**Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
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We are excited to announce IamLUG, a user group conference for the Americas. Here are the specifics first and some commentary below.
| When: | It will be held August 3-4, 2009 |
| Where: | St Louis, MO |
| Hotel and location: | We are finalizing the deal on the hotel/venue for Wednesday this week. But we are putting you in the middle of everything |
| Attendee Registration: | We will be opening registration later this week |
| Sponsorship: | Send an email here for info. We have levels of sponsorship available with benefits to each |
| Extras: | We put this against the weekend to offer the ability for families to take a last summer vacation with tons to do here. More on that below. |
| What will be different | Not only will you find some of the top speakers, but we want to make sure that speakers from user groups get the chance to stand up and speak |
With the growth of UKLUG, ILUG and more, We noticed we have never had the same type of event here. So last year (October 2008 to be exact), the site was registered and the planning begun. With the whirlwind around Lotusphere, we patiently waited to get it off the ground.
Why did we choose St Louis?
- Centralized location to the US, Canada and well, everything lower is on their own :-)
- Local community support for the organizers
- Family friendly beyond belief. We have a top Zoo here (free for most all of); a top Science Center near the Zoo (for free); home baseball games the weekend before the event; Six Flags Over Mid America; Grant's Farm; brewery tours (yes the home of AB for you beer drinkers); Botanical Gardens and so much more. IBM Partnerworld was a success here a short time ago.
- The location for the event will have restaurants, hotels, bars and even casinos (for a huge hint) all within walking distance. The ballpark is within walking too.
- The list goes on, the site will have all the info shortly on what can be found for that weekend...
Ok, I can't say much more right now. Look for tons of info the coming weeks about IamLUG.org from me and other organizers as we make this the best event possible
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On Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 by Chris Miller
