Save the Date! Back by Popular Demand: BPM Think Tank 2006

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Back by Popular Demand: BPM Think Tank 2006
Successful BPM Event to be held in Arlington, VA, May 23-25, 2006

Needham, MA, USA - January 31, 2006 - The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) and its BPMI Steering Committee today announced that the BPM Think Tank 2006 event will take place in Arlington, VA, U.S.A. May 23-25, 2006. Like last year's event, BPM Think Tank will once again gather together the business and technology experts who have shaped the field of BPM for practical collaboration on the state of industry, notable best practices, and what's needed to evolve BPM to its next generation. A unique format with roundtable discussions, as well as case studies and experts panel sessions, will allow participants to gain uncommon insight into BPM in the real world, within the standards community, on the IT drawing board and in the executive board room. For more information or to register, visit http://www.omg.org/bpm-think-tank-pr.

Companies are leveraging BPM in order to implement their Service-Oriented Architectures, leveraging standards from W3C, WfMC, OASIS as well as OMG's Model-Driven Architecture® to integrate, consolidate, track and optimize their business processes within and between organizations. BPM Think Tank is a unique standards summit, bringing together representatives from all the major standards organizations involved in BPM. All participants will have access to these leaders and will be invited to share experiences and to receive guidance on maximizing BPM ROI within their own organizations. Executive and IT roundtables as well as presentations will cover such topics as:

How to leverage BPM standards to achieve ROI today
Case studies revealing tips, tricks and lessons learned when implementing BPM
Real-world experience in starting BPM initiatives and building support for them within your organization
Standards-based BPM tools available to avoid vendor lock-in and future-proof your tools investment
Investing wisely in BPM services
Optimizing your business processes for maximum productivity
Pitfalls to avoid and tales from the trenches

"We had such an overwhelmingly positive response to our first BPM Think Tank. This year's Think Tank comes in response to all the attendees who urged us to make this an annual event," said Jeanne Baker, Vice President, Sterling Commerce and Chair, BPMI Steering Committee. "BPM Think Tank is the perfect opportunity for business and IT leaders to meet with standards organizations to reach a common understanding of what works today and what is required for tomorrow."

The early-bird registration discount is available until May 1, 2006. For full hotel and registration information, visit http://www.omg.org/bpm-think-tank-pr. BPM Think Tank 2006 is sponsored by organizational sponsor WARIA and media sponsors BPTrends and BPM.com. Exhibit space is available; for more information contact Kevin Loughry at loughry@omg.org, +1-781-444 0404. Sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Ken Berk at kenberk@omg.org, +1-781-444 0404.

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