Informix User Forum 2005, December 8-9, Atlanta

Informix User Forum 2005 A Two-Day User Group Technical Conference December 8-9, 2005 Atlanta, Georgia USA The Southeast Informix Users Group (SEIUG), based in Atlanta, GA, and the Washington Area Informix User Group (WAIUG) based in Washington, DC, are teaming up to present Informix User Forum 2005, the premiere Informix regional user group technical conference in the eastern U.S. The Informix User Forum, previously sponsored biennially by WAIUG, has long had a reputation for excellence in both value and technical content. Now, the two groups have joined forces to evolve the Forum into an annual two-day conference. This year's event will be held December 8-9 in Atlanta. Forum 2005 promises to provide even more technical content, plus opportunities to network with fellow users and access to information on the latest vendor offerings. This, combined with a registration fee of US$ 50.00 for the entire conference, makes the value of this event hard to beat. Call For Presentations We are currently accepting presentation abstracts for the Forum on Informix-related topics in any of the areas listed below. Subjects related to all current Informix and Informix-heritage products are welcome, as well as products that operate in those environments such as other IBM products, plus third party, Open Source and cross-platform products. Presenters will receive a complimentary all-conference pass. The Forum will be organized into three general subject area tracks that will run concurrently: * The Application Development track will cover such topics as application development tools and methodologies, application and database architecture, and maximizing application and SQL performance. * The Database Engines and Administration 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 conference will be held in the state-of-the-art learning facility at The Home Depot Store Support Center located in northwest Atlanta. Presentations must adhere to the following guidelines: * Your presentation should run 70 minutes in length, including time for questions and answers. * Digital projection equipment will be provided, but you must use your own laptop for the presentation. * There will be no Internet connectivity from the session rooms. * The content of your presentation must be of a technical nature on a specific subject and may not contain overt attempts to sell a particular product. Technical descriptions of products are welcomed, but not simply marketing presentations. Visit the Forum 2005 Web site www.iiug.org/~seiug/forum2005/ to find more details about the conference and an on-line application for submitting your presentation abstract. The deadline for submitting presentation abstracts is August 15, 2005. Whether you're interested in speaking or simply attending, we think you'll find that the Informix User Forum 2005 will continue the tradition of providing extremely high quality and dense technical content at very low cost. Visit the Forum site for more information or e-mail forum2005@iiug.org. We hope to see you in Atlanta December 8-9! Walt Hultgren Lester Knutsen Southeast Informix Users Group Washington Area Informix User Group