COMMON 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition

Mark your calendars and register today for COMMON's 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, Florida, May 3 - 6, 2010 - COMMON's 50th Anniversary Celebration!

The Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of the Power Systems user community and COMMON's largest educational event of the year, with four full days of in-depth IBM i and AIX education that includes all-day pre-conference workshops, all-day Integrated Seminars, open labs and a wide variety of regular-length sessions.

Browse the world's largest Power Systems Exposition, encompassing over 80 exhibitors, including IBM. It's a one-stop source of up-to-the minute information and ideas for the IT industry. Discover what's new in the IBM i and AIX world and give your company ways to reduce costs and improve productivity.

Benefits
The COMMON Annual Meeting and Exposition is the premier Power Systems-related educational conference and annual meeting of the COMMON membership.

  · Provides four full days of over 300 educational sessions on IBM i and AIX-related topics.
  · Variety of educational formats, including all-day pre-conference workshops, all-day
     Integrated Seminars, open labs and regular-length sessions.
  · Most cost-effective conference option for your 2010 educational needs.
  · Largest gathering of the Power Systems user community.
  · Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of this organization's momentous 50-year milestone.
  · The largest Exposition of its kind with over 80 vendors present to supplement your education.
  · Extraordinary networking opportunities - have fun, learn and share with your peers,
     renowned speakers, IBM developers, executives, and fellow members.

The Annual Meeting will kickoff on Monday, May 3, 2010, with the Opening Session, which will include a special message to the attendees from Sam Palmisano, IBM's Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer! The Opening Session will also feature a keynote address by Rod Adkins, Senior Vice President, IBM Systems and Technology Group. This is an unprecedented level of support and recognition of COMMON from IBM with representation at our 50th Anniversary Celebration by IBM's two top executives.

This will be followed by four days of leading-edge IBM i, AIX, and Linux-related education, closing with the fun and exciting Power Down - Main Event set in a '60s theme on Thursday, May 6th. You can also add some community outreach during the Annual Meeting by taking part in the COMMON Cares second annual Charity 5k Run/Walk and/or the COMMON Cares Blood Drive - both benefit the Florida Blood Centers.

The COMMON 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition is the premier educational and networking event that you and your team will not want to miss.

Learn more and register today www.common.org/annualmeeting