I am pleased to invite you to Rational's VoiCE of the Client Event, which will be held on Sunday, May 31st in Orlando, Florida. The event will start at 7:00 AM with breakfast and a Keynote Speaker, and conclude at 5:30 PM. This one-day event will provide you with the opportunity to meet directly with key leaders and decision makers from IBM and to interact with other clients from the Rational community.

We are inviting you to attend specific product sessions that will take place immediately preceding the IBM Rational Software Conference 2009 (May 31 - June 4, in Orlando). Sessions will focus on the future direction of Rational products, gathering requirements and will include follow-up from previous VoiCE discussions.

This event will give you:

• Access to key decision makers within Rational
• Opportunity to provide input into product capabilities, enhancements and support
• Insight into Rational product plans and development

You are invited to participate in the Enterprise Modernization Track. Schedule times are subject to change.

• Event: Enterprise Modernization (EM) Product Track (see table below)
• Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
• Location: Disney Dolphin and Swan Hotels - Orlando, Florida
• Room: Room numbers will be posted on the VoiCE QuickPlace closer to the event

Please confirm your participation in the VoiCE event by registering for the event at the VoiCE Registration Web site as soom as possible. The URL is
https://www-950.ibm.com/events/wwe/ils/lshome.nsf/2ceeebe6639fa57d85256b870061edbc/ad87901d286454f28525747a006289d1?OpenDocument. Be sure to choose Enterprise Modernization (System z or i).

After you register, we will email you and ask you to identify which one or more of the following 90 minute sessions (within the EM track) you want to attend (all times are subject to change):

	Room 1	Room 2
10:00-12:00	Rational Developer for System z Modernizing development, improving skills, and delivering modern applications	Rational Business Developer Adding value with Rich UI's and leveraging web / web 2.0 / System i/z processing
12:00-1:00	lunch	lunch
1:00-2:30	ClearCase for System z Lowering costs through unified change management for composite applications	Rational Developer for i and Rational Team Concert for i Improving IBM i collaboration, governance, and lifecycle processes, and modernizing development
2:30-3:00	break	break
3:00-4:30	Rational Team Concert for System z Improving System z collaboration, governance, and lifecycle processes	Rational Asset Analyzer / Rational Transformation Workbench Identifying business rules and reusing existing assets
4:30-5:30	One-on-ones, small group meetings	One-on-ones, small group meetings

The VoiCE event is free of charge. However, you will need to cover your own travel and lodging expenses.

The VoiCE agenda will be posted on the VoiCE QuickPlace Web site at https://www-1.ibm.com/QuickPlace/rationalvoice/PageLibrary852575600075AF22.nsf/h_Toc/92be13faec1b58390525670800167238/?OpenDocument. You can access the Web site by using your IBM userid and password. We will use this Web site to post any product-specific prep work, agendas, presentations and follow-up discussion items (following the event). If you do not have access to this URL or have questions, please email us at voiceibm@us.ibm.com. We will continually update the Web site as more information becomes available.

If you have not attended the Rational Software Conference (RSC) in the past, I encourage you to attend the entire conference. This year's theme, "As Real as it Gets: Real Teams, Real Insights, Real Results," is designed to help you use Rational tools to better facilitate organizational visibility, collaboration and teamwork. You’ll also have access to hands-on-workshops, live demonstrations, partner exhibits, and the camaraderie and fun that have become the hallmark of our annual event. If you haven't already done so, you can register for RSC and book your hotel room at the following Web site http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/rsdc/. Use the registration code VCB09 to receive a discounted conference price of $1695.

I look forward to seeing you in Orlando!

Elizabeth Friday
Vice President, IBM Rational Software
Worldwide Customer Support