Early-bird discount is still good through Friday.

The early-bird deadline to register for the COMMON Directions/Focus joint conference is Friday, September 4, and attendees can save $150 by signing up before the cut-off date. COMMON Directions 2009 is September 14–15, and COMMON Focus is September 15–17 at the Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, Indiana.

COMMON provides users with many educational choices to meet their needs and this year is holding a COMMON Directions and COMMON Focus joint conference event to enhance their opportunities. For the first time, these two distinct conferences will be held back-to-back, allowing users to choose the most useful and relevant education format.

COMMON Directions

• Two days of leading Power Systems education
• 50 sessions covering broad range of topics
• Delivered by industry recognized speakers
• One-day Expo of leading solution providers
• http://www.common.org/directions

COMMON Focus

• Three days of all-day workshops in lab and lecture-style formats
• In-depth education on a particular topic of your choice
• attendees can only take part in one workshop per day
• Led by some of the industry's leading speakers
• One-day Expo of leading solution providers
• http://www.common.org/focus

Both will share a tabletop-style expo of leading solution providers to further enhance the educational experience.

The two conferences will be held back-to-back at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, and users will have a unique opportunity to attend one conference and add additional education by attending one day or more of the other conference—whatever combination meets their needs.

Learn more about COMMON Directions 2009 and view the complete online session guide at http://www.common.org/directions. Learn more about COMMON Focus 2009 and view all the available workshops at http://www.common.org/focus.