Hello Focal Point Members - I am pleased to announce that we will have a tip and technique contest for Focal Point Members. The winners will be announced at Summit in Vegas. The prizes are really great too! We will give top prizes to the top three winners. The top 10 will be selected and will be able to demonstrate their tip and technique during our session at Summit. Our session will take place on Tuesday May 22nd from 4:00-5:30.

Thank you to hammo1j and S.J. Kadish for giving me this idea!

********CONTEST GUIDELINES********
The deadline for submission is May 1st.
* Please submit your Focal Point Tip and Technique in a doc file with your name, Focal Point ID, Company, Title, and number of years you have been using Focus/WebFOCUS
* Submission must be in two parts:
- In the first part describe the problem you are solving e.g. I have three identical files on three separate machines, and I need to combine the data into one aggregated report.
- In the second part show your solution or code (with comments).
* You should be able to demonstrate your tip and technique in 5 minutes or less. If you do not wish to demonstrate your submission than Noreen Redden can present it on your behalf.
* You must be at Summit to win.
* All entries will be judged on originality, complexity of problem, and elegance of solution.
* Send all submissions to focalpoint@ibi.com in a word document.
* You must be a Focal Point Member to participate.

Thanks for being a member of the Focal Point Community! It's not too late to register for our Annual Summit Conference in Vegas!

Kathleen Butler
Information Builders