The eight iSeries user groups of the Northeast, from the states of CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, and VT have joined together to put together a yearly IBM Power systems technical conference in Framingham, MA.

These eight user groups devote many volunteer hours to put together all of the different facets of this event in order to present a conference that provides a wide array of speakers and subject matter for the Power systems community at large. In addition, we pride ourselves on providing a conference that is a reasonable value for its attendees.

Each conference is held yearly, in early spring, and consists of approximately 100 sessions, 20 speakers (from both IBM and the i community), as many as 500 attendees, and 30 vendor sponsors. The conference covers a variety of technical subjects and may include seminars, workshops, and hands on labs. There is also a dedicated vendor track allowing vendors to present or announce product specific information.

The 19^th  annual Northeast User Groups conference will be held on April 6th, 7th and 8th, 2009 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, MA. Please refer to the Hotel Information link for additional information on the Sheraton Hotel.

The format of the conference is a three day event. The first conference day is generally a partial day where various seminars, workshops and hands on labs may be available. The second and third day of the conference are dedicated to a day long series of breakout sessions and hands on labs, with a vendor Expo featuring some of the premier IBM business partners from around the world. The evening of the second day will feature a keynote address from a prominent industry person. Please refer to the Session Information link for current conference information.

For planning purposes the cost of the conference is approximately $500.00 to $775.00 per attendee, depending on options selected for additional seminars, workshops and hands on labs and the time at which you register. There is an early registration discount option. Note: For current pricing information please refer to our current conference registration information.

Rooms at the Sheraton are approximately $140/$150 per night for single or double occupancy. Please call the hotel for current pricing.

The NEUGC organization is dedicated to helping their members and the Power systems community at large meet the challenge of change in a fast moving technology age.

The eight User Groups of the Northeast User Groups Conference are:

FASUG	Fairfield AS/400 Users Group (www.fasug.org)
HUMS	Hartford User Of Midrange Systems (www.humsct.org)
LISUG	Long Island System Users Group (www.lisug.org)
MEMUG	Maine Midrange Users Group
NEMUG	The New England Midrange Users Group (www.nemug.com)
NES	New England Systems, Inc.
NHMUG	New Hampshire Midrange User Group (www.nhmug.org)
VTMUG	Vermont Midrange User Group (www.vtmug.org)

 Note: For individual User Group contact information please refer to the Staff link.