2008 IIUG Informix Conference

The International Informix Users Group (IIUG) will hold its 2008 Informix Conference at the Overland Park Marriott in Overland Park, Kansas (USA). The hotel is just down the street from the IBM Development Lab in Lenexa, home to most of the Informix Development and Support Staff, and a suburb in the metropolitan area of Kansas City, Missouri.

Online conference registration is now closed. However, on-site registration is available at $649. Sunday's Pre-Conference Tutorials are also available to conference attendees for $125 for half-day or $200 for full-day.

See you at the Marriott Overland Park April 27-30!

Marriot Overland Park
10800 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66210 USA
Phone: 1-913-451-8000

Conference Overview

The event will be a three full day event packed with four tracks of all Informix sessions and a day of tutorials prior to the event.

The Conference Planning Committee selected to run the conference is made up of long time active IIUG volunteers Cindy Lichtenauer, Walt Hultgren, James Edmiston, Tom Beebe, Tammy Frankforter, David Link, Bruce Simms, and Kernoal Stephens.

This will be the major conference of the year devoted to Informix and related technologies, featuring a great line-up of benefits and activities:

Four full tracks for three full days of technical sessions
The top Informix and IBM speakers from around the world
Additional full-day and half-day tutorial sessions on the day before the conference by recognized experts on Informix
Keynotes and special sessions by senior IBM Information Management and Informix Development and Marketing executives
Free IBM Information Management Certification testing available to all attendees
Free Informix Online Certification Assessment Testing — be prepared for complimentary certification at the event!
An exhibition hall where you will be able to meet representatives and discuss the latest offerings from vendors serving the worldwide Informix community
Numerous networking opportunities at receptions and other planned social events

Keynote Speakers

Monday - Ambuj Goyal, General Manager IBM Information Management Division
Tuesday - Arvind Krishna, Vice President, IBM Data Management & WW Information Management Development

Technical Session Tracks

Conference sessions will be organized into four general subject area tracks that will run concurrently:

The Database Applications and Tools track will cover such topics as application development tools and methodologies, application and database architecture, and maximizing application and SQL performance.
The Informix Administration and Performance track will feature sessions on topics including database and data warehouse design and administration, performance tuning, backup and restore, and security.
The Informix Edge track will contain talks on aspects of Informix that provide a distinct edge in application development and processing such as emerging technologies like XML and Web services, operation in cross-platform and heterogeneous environments, and support for Open Source and third-party tools.
The Advanced Support Topics track will feature studies and advanced sessions on support topics, many taken from real-life development and support scenarios.

Click here for a list of pre-conference Tutorial descriptions.

Click here for a list of Technical Session topics and speakers.

Certification Testing

Prepare for FREE Information Management Professional Certification offered throughout the event with IBM's exam preparation resources. Choose from self-study tutorials, preparation documents and certification guides to help you be successful on exam day. In addition, for a limited time only, IIUG Members seeking IDS certification at the conference are eligible to take an Online Certification Assessment Test Free! Attendees can also prepare for IDS 11 Professional Informix Certification with the IIUG Pre-Conference tutorial "Preparing for the IDS 11 Certification Exam".

Conference Pricing

Earlybird (thru January 15, 2007) — $499.00
Regular (January 16 - February 2008) — $549.00
Late Registration (March - April 2008) — $649.00

In addition, IIUG members get $50.00 off the above until April 18, 2008! (available only at registration online.)

Tutorials

Half-day tutorials will be available on Sunday April 27, 2008. The tutorials cost $125 for one half-day session and $200 if you elect two half-days sessions. Check the Pre-Conference Tutorials page for details.

Registration

See you at the Marriott Overland Park April 27-30!

Marriot Overland Park
10800 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66210 USA
Phone: 1-913-451-8000

Conference Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

IBM
http://www.ibm.com

Official Tuesday Night Party Sponsor

Kazer
http://www.kazer.com

Gold Sponsors			AGS http://www.serverstudio.com
			eSmartSoft Information Systems http://www.esmartsoft.com.eg/
			Four Js http://www.4js.com
			Gillani http://www.gillani.com
			Guardium http://www.guardium.com
			Kazer http://www.kazer.com
			Querix http://www.querix.com
			Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com
			Xtivia http://www.xtivia.com