Top 10 reasons to attend

1. Get a year's worth of education in one week (build your personal education from 500 sessions tailored to meet your needs)

2. Save up to $1150 on certification and education - with offers available before, during and after Impact 2008

3. Be the first to hear the latest MQ, Project Zero, WebSphere Application Server, BPM news, including new launches and releases

4. Only place to hear nonstop sessions about MQ and CICS

5. Experience the "No-pitch" zone - only technology details from fellow technologists

6. Meet the experts and mingle with IBM architects and developers in the always-open lounges: SOA, BPM, CICS, Messaging, Web 2.0/Java

7. Explore the SOA Open Labs. 15 open labs for hands-on exploration of IBM SOA Sandboxes, WebSphere, Rational, WPLC and more

8. Members Only: Global WebSphere Community (GWC). Members-only sessions let participants "Ask the Experts" their toughest questions, catch up during "Birds of a Feather" meet 'n mingle

9. Get your certifications! 29 technical certifications covering SOA, WebSphere, XML, Information Management, Rational, Tivoli, Lotus, WebSphere Portal. (up to three free)

10. Hear how others did it: 220+ Customer Speakers. And 59 share their technical stories of implementing SOA solutions with the IBM SOA Foundation