var events = [
			{
				name:"Advanced Analytics for Financial and Integrated Risk Management in Federal Agencies",
				startdate:"11/19/2009",
				city:"Washington D.C.",
				state:"Washington, D.C.",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/fsti"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Financial Reporting and Analytics Lunch Seminar",
				startdate:"11/19/2009",
				city:"Milwaukee",
				state:"Wisconsin",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/cognos/fpm_lunch_seminars/"
			},
			{
				name:"Smarter Cities Forum-Baltimore",
				startdate:"11/19/2009",
				city:"Baltimore",
				state:"Maryland",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/smarterbaltimore"
			},
			{
				name:"Southeast Nashville TN CFO Peer Exchange",
				startdate:"11/19/2009",
				city:"Nashville",
				state:"Tennessee",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Territory",
				url:"https:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp009.nsf/agenda?openform&seminar=7F8TXKES&locale=en_US"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Performance 2009 - Boston",
				startdate:"11/20/2009",
				city:"Boston",
				state:"Massachusetts",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/na/performance2009/"
			},
			{
				name:"RSNA 2009",
				startdate:"11/29/2009",
				city:"Chicago",
				state:"Illinois",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Health",
				url:"http:\/\/rsna2009.rsna.org/"
			},
			{
				name:"Continuous Availability ) Using Data Federation and Change Data Capture to Manage Information Synchrony",
				startdate:"12/01/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=168662&s=1&k=F0D64F748B74463BD9438A4CBC654BCC&partnerref=IBM120109"
			},
			{
				name:"Defense Logistics 2009",
				startdate:"12/01/2009",
				city:"Arlington",
				state:"Virginia",
				focus:"Global Business Services",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.wbresearch.com/defenselogisticsusa/"
			},
			{
				name:"Gartner Data Center Conference 2009",
				startdate:"12/01/2009",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Systems and Technology Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=851712"
			},
			{
				name:"Take a smarter approach to archiving: Control cost while unifying data and content",
				startdate:"12/01/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Information Management",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.kmworld.com/webinars/ibm/01dec2009/ibm2"
			},
			{
				name:"Requirements Management and Software Development for Embedded Systems - Wichita, KS",
				startdate:"12/02/2009",
				city:"Wichita",
				state:"Kansas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www-950.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/v16_enrollall?openform&seminar=C487M4ES&locale=en_US"
			},
			{
				name:"System z NW: Exploiting your z potential: Creating a modern responsive application platform - Milwaukee - Tech Target",
				startdate:"12/02/2009",
				city:"Milwaukee",
				state:"Wisconsin",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/software/info/lmi/zpotential"
			},
			{
				name:"System z Optimizing the Business through Data Governance and System z - Dallas",
				startdate:"12/02/2009",
				city:"Dallas",
				state:"Texas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/software/info/lmi/datagov"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Performance 2009 - Chicago",
				startdate:"12/03/2009",
				city:"Chicago",
				state:"Illinois",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/na/performance2009/"
			},
			{
				name:"Smarter Cities Forum-Boston",
				startdate:"12/03/2009",
				city:"Boston",
				state:"Massachusetts",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/smarterboston"
			},
			{
				name:"WTG Supply Chain & Logistics Summit",
				startdate:"12/03/2009",
				city:"Dallas",
				state:"Texas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.supplychain.us.com/"
			},
			{
				name:"Waters USA 2009",
				startdate:"12/07/2009",
				city:"New York",
				state:"New York",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/web.incisive-events.com/fit/2009/12/waters-usa/index.html"
			},
			{
				name:"Cohesive Information Integration ) Blending ETL, Data Quality, MDM to Unify the Enterprise Information View",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=168679&s=1&k=02525A1A576D733A6B42175188BA89C0&partnerref=IBM120809"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Performance 2009 - Dallas",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"Fort Worth",
				state:"Texas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/na/performance2009/"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Pulse Comes to You Virtual Forum",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/enrollall?openform&seminar=Q8ARF2ES&locale=en_US"
			},
			{
				name:"NYC Metro Oracle Users Group Day",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"New York",
				state:"New York",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.nyoug.org/upcoming_events.htm"
			},
			{
				name:"Smarter Supply Chains Regional Conferences - Atlanta",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"Atlanta",
				state:"Georgia",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/scmatlanta2009"
			},
			{
				name:"WebSphere Flexible Business Processes Briefing - Miami, FL Doral Golf Resort & Spa  ",
				startdate:"12/08/2009",
				city:"Miami",
				state:"Florida",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/agenda?openform&seminar=9DBS7EES&locale=en_US"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Financial Reporting and Analytics Lunch Seminar",
				startdate:"12/09/2009",
				city:"El Segundo",
				state:"California",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/cognos/fpm_lunch_seminars/"
			},
			{
				name:"Smart Work",
				startdate:"12/09/2009",
				city:"Coppell",
				state:"Texas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www.ibm.com/events/wwe/grp/grp004.nsf/agenda?openform&seminar=ZZ8UBQES&locale=en_US"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Performance 2009 - San Francisco",
				startdate:"12/10/2009",
				city:"San Francisco",
				state:"California",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/na/performance2009/"
			},
			{
				name:"SOA and WOA: How WS* and REST Compare to and Complement Each Other - Thursday, December 10, 2009",
				startdate:"12/10/2009",
				city:"Washington D.C.",
				state:"Washington, D.C.",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/fsti"
			},
			{
				name:"Surviving Changing Retail Paradigms in Today's World",
				startdate:"12/10/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Retail",
				url:"http:\/\/www.information-management.com/web_seminars/-10016467-1.html?st=Cust&s=sponsor"
			},
			{
				name:"System z NW: Exploiting your z potential: Creating a modern responsive application platform - San Francisco - Tech Target",
				startdate:"12/10/2009",
				city:"San Francisco",
				state:"California",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/software/info/lmi/zpotential"
			},
			{
				name:"Right Information, Right Person, Right Time: Dynamic Warehousing for Delivering and Incorporating Advanced Analytics Across the User Spectrum",
				startdate:"12/15/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=168689&s=1&k=3E37F90544F470B0A54FB37A8D059BDE&partnerref=IBM121509"
			},
			{
				name:"Operational BI with a Retail Dynamic Warehouse",
				startdate:"12/17/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Retail",
				url:"http:\/\/www.information-management.com/web_seminars/-10016468-1.html?st=Cust&s=sponsor"
			},
			{
				name:"NRF Annual Convention & Expo 2010",
				startdate:"01/10/2010",
				city:"New York",
				state:"New York",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Retail",
				url:"http:\/\/events.nrf.com/annual2010/Public/MainHall.aspx?ID=5938&sortMenu=101000&exp=3%2f13%2f2009+10%3a07%3a54+AM"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Performance 2009 - Philadelphia",
				startdate:"01/14/2010",
				city:"Philadelphia",
				state:"Pennsylvania",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/na/performance2009/"
			},
			{
				name:"Lotusphere 2010",
				startdate:"01/17/2010",
				city:"Orlando",
				state:"Florida",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/lotus/lotusphere"
			},
			{
				name:"ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility",
				startdate:"01/28/2010",
				city:"Orlando",
				state:"Florida",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.atia.org/leadershipforum/"
			},
			{
				name:"Discover Engineering Family Day (E-Week) 2010",
				startdate:"02/20/2010",
				city:"Washington D.C.",
				state:"Washington, D.C.",
				focus:"Global Business Services",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/eweekdcfamilyday.org"
			},
			{
				name:"IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition Pink Elephant",
				startdate:"02/21/2010",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www.pinkelephant.com/ITM10/"
			},
			{
				name:"PULSE 2010",
				startdate:"02/21/2010",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/"
			},
			{
				name:"RILA 2010",
				startdate:"02/21/2010",
				city:"Orlando",
				state:"Florida",
				focus:"Global Business Services",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.retail-leaders.org/EVENTS/CONFERENCES/Pages/Logistics.aspx"
			},
			{
				name:"Higher Education User Group - Alliance 10",
				startdate:"02/28/2010",
				city:"San Antonio",
				state:"Texas",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.heug.org/p/cm/ld/fid=158"
			},
			{
				name:"HIMSS 2010",
				startdate:"03/01/2010",
				city:"Atlanta",
				state:"Georgia",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Health",
				url:"http:\/\/www.himssconference.org/"
			},
			{
				name:"Digital Hollywood 2010 Media Summit",
				startdate:"03/10/2010",
				city:"New York",
				state:"New York",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Media & Entertainment",
				url:"http:\/\/www.digitalhollywood.com/"
			},
			{
				name:"DistribuTECH 2010",
				startdate:"03/23/2010",
				city:"Tampa",
				state:"Florida",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Utilities",
				url:"http:\/\/www.distributech.com"
			},
			{
				name:"ISC West",
				startdate:"03/23/2010",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.iscwest.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=4415&appname=180"
			},
			{
				name:"National Association of Broadcasters - Americas 2010",
				startdate:"04/10/2010",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Media & Entertainment",
				url:"http:\/\/www.nabshow.com"
			},
			{
				name:"SAE 2010 World Congress",
				startdate:"04/13/2010",
				city:"Detroit",
				state:"Michigan",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.sae.org/congress"
			},
			{
				name:"UC Summit 2010",
				startdate:"04/25/2010",
				city:"La Jolla",
				state:"California",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ucstrategies.com/industry-events/uc-summit-2010-la-jolla-ca.aspx"
			},
			{
				name:"ESC Chicago 2010",
				startdate:"06/08/2010",
				city:"Chicago",
				state:"Illinois",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/esc-chicago.techinsightsevents.com/"
			},
			{
				name:"Americas Health Insurance Plans 2010",
				startdate:"06/09/2010",
				city:"Las Vegas",
				state:"Nevada",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Health",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ahip.org/links/institute2010/index.htm"
			},
			{
				name:"Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2010",
				startdate:"06/13/2010",
				city:"Anaheim",
				state:"California",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.dac.com/47th/index.aspx"
			},
			{
				name:"INCOSE International Symposium 2010",
				startdate:"07/12/2010",
				city:"Chicago",
				state:"Illinois",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.incose.org/symp2010/"
			},
			{
				name:"ESC Boston 2010",
				startdate:"09/20/2010",
				city:"Boston",
				state:"Massachusetts",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/esc-boston.techinsightsevents.com/"
			},
			{
				name:"Dynamic Infrastructure in Action: Reduce Costs While Increasing Value!",
				startdate:"06/02/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Cross brand",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/event.on24.com/r.htm?e=138795&s=1&k=E3466C706F0EEF1B2CF0299E4A6AC383&partnerref=ibmmerch"
			},
			{
				name:"Financial Performance Insider ",
				startdate:"06/02/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/forms.cognos.com/?elqPURLPage=496&offid=wa_financial_performance_insider&mc=-web_ibm_events"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Cognos Virtual Finance Forum On-demand",
				startdate:"06/02/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.cognos.com/vff09/"
			},
			{
				name:"Integrated Financial Statements, powered by TM1",
				startdate:"06/02/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/forms.cognos.com/?elqPURLPage=496&offid=bp_wa_integrated_financial_statements_powered_by_ibm_cognos_tm1&mc=-web_ibm_events"
			},
			{
				name:"Resiliency - the Silver Lining to Cloud Computing from IBM",
				startdate:"06/02/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Systems and Technology Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/event.on24.com/r.htm?e=139267&s=1&k=1C61DA8107ABBB3BBB65945BB2C71CC5&partnerref=AG_public_events_calendar"
			},
			{
				name:"Get More from Your Storage Budget",
				startdate:"06/16/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Systems and Technology Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www-03.ibm.com/systems/information_infrastructure/resources/info/iispodcasts.html"
			},
			{
				name:"Not just cash preservation: winning in today's economy with business intelligence and performance management",
				startdate:"06/16/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Sales & Distribution",
				industry:"Retail",
				url:"http:\/\/video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=30949"
			},
			{
				name:"IBM Systems Director VMControl OnDemand Webcast",
				startdate:"07/21/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Systems and Technology Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=155689&s=1&k=33B2B039F25FB4C10402FFF1D2C841D4&partnerref=publiccalendar"
			},
			{
				name:"Creating a safer, smarter pharmaceutical supply chain with IBM's Solution for Pharmaceutical Track & Trace (Espresso Shot)",
				startdate:"09/10/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Leveraging Information",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/register.sourcemediaconferences.com/click/clickReg.cfm?URLID=4741"
			},
			{
				name:"Product Information Management for Multi-Channel Retail",
				startdate:"09/10/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Leveraging Information",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1114681"
			},
			{
				name:"Uncertain Economic Times ) How BI Can Help Enterprises Weather the Storm ",
				startdate:"09/14/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=157033&s=1&k=E4C597B03CD1114369683AD15F0E429D&partnerref=IBM091409"
			},
			{
				name:"Do More with Your Operational Data: Building Data Warehouses with IBM Informix Dynamic Server",
				startdate:"09/17/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Leveraging Information",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.eseminarslive.com/c/a/Database/IBM091709/?partnerref=CL091709IBM"
			},
			{
				name:"Change Happens ) Especially to BI Environments ) But Can You Manage It Gracefully?",
				startdate:"09/21/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=157036&s=1&k=50ECE40BBD72DC7AD554525D4A7A6EBD&partnerref=IBM092109"
			},
			{
				name:"Forrester Research-The Total Economic Impact of Using IBM,s Foundation Tools to Understand, Design and Govern Information Assets",
				startdate:"09/21/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Leveraging Information",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.eseminarslive.com/c/a/Database/IBM092109/?partnerref=CL092109IBM"
			},
			{
				name:"System z Software Technology Forum - A Virtual Tradeshow",
				startdate:"09/23/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/www.ibm.com/software/systemz/virtualshow"
			},
			{
				name:"Help ) My Operational Systems Are In Data Jail! How To Reduce Operational Costs and Risk While Accelerating Information Management Projects",
				startdate:"09/28/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/r.htm?e=157037&s=1&k=09668F5570ED957CF13A673599475B5B&partnerref=IBM092809"
			},
			{
				name:"Local and State Government Agencies need a new roadmap to build a more agile and cost effective future FORMERLY Information Agenda for Government",
				startdate:"09/30/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Leveraging Information",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/governing.webex.com/governing/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=715265273"
			},
			{
				name:"Responding to Today,s Demands with a Dynamic Infrastructure",
				startdate:"10/20/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Systems and Technology Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"http:\/\/w.on24.com/clients/ibm/159944"
			},
			{
				name:"Smart Archive for SAP and the Enterprise",
				startdate:"11/10/2009",
				city:"Online",
				state:"Online",
				focus:"Software Group",
				industry:"Cross",
				url:"https:\/\/www.informationmanagementrequest.com/mk/get/sapweb1009rp"
			},];