impact-overview* dates may 20 – 25, 2007 location orlando, florida marriott world center...
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Impact-Overview*
Dates• May 20 – 25, 2007
Location• Orlando, Florida• Marriott World Center
Registration: http://www.ibm.com/events/impact2007
Early registration extended through March 30
IBM Impact 2007 – Unlock the Power of SOA*
Impact is the premier technical education event for SOA and WebSphere – Introduce customers to emerging technologies in SOA as supported by the WebSphere brand– Focus on the current technical education needs of customers– Advanced content that can not be found in a classroom or may be hard to consume in a
whitepaper– Focus on the issues that IT decision makers are trying to solve today – Where the market is going, what’s new, what’s coming and how does this relate to what the
customer currently has– Explore winning strategies and insights on creating business flexibility to drive an innovation
agenda to drive breakthrough growth
Highlights– Combines the best of WS Inner Circle, WTE & T&M events– Dedicated Business Partner Day & Solution Center – including partner demand
generation workouts– Spring Launch Anchor Event featuring new SOA product and services
announcements– 150+ Analyst and Press attendees
Creating a Climate for Innovation By increasing business flexibility and responsiveness
Hear directly from leaders who have made an impact
Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, and The Contender
Jamie Clarke, adventurer and explorer in over 40 countries
Innovative business leaders sharing their success stories
An opportunity to network with over 300 business leaders attendees
Exclusive 2 day Non-IT Business Leader Track:
Forward thinking mini main tent sessions on how to create a climate for innovation:
Expanding the Innovation Horizon Become “Process-Aware”: Business
Transformation Starts with Agile Processes
Over 30 business focused sessions, many industry specific and all centered on some of today’s most pressing topics:
From supplier to store shelf – putting the customer first
Unlocking customer advocacy in Financial Services
Achieving Global Collaboration Across Manufacturers
Optimizing the Order-To-Cash cycle Delivering consumer driven healthcare
Join us at Impact 2007
•Monday, May 21st through Tuesday, May 22nd in Orlando, FL
•www.ibm.com/events/impact2007
•Early registration through March 30
Impact-Tracks*Three Customer Tracks with 400+ Sessions
Focus on best practices and real world experiences of our customerse.g. Circle Computing, Prolifics, Verizon, Perficient, Schwab, Standard Life, CNA CommerceQuest, Bank of
America, Aetna, Alltel
Impact-Content*Tracks IT Executive Track Business Leader Track Technical Track
Audience CIOCTOVP in the IT OrganizationIT Decision Maker
Line of Business Executives Administrators, Developers, Architects, System Programmers, Execs, Managers,, Solution Designers, Business Analysts, IBMers
Number of Sessions & Speakers
56 lectures
2 IT Executive Mini main tent sessions
32 lectures plus repeat
2 Business Leader Mini main tent sessions
400 sessions with repeats (300 unique sessions)
17 Breakouts
25 Unique Labs
Sub Tracks Business Centric SOA, Business Process Management Enabled by SOA, SOA Reuse and Connectivity, Flexible Infrastructure and Management, SOA Governance & Service Life Cycle Management, Getting more out of your SOA investment from your existing applications
Financial Services, Distribution, Industrial, Communications, Public
Application Server, Architecture, BPM, CICS & Enterprise, Development, Messaging, Portal & Collaboration, Security & Mgmt
Solution Center – w /Partner Sponsors
Technical TrackTechnical Track at a Glanceat a GlanceTarget AudienceAdministrators, Developers, Architects, System Programmers, Executives, Managers, Solution Designers, Business Analysts, Clients
ObjectivesPremier technical education event for the WebSphere brand Introduce customers to emerging technologies in SOA as supported by the WebSphere brand Focus on the current technical education needs of customers Development, Performance, Security, Administration and Architecture in the WebSphere brand Best Practices and real world experiential sessions What’s new, what’s coming and how does this relate to what the customer currently has Advanced content that can not be found in a classroom or may be hard to consume in a whitepaper
325 unique lecture and labs - 460 with repeats 9 Tracks: Architecture Application Server Business Process Management CICS and Enterprise Development Messaging – Integration – Connectivity Security & Management Portal & Collaboration General Interest
Impact-Speak*
IBM Key Note Speakers
• Steve Mills
• Robert LeBlanc
• Tom Rosamilia
• Sandy Carter
• Ambuj Goyal
• Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Special Guest Speakers• Mark Burnett
– Producer of Survivor and The Apprentice
• Jamie Clarke– Everest Adventurer, Author &
Filmmaker
• Joel Cohen– Writer and associate
producer for The Simpsons
• Carol Baroudi– Best-selling author of SOA
for Dummies & Internet for Dummies
• 65+ customers
Impact-GWC*Special incentives for Global WebSphere Community Members
Prior to the conference: • User group members will be
tracked via registration process• User group leaders/liaisons will
receive $25 per member who registers for the event for up to 10 members, to be applied toward refreshments for user group meetings
• The user group leader with the highest number of user group members registered will receive a free pass to the event
At the conference:• All GWC members will receive
a WebSpherian baseball cap at event registration
• All GWC members attending the event will eligible to enter the raffle for a Nintendo Wii!
What should you do next?
• Please share this important information!– Discuss Impact 2007 at your next User Group meeting
• Encourage members to take advantage of the great technical education that will be available!
– Distribute to your User Group members via email• For those who may not attend the meeting, or if you do not have
a meeting scheduled before Impact 2007
• Questions?– Contact Barbara Formichelli: [email protected]