Bob Sutor - Vice President of Open Source and Standards at IBM Corporation

Bob Sutor, Vice President of Standards and Open Source at IBM, will provide the Symposium's keynote address. A Management Track of sessions on the latest technologies, applications, and services from a business perspective and a Technical Track, geared at providing IT professionals with the most up-to-date processes, tools and techniques for practical applications and implementations, will be offered. Several interactive panel discussions, tutorials and workshops round off the program highlights that will conclude with Burton Group Analyst, Anne Thomas Manes, leading a closing panel with top executives from BEA Systems, EDS, IBM, Primeton, SAP, and Sun Microsystems.

Two in-depth focused tracks this year:

• Management Track
  Features sessions focusing on the latest technologies, applications, and services, from a business viewpoint.
• Technical Track
  Aimed at providing IT technical professionals with the most up-to-date processes, tools and techniques for practical applications and implementations.

Complete Program Details:

• Tutorials | Sunday, 15 April
• Special Briefings for TC Members | Sunday, 15 April
• Symposium Program:
  • Monday Agenda | 16 April
  • Tuesday Agenda | 17 April
• OpenDocument Workshop | Wednesday, 18 April
• WS-BPEL Workshop | Wednesday, 18 April
• Special Briefing for Non-Members | Wednesday, 18 April
• Related Meetings | 18-20 April

Attendance at the tutorials and workshops are free with Symposium registration and also available separately.