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Find and connect with others who are successfully teaching, developing, or doing research with IBM i and Power Systems.

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Connect and interact with academics and like-minded people. Create your own personal profile and custom home page to get instant access to the individuals, groups, feeds, tags, bookmarks, and blogs that you care about.


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Connect and interact with the Power community and with like-minded people in your area and around the world.


COMMON User Group (North America)
The COMMON User Group has formed the COMMON Education Foundation to foster the education and growth of IT professionals. As a means to reach this goal, the Foundation offers many benefits.

There are a limited number of faculty and student sponsorships available on a first come, first served basis. Email us at powerskills@us.ibm.com for more information.


Regional user groups
There is an extensive network of worldwide regional user groups. Check for a location near you.