oriented companies is also a big part of the event. The registration fee for members of any Power Systems user group is $175; the fee for non-members is $225. LEARN MORE >

September 9-11 -- St. Louis, Missouri - The COMMON 2013 Fall Conference and Expo is a three-day Power Systems educational and networking event with more than 100 educational sessions on a variety of topics. The session agenda (available online) includes vendor-led sessions and two pre-conference workshops. An early registration discount, which saves $350, is available through July 11. This event will be held at the Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis. LEARN MORE >

September 23-25 -- Sandusky, Ohio - The WebSphere MQ Technical Conference includes more than 40 sessions to enhance the skills of IT professionals who are using IBM's WebSphere MQ on IBM i, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS. The emphasis is on current practices, methodologies, administration, problem determination, security best practices and technology trends for IBM's WebSphere MQ. Early registration price is $249 until July 23 and $299 after that date. Group pricing discount is also available. LEARN MORE >

October 15-17 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota - The RPG & DB2 Summit is a three-day conference featuring more than 50 sessions focused on modernizing IBM i development skills. The session agenda includes topics such as application, database, and tool modernization; Web and mobile applications; and techniques for using SQL, PHP, XML, RPG IV, DB2 for i, RPG OA. IBM i development experts Jon Paris, Susan Gantner, and Paul Tuohy are the core educators at this conference, and they are assisted by a team of highly qualified subject matter experts with education and training skills. LEARN MORE >