Dear Interex Member,

PARTICIPATE IN A FOCUS GROUP AND HELP US BUILD THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM!

The 2003 HP World Solutions and Technology Conference is coming up soon.  In
addition to the excellent paper submissions received through our Call for
Papers efforts, Interex is looking for engaged members to help guide
conference program content. A series of focus groups will provide the
insight used to develop some of the conference program.

TOPIC AREAS:
We need IT professionals who have expertise in one or more of the
following topic areas:
*IT Directors and MIS Managers
*Storage IT professionals
*HP-UX environment IT professionals
*Linux environment IT professionals
*IA32 server IT professionals
*Management Software IT professionals (OpenView/UDC)
*Security
*High Availability/Disaster Recovery

Please note other topics such as OpenVMS, Tru64, Novell, MPE, Oracle, and
SQL Server will be handled through another process.

TIMELINE:
To help you determine if you have the time to commit to this program, please
review the following timeline summary.  (The total estimated time for this
process is approximately 6-7 hours)
* 3/19 Participants receive materials for review
* 3/20, 3/21 or 3/24 Participants engage in a 2 hour call to discuss
content/topics
* 4/2 Review compilation of notes in preparation for second call
* 4/3, 4/4, or 4/7 Participants engage in a 2 hour call to discuss
content/topics
* 4/9 Submit final notes on proposed content
* 4/16 Review final report by email

RSVP:
If you are interested in sharing your expertise and benefiting the Interex
membership by participating on one or more Focus Groups, please visit
http://www.interex.org/focusgroups.html, fill out the appropriate
application and send it to [log in to unmask] by Noon EST on Monday, March
17, 2003.

We look forward to having you as part of the team!
Sincerely,

Pamela Stevenson, Director of Membership
Interex

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