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TV: DB2 on the Night Show!!!

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Have you seen this exciting news:

DBI is sponsoring a new virtual TV Show "The DB2Night Show".  Your host will be Scott Hayes and we hope he further develops his sense of humor!

Like many TV and Radio Shows, each segment will include fun stuff, education, tips, and special guests.  The DB2Night Show will reach out to various industry experts for their participation.  We will also be seeking guests from the DB2 LUW User Community - yes, that's right, you could be on our show!  We want to take questions from viewers and possibly even help solve DB2 mysteries.  Would you like over 100 DB2 LUW professionals to help you solve your toughest DB2 challenges?  If you are interested in being on The DB2Night Show, please send an email to db2nightshow@dbisoftware.com.

The DB2Night Show has a Twitter account - please follow twitter.com/db2nightshow for the latest news about new episodes and interactive discussion.  Use the hash tag #DB2Night in your Tweets.

Episode #1 will include two very special guests:

Drew Bradstock with the IBM DB2 Toronto Lab will share with us his "Top 10 Coolest Things about DB2 9.7".

Rebecca Bond, published author of Understanding DB2 9 SecurityUnderstanding DB2 9 Security, Independent Consultant, Full Time Shoe Collector, and part time comic will also share with us her "Top 10 DB2 LUW Security Tips"

Scott Hayes promises to share his "Top 10 Ways to Know if your DB2 LUW Database is Toast".

We're going to go to a shopping mall and ask random people what they think and know about DB2, if they've heard of IBM, and how they are contributing to a Smarter Planet.

When:
Thursday, September 24, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Use the form on the right to
reserve your Webinar seat.

To register: http://bit.ly/db2ontv

We hope you will join us and participate as a guest or via twitter.com/db2nightshow. The more people we have involved during the recording of the show, the more fun we'll have.

If you can't make the scheduled time, register anyways so that you get information about recorded replays. Lastly, please forward this invitation to at least 5 of your friends! We can keep this FREE with your help!

Good luck Drew, Rebecca and Scott! I hope Episode 1 is a huge hit so we can have many more similar events!!

Susan

Do you know an IBM Data Champion?

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IBM Data Champion Program

Recognizing exceptional contributions to the Data Management community

I've been blessed with many friends and I'm happy to say that many of the IBM Data Champions are friends of mine! I know I'm not unique since likely most of us in the data community know these well-known, friendly, outgoing people! Beyond friendship, one of my primary connections with these people are books. Many, if not all, of these people are authors of retail books, IBM Redbooks, articles, courses, presentations, exams, forums, websites, blogs and more!

What exactly is a Data Champion?
Data Champions are objective experts. They have no official obligation to IBM. They simply share their opinions and years of experience with others in the field, and their work contributes greatly to the overall success of Data Management. For 2009, IBM honors the commitment of 88 individuals with a special designation — Data Champion — as a way of showing our appreciation for the time and energy these exceptional community members expend.

Check out our Data Champions!
In the photo above, I recognize Scott, Dave, Judy, Sheryl, and Julian. Check out the photos and profiles for each of the Data Champions....

Want to become or nominate a Data Champion?
Click here for information on how this works.

Books by Data Champions:
I've listed a few of the retail books that were recently published by one or more of our Data Champions. Many others acted as reviewers of these books and others not listed. I thank each and everyone of you for your help in building our retail book projected and want you to know that you are greatly appreciated for everything that you do!