2013 IBM System x and System Storage Technical Universities

• Overview
• General Information
• Registration
• Venue and Location

• Agenda and Keynote Speakers
• Sponsorship Opportunities and Registration
• Sponsor and Exhibitor List
• Certification

• Travel Information
• FAQ
• Hotel Information

• IBM Professional Certification
• Certification Test Fees

• Preparing for an Exam
• Registering for a Test

• Certification Testing Hours
• 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:

• Provide a reliable, valid and fair method of assessing skills and knowledge.
• Provide IBM a method of building and validating the skills of individuals and organizations.
• Develop a loyal community of highly skilled certified professionals who recommend, sell, service, support and/or use IBM products and solutions.

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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 Prometric testing center price. A complete listing of available IBM tests is available at the testing lab. Testing is offered on a first come, first served basis. No reservations are needed. Tests are payable on site at the time of testing, using Visa, Master Card or American Express, which the test taker enters directly into the testing tool. Some vouchers are accepted as payment for exams (for example, PartnerRewards testing vouchers, and IBM employee vouchers), but vouchers are not guaranteed to be accepted.

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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 www.ibm.com/certify. There you'll find test descriptions, including:

• Certification job role names and descriptions to which the tests apply.
• Test objectives measured on the tests
• Recommended educational resources
• Assessment and sample tests to help gauge your readiness for the actual exam.
• Estimated time required to take the test.

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Pre-registration for exams is not necessary.

However, you will need to register on-site for the exams at the Certification room. 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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Come to the Certification Testing Room to reserve your testing session. The registration start time of each testing session is:

The last test starts at 17h00 each day.

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

For each test, test takers are required to sign a confidentiality agreement, show their conference badge and one government issued ID with a recent photo (for example: passport, national ID, or driver license).

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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