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Innovation Center Events

Upcoming Innovation Roundtables in Asia Pacific

Thursday, October 16 - Brisbane
8:00 to 11:00 am
Speaker: David Axson of The Sonax Group
Topic: Best practices in Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting
Register today!

Friday, October 17 - Melbourne
8:00 to 11:00 am
Speakers: David Axson of The Sonax Group and Kevin Noel of Babcock and Brown Power
Topic: Best practices in Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting
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IBM IOD 2008

If your focus is on business intelligence and performance management - but you're also looking for up-to-date information on the integration of Cognos and IBM, including new strategies for improving data quality, master data management, and business activity monitoring - then you should attend IBM Information On Demand 2008, October 26-31, Las Vegas, Nevada.

At IOD 2008, you will find:

  • 120 business leadership sessions covering performance management, future trends, and industry-specific topics
  • 600+ technical skill building sessions and hands-on labs
  • 60 dive deep sessions covering Cognos products and technology

For more information or to register now, please visit the IBM IOD Web site.

Innovation Roundtable at IBM's IOD Conference: October 27

Sponsored by the Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management, this Innovation Roundtable will provide rich content and discussions. Topics include:

  • Leveraging Technology for Improved Performance Management, David Axson of The Sonax Group
  • IBM Global 2008 CFO Study: Improving Performance via the Integrated Finance Organization – Findings and Discussion, Robert Pohlmann of IBM Global Business Services
  • Developing, Driving and Monitoring Strategy: Leveraging the Financial Management of Strategic Programs Performance Blueprint, Danielle Coughlin of Innovation Center
  • Financial Performance Management at Qualcomm, Robert Loreto of Qualcomm

This Innovation Roundtable is a two-way discussion. The goal is to arm you with new thinking and tools critical to driving your performancemanagement vision forward.

Seating is limited. Register today by emailing khillman@us.ibm.com or calling 612-501-8181.




Performance 2008 is coming to a city near you!

Performance 2008 is the most important one-day event of the year for anyone—IT managers and professionals, financial analysts, and business users—working with, supporting, or evaluating Cognos solutions.

Offered in dozens of cities around the world, this event delivers practical knowledge you can put to use right away. Performance 2008 shows you how to gain more value from your current investment in Cognos BI and performance management solutions, even as it helps you plan for your organization's future needs.

For more information or to register now, please visit the Performance 2008 Web site.

Innovation Center Executive Luncheons at Performance 2008: Cities throughout North America

Senior finance and IT executives are invited to join the Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management at an exclusive Executive Luncheon in several North American Performance 2008 cities. During this luncheon, attendees will have opportunity to network with other executives and learn more about Business Intelligence Competency Centers (BICCs) and Performance Management Competency Centers (PMCCs). You'll learn how they can be implemented as well as their primary goals, objectives and measures of success.

Executive luncheons will take place in the following cities:

  • Boston, MA: October 7th
  • Dallas, TX: October 17
  • Philadelphia, PA: October 22
  • Washington, DC: November 5
  • Newport Beach, CA: November 12
  • San Francisco, CA: November 14
  • Vancouver, BC: November 20
  • Atlanta, GA: December 2
  • New York, NY: December 9
Register today!

Innovation Center Events at Performance 2008: Cities throughout Europe

Learn more about the Innovation Center and its comlimentary offerings to customer and partner members, including access to Performance Blueprints and exclusive thought leadership.

Events will take place in the following cities:

  • Krakau, Poland: October 2
  • Copenhagen, Denmark: October 7
  • Moscow, Russia: October 9
  • Mainz, Germany: October 14
  • London, UK: October 14
  • Zagreb, Kroatia: October 21
  • Vienna, Austria, October 23
  • Zurich, Switzerland, October 24

For a more detailed agenda or to register, email christoph.papenfuss@de.ibm.com.


Cognos Finance Forum On-Demand

Practical advice and proven practices to help you solve financial performance management challenges. Access compelling conference sessions, speakers, partner solutions, customer case studies and a wide range of product and solution exhibits.

You'll discover more effective ways to:

  • Plan, forecast and control enterprise resources
  • Measure, analyze and optimize performance
  • Report to external stakeholders with confidence
  • Align metrics, initiatives and resources with corporate strategy

Plus, get expert advice from Thomas Davenport - the world renowned thought-leader on competing with business analytics, and Bryan Hall, Managing Director and Finance Practice Leader at The Hackett Group. www.cognos.com/virtualfinance08/.