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Welcome to Impact 2008 April 6-11 in Las Vegas This April, more than 6000 IBM customers and Business Partners will come together to reset the pace for innovation. Be among the first to get the hottest information on new technologies from business and technical experts from IBM, analysts, and companies like yours who have implemented SOA solutions. This annual conference on SOA and WebSphere offers unparalleled technical education about SOA and IBM thought leadership for LOBs, CIOs and practical application for users. From IT practitioners to senior business leaders, you'll get more value from the one conference that brings it all together. Expect more! Keynotes by world-renowned personalities, industry leaders and IBM executives and new exciting sessions to choose from News you won't get anywhere else about WebSphere Products & Technologies that support SOA strategies Strategic insight from experts in your industry about the future of SOA Enhanced Solution Center with more great Business Partner exhibits and plenty of other reasons to visit - perhaps a timely chair massage, an afternoon latte or a late day cocktail reception Dedicated day for IBM Business Partners on Sunday, April 6 Steven A. Mills Senior Vice President & Group Executive, IBM Software Group Martin Eberhard - Keynote Speaker Co-founder and former CEO of Tesla Motors, Electrical Engineer and Entrepreneur Robert LeBlanc General Manager, Global Consulting Services and SOA, IBM Global Business Services Jimmy Wales - Keynote Speaker Founder of Wikipedia.org, Internet entrepreneur Tom Rosamilia General Manager, WebSphere Software, IBM Software Group Sandy Carter Vice President, SOA & WebSphere Strategy, Channels and Marketing, IBM Corporation Impact 2008 will be an action packed five-day event. Don't miss out on comprehensive education about how SOA can help you to overcome pressing business and IT challenges and make better use of existing investments to achieve strategic goals. If you're looking for ever new ways to innovate and transform your business, you'll enjoy the role and industry-based curricula in over 500 available sessions. And of course, there's more! Exciting evening events that take full advantage of the best Las Vegas has to offer are also on the agenda. Expect world-class guest speakers and entertainment that will make Impact 2008 an unforgettable experience. Technical: The technical track includes over 300 unique sessions targeted at developers, architects, administrators and integrators of IBM WebSphere and IBM CICS family of products. Sessions include current info, tips and techniques grounded on best practices for developing and managing the WebSphere and CICS enterprise environment. IT Executive: Gain competitive advantage with actionable education and insight into the latest technology. This track will explore how SOA brings simplicity to the rock-solid technology you need to support mission-critical, enterprise-wide initiatives. Business Executive: Make the transformation across business and IT to become a globally integrated enterprise. This track features client examples and industry perspectives to help you align your business and IT with SOA to become more agile and embrace change efficiently. Alignment of Business and IT: Gain insight into how IBM is helping customers deliver business process agility and integrity to meet the goals of the enterprise. This track will regroup around a single theme. It will feature some key sessions from the other conference tracks along with unique announcement-related sessions. Conference Registration Fees $2095 USD per person until March 31, 2008 $2250 USD per person from April 1, 2008. Special team discount: Bring your team. Register 10 people from your company and the 11th conference registration fee is complimentary. As a group administrator you can register your whole team and the conference registration fee for your 11th registration will be waived. You'll be prompted to include all registration confirmations for your team. E-mail us to get the details about how to register your team. All prices are in US dollars. There are no single day passes. Conference registration fee only covers conference admittance and does not include hotel accommodation, travel, transportation or any other charges. For cancellations before February 8, 2008, your pre-paid conference registration fees will be refunded less $200/person cancellation fee. For cancellations before March 21, 2008, 50 percent of your pre-paid conference registration fees will be refunded. No refund of conference registration fee available for cancellations after March 21, 2008.IBM has secured two exciting venues for Impact 2008: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (as the main conference hotel) and the Signature Hotel (limited availability). You can arrange your accommodations on line as part of the registration process. Please be advised that conference hotel accommodation is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. All conference sessions will be held at the MGM Grand Convention Center. See IBM Web site.