COMMON Education

COMMON conferences provide many opportunities for learning best practices, trends and new technology. It’s not just the comprehensive education, with nearly 500 sessions and hands-on labs on a variety of IT topics; it’s the face-to-face opportunities to network with peers, industry experts and the IBM developers who build the technology you use every day.

Receive the largest return on your education investment

COMMON delivers a huge return on your investment. You'll save your employer significant amounts of time and money by improving your skills. Get answers you’re looking for in sessions, at networking opportunities and in the Expo. Top consultants, practitioners and vendors show you how to get the most out of your existing systems, and how to update them with money-saving technologies.

Explore the latest technologies in the Expo

COMMON's Expo is the largest in the iSeries industry. The Expo provides an open and accessible forum for chatting with nearly 100 solution providers.

Network at COMMON socials

Pick up tips and create new friendships at COMMON's many social events. At the famous “Ask the Experts” night, find the table where they're discussing your topic, pull up a seat and ask your questions. You'll get solid advice that you can put to use right away.

IBM listens to you

IBM has always recognized the importance of COMMON, and IBM will hold their famed iSeries Nation Town Hall Meeting at the upcoming COMMON conference. IBM's top experts will share the future directions of the iSeries, and they will open the floor microphones to hear your ideas and concerns.

Access a conference worth of session handouts

Attend a COMMON conference and you’ll be granted access to all available session handouts from the conference. Simply key in your member ID and password, and you can download any and all of the handouts that were submitted electronically for the conference.