Good afternoon RUC Members,

The excitement is building up as we rapidly approach Innovate 2012.  This year's event is taking place June 3 - 7, 2012, at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.  I will be attending and looking forward to meeting each and every one of you at the event.  Please consider our “lounge” located in the Europe 2 room to be your place to relax, meet with your peers, and get to know the Rational User Community team.  Stop by and enter and win a Kindle Fire and enjoy our daily hospitality hour from 4 pm. -  5 p.m. Our team will be on-hand to walk you through the new site functionality and capabilities, and outline ways that you can participate as an expert in your field.  We hope to see you there and look forward to talking with you.

The event is just 4 short weeks away!  There are a number of exciting sessions and events taking place.

Register TODAY and SAVE $200!  As a current RUC member use discount code: UG12

10 Great Reasons for Developers to attend Innovate!

We've packed Innovate 2012 with sessions and activities developers will love!

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Agile experts like Mary Poppendieck and Scott Ambler

Agile practices experts and coaches, including Mary Poppendieck, Scott Ambler, Alan Brown, Elizabeth Woodward, Scott Will, Bruce Douglass and more, will share their insights and best practices for agile!
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Developer's Cafe

IBM developers will share their tools, tips, tricks and techniques for building innovative software at the Developer's Cafe!
3

Agile Transformation Zone

At the Agile Transformation Zone, you will learn how to adopt agile practices, and how to successfully modify them for more complex environments. We even have an agile "Coaches Corner" where you can get real-time advice and answers to questions.
4

Code Camp competition

"Generation Next" (university students) will participate in a coding competition under the scenario of a virtual race after each coding iteration. They will make tweaks after the first two iterations. The winner of the third round will be named champion. The champions will then go head to head against the winning team from the "Generation Now" team.
5

New Agile Transformation track

Select from among 50 agile practices sessions on a variety of topics and gain insights from peers who are benefiting from agile practices.
6

User Experience Zone

Meet with designers and technical experts and share their thoughts and influence the design of Rational software.
7

ScrumMaster training workshop

Interested in getting started with agile practices? Our ScrumMaster certification is a great first step!
8

Green Hat sessions and booth

Drop by booth 524 to learn more about Green Hat technology and see how this new capability redefines the future of testing. There are also many Green Hat sessions to choose from.
9

VOICE session focused on the adoption of agile practices

The VOICE sessions provide an opportunity for you to make your voice heard. There will also be opportunities to network with peers who are adopting agile practices.
10 "Unleashing the Power of the RUC Community", presented by Carson Holmes and Julian Holmes. Taking place Sunday from 2:45 - 3:45 (EDT) in Southern II - Dolphin

Best,

Chris Lasonde
Community Manager, Rational User Community sponsored by IBM
Baptie & Company
Ph: 720.382.1103