The premier BI event you can't miss
We are excited to announce that registration for the Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2010 is now open! We invite you to join us for this event which will showcase Microsoft’s market-leading business intelligence (BI) products, solution expertise and customer successes. Additionally, this year’s BI Conference is co-locating with Tech·Ed North America which will offer you exposure to additional networking opportunities with customers & partners as part of Tech·Ed. You will also have access to the Tech·Ed keynote, pre-conferences, more hands on labs and a larger Expo showcasing more Microsoft demo stations, exhibitors and sponsors.
The fee to attend the Conference is $1495 USD, but if you register before February 28th, you qualify for the early bird rate of $1195. The Academic registration price is $795. Register today!
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The Conference is designed to educate you on every aspect of Microsoft’s BI offering with technical and business-focused educational tracks, an entire track dedicated to customer best practices sessions, Microsoft BI Awards presentation, hands-on labs, peer networking opportunities and more! Visit the Conference Website for more information and a complete list of all Tracks and Sessions!
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For the first time, this year's conference will take place in New Orleans in conjunction with Tech·Ed 2010. Gain insight into how Microsoft is evolving Business Intelligence solutions, and hear customer success stories firsthand—all in the midst of North America’s premier immersive IT gathering.
You'll have the chance to learn from the experts who design, build, and support Microsoft BI products every day, and you can attend 58 BI sessions with content targeted for IT Leaders, Business Leaders, IT Professionals and Developers.
This year’s BI Conference will center on the following topic areas:
· Empowering End Users
· Improving Organizational Effectiveness
· Increasing IT and Developer Efficiency
· Partner Services and Solutions Delivery
· Customer Business Value
With all new releases of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Office & SharePoint 2010, our core BI products, and added benefits from co-location with Tech·Ed, this promises to be an event you will not want to miss!