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Peer Learning Events 

February 8 Web Forum: Best Practices for Managing Agile Projects. 

Webcast presentation by Sue McKinney, Vice President of Strategy and Technology, Software Group for IBM. 12 Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time (USA.)

February 19 Educational Session: Go-to-Market Planning - A practitioner's guide to product launch results.

Presented by Pramod Nemlekar, Corporate Director of Customer Marketing for ECI Telecom. 8:30 am to 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Local meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

March 7 Web Forum: Product Portfolio Management.

Webcast presentation by David Cohen, Vice President of Product Management, Parametric Technology (PTC). 12 Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time (USA).

March 11 Forum: New Ways to Generate Buzz for Your Products. A Case Study with Landslide Technologies.

Presented by Saman Haqqi, Vice President of Marketing, Landslide Technologies. 5:30 to 8:00 PM Local meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

March 28 Web Forum: Go-to-Market Planning - A practitioner's guide to product launch results. 

Webcast presentation by Pramod Nemlekar, Corporate Director of Customer Marketing for ECI Telecom. 12 Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time

April 9 Member Roundtable: Finding Problems for Your Solution.

Discussion with master practitioners Arun Ranchod, Business Development Director, MEDRAD, and James Thompson-Colón, Program Manager- Future Business, Bayer MaterialScience. 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Local Members-only meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

April 25 Web Forum: Make the Case with Total Cost of Ownership Tools

Webcast presentation by Harry Ostaffe, Product Marketing Director with Ericsson. 12 Noon to 1:00 PM Eastern Time (USA)

May 14 Forum: From Projects to Products - Making the Transformation

Presented by Eric Close, CEO, RedZone Robotics. 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Local meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

June 3 Forum: Pricing Strategy and Tactics - A Case Study with Respironics

Presented by Bob Barker, Global Product Manager, Respironics. 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Local meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

June 11 Member Roundtable: Customer Interviewing Tips and Techniques

Presentation and moderated discussion with Julie Gulick, Product Planning Manager, MEDRAD and Marc Mabie, Project Manager, MEDRAD. 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Local meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

Additional events includling Web Forums, Talkcasts, Member Roundtables, and Forums will be scheduled throughout the year.

April 7, 2008           Evaluating Product Opportunities, Pittsburgh PA
April 10, 2008         Product Roadmapping, Pittsburgh PA
April 29, 2008         Product Positioning Strategy, Boston MA (Burlington)
April 30, 2008         Product Roadmapping, Boston MA (Burlington)

June 12, 2008         Understanding Customer Needs, Pittsburgh PA
June 13, 2008         Product Positioning Strategy, Pittsburgh PA

July 17, 2008         Product Roadmapping, Pittsburgh PA

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