2012 IBM Power Systems Technical University

• General Information
• Highlights and Featured Sessions
• Registration, Tuition Savings Offering and Applying for a Visa
• Keynote and Featured Speakers

• Hotel and Travel
• Week at a Glance and Event Guide
• Certification
• Cancel / No Show Policy

• Solution Center Package
• Sponsor/Exhibitor List
• Pre-conference classes for IBM Employees and Business Partners

• IBM Professional Certification
• Certification test fees

• Preparing for an exam
• Registering for a test

• Please note

Certification is both a journey and a destination. It's a business solution. A way for skilled IT professionals to demonstrate their expertise to the world. It validates your skills and demonstrates your proficiency in the latest IBM technology and solutions. The certification requirements are tough, but it's not rocket science, either. It's a rigorous process that differentiates you from everyone else. The mission of IBM Professional Certification is to:

We are pleased to announce that certification testing will be available at this event. Pending seat availability, you can take on a first come; first serve basis one or more certification tests listed on http://www.ibm.com/certify

Certification tests will be offered daily in scheduled time slots at the event.

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Certification exams will be offered at the special event rate of $100 USD per exam, up to a 50% discount over the external testing center price. A complete listing of all IBM tests is available at the testing lab.

Test fees for each exam must be paid on site. Master Card and American Express are accepted. Test takers can enter their credit card number directly into the test delivery tool.

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Potential test takers should prepare for their test(s) prior to the conference. To prepare, refer to the Professional Certification Program from IBM web site at http://www.ibm.com/certify. There you'll find test descriptions, including:

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Pre-registration for all exams is not necessary. Exams will be provided on an availability basis during the conference testing hours.

If you have taken IBM Certification tests in the past, please remember to bring your Prometric userid with you.

If you’ve tested at an IBM event, you should have a PRIME username and password which you will need to bring with you as well.

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The same test may be taken only twice in a 30 day period by an individual. Both attempts may be taken at this event.

For each test, test takers are required to sign-in, show their conference badge and one photo ID.

All tests are closed-book, and most are computer-based (with the exception of the IMS Mastery tests), containing multiple-choice questions. They are delivered in a proctored environment via a web-based tool.

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