Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Bauer, Region Manger Austria

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What is GUIDE SHARE EUROPE ? GSE is the leading independent platform for exchange of

knowledge and experience between customers, partners and IBM - Over 1,000 Members (Companies, average 6,000

employees),- representing 12,000 IT professionals

GSE is the leading knowledge provider through working groups, customer advisory boards and conferences.- European Events (GUIDE Executive Club, Management

Summit, MAC, ISC), - Regional Conferences & Regional Working Groups,

GSE provides a consolidated two way channel to improve IBM’s product and service portfolio as industry advocacy.

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Knowledge Provider & Exchange

GECGUIDE

Executive Club

Management Summit

IBM Technical Conferences and Training Courses [15% discount]

Regional Working GroupsNational Conferences

Technical

Regional

Europe

Management

MACsManagement Advisory

Councils

ISCsIndustry Solution

Councils

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Our value proposition to Members I

We are a source of independent, cost effective and timely information and news about solutions, products and services.

We give individual members a stronger voice with IBM and other vendors, by jointly expressing their requests and demands. Specifically we offer;– A technical requirements channel direct to the IBM labs.– “Matters of concern”, a process taken extremely seriously by

IBM senior management.– Opportunities to engage in formal and informal contact with

IBM Executives, Senior Technologists and Technical Staff.

We are a platform for contact with peer companies– This provides members’ staff a “sounding board” through informal

contact with peers in other companies.

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Our value proposition to Members II

Our members’ staff gain opportunities for personal development; – Contact with the vendors labs– Technical skills development– Networking opportunities

Our members can learn from the experience of other members, avoiding the pitfalls often inherent in today’s complex & fast changing world.

We offer value for money education supplementary to that obtainable through other channels:- 15% discount on the enrolment fee IBM Conferences and Training

Courses

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Membership fees GSE annual membership is EUR 840.- for Installation and

Associate Member organizations. - entitles any number of persons from a member

organizations to participate in GUIDE SHARE EUROPE activities and events at special GSE Member rates.

GSE Individual Membership fee is EUR 388. -. - The granting of Individual Membership is upon decision of

the Steering Committee. includes one free enrolment per organization / membership

for the GSE Management Summit. GUIDE Executive Club (GEC), Industry Solution Council

(ISC) and Management Advisory Council (MAC) events are free of charge, though with a limited number of participants.

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Student Award for Excellence - Goal

Create awareness of GSE among the academic community and the next generation of enterprise IT professionals

Showcase and reward academic work in a meaningful way that GSE acknowledges as relevant to the future of enterprise computing.

Motto for 2011: 'Using Technology to Make Life Easier' Must be at least 18 years of age Must have less than 2 years of professional IT experience  Must be a current student or a recent graduate (within the last 6

months) from an accredited institution Only one submission per student will be accepted.

Student Award for Excellence – Rules, etc.

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Student Award for Excellence - Prices € 1000 Amazon gift certificate GSE Management Summit to present the winning paper (all expenses

paid) Free students membership in GSE for 2 years; access to local working

group sessions in the region

Fred Stefan, doctorate student, at the University of Leipzig

"Lightweight And Minimally-Invasive Concepts For Smarter Integration"

Winner of 2011 Award

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Thank you for your interest!

Austria: Region Manager DI Rudolf Bauer (rudolf.bauer@paradigma.net)Technical Coordinator DI Hannes Proyer (

hannes.proyer@amsbg.at)http://www.gse.or.atFacebook: GuideShareEuropeLinkedin: GuideShareEuropeTwitter: @GuideShareEurop

Europe: GUIDE SHARE EUROPE Zugerstrasse 47, P.O. Box 2223 CH - 6330 Cham 2, Switzerland http://www.gse.org