Bob has been in the IT industry for the last 26 years filling many roles—employee, consultant, and business owner. He has worked in operations as a programmer, an analyst, and as a manager. Bob has been a volunteer with COMMON as a speaker and a member of the education team for more than 15 years. On the education team he served as a subject matter expert, a strategic team member, the assistant strategic education team manager, and most recently, COMMON's strategic education team manager. Wayne Madden Wayne is vice president and group publisher/editor-in-chief of the IBM Technology Group at Penton Technology Media in Loveland, Colorado. He is responsible for the System iNetwork and System iNEWS Magazine. Wayne is also an award-winning speaker in the IBM technology marketplace and especially at COMMON conferences. Besides the many sessions he has presented, his 17 years' experience with COMMON includes serving as assistant project manager and project manager for the security track. In his most recent position, he has served on the COMMON Board of Directors for the past three years.
About COMMON
COMMON is the world's largest user group of midrange IBM and IBM-compatible technology. The organization comprises more than 4,000 individual and corporate members. They represent more than 22,000 IT professionals involved with the IBM System i, OS/400, and related solutions. For more information visit COMMON.
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