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**Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)

by Chris Miller at 07:58:39 AM on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

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

Location: St. Louis, MO

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1) **Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
Created by Bruce Lill at 4/7/2009 11:58:32 AM email | website

This is a great idea, I would have preferred the nicer city on the west side of MO.

Let me know if I can help in any way

2) **Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
Created by Rob McDonagh at 4/7/2009 1:10:33 PM email | website

Sounds like a good excuse for a trip!

3) **Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
Created by Richard Schwartz at 4/7/2009 6:50:08 PM email | website

Great idea. Not quite accurate to say that we've never had the same type of event here, but it's been more than a decade. The one I remember was in Charlotte, put on by WALNUT, probably in 1996. Two days, I think, and a few hundred in attendance. Not long after that Advisor and The View started hosting several conferences per year, so user groups probably just left it up to them.

4) **Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
Created by Roy Rumaner at 4/7/2009 10:11:44 PM email |

Great idea. Looking forward to attending since St. Louis is only a 5 hour drive from Chicago.

5) **Announcement** - IamLUG launch (Americas User Group conference)
Created by Victor Toal at 4/12/2009 3:58:59 PM email |

Looking forward to it - EXCELLENT!!!

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