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Who is NetPro and why are they hosting the Directory Experts Conference? Q: Who is NetPro and why are they hosting the Directory Experts Conference? A: NetPro sets the Gold Standard for distributed infrastructure management. We incorporate decades of experience into every enterprise solution, ensuring that our customers can manage the health, security and control of their Active Directory, DNS, MIIS, and eDirectory environments with total, unparalleled confidence. Our solutions enable organizations to increase access availability, stability and performance, prevent costly disruptions, improve security and policy compliance, and enhance management productivity and efficiencies. We exceed expectations in the quality and depth of our solutions and deliver exceptional customer support and ROI every time. NetPro is a Gold Certified Microsoft partner. As a leading provider of solutions that drive the availability, performance, security, and control of distributed network services, NetPro knows network services and directories. We recognize that the most experienced directory users need more and better information to effectively run and manage their directory implementations. The Directory Experts Conference evolved out of extensive discussions with our customers, as well as Active Directory and MIIS users who had expressed the need for an advanced exchange. NetPro is ideally suited to deliver the Conference for directory experts because we are the directory experts. NetPro started building solutions back in 1991 to manage Banyan's StreetTalk, the first enterprise-scale network directory. Then we moved on to Novell's Novell Directory Services (NDS) eDirectory, introducing DS Expert and DS Analyzer, the only total solution available to manage eDirectory. And when Microsoft began development of Active Directory, NetPro was there. In fact, NetPro shipped DirectoryAnalyzer, the first comprehensive monitoring and alerting solution for Active Directory, before Microsoft even shipped Windows 2000. Since then, we have enhanced our Microsoft product offerings to include ChangeAuditor, SecurityManager, ChangeManager, DirectoryTroubleshooter, DNSAnalyzer, DirectoryLockdown, RestoreADmin, GPOADmin, AccessManager, LogADmin, ReportADmin, SelfServiceADmin and MissionControl for MIIS. Q: When is the Conference being held? A: April 22-25, 2007 Q: Where is the Conference being held? A: Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, 11011 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89135 Q: What is the theme of the sixth annual Directory Experts Conference? A: Identity and Access in the Longhorn Era. The theme of this year's conference will set the tone for an array of sessions led by the top experts in the world. Q: Who should attend the Directory Experts Conference? A: Administrators with a minimum of six months of experience. This conference is not for users with little or no experience with the directory. The conference was created to fill the needs of the most experienced users, and it will address and answer the toughest directory services questions. For this reason, it is critical that the audience have enough experience to not only benefit from the content but also share their own valuable insights with the speakers and other attendees. Highly focused presentations and interactive breakout sessions make the Conference a must for the most experienced administrators! Q: How much does the conference cost to attend? A: DEC 2007 is presented by NetPro and Microsoft. The conference is offered on a tiered pricing schedule that includes all food, beverages and conference materials, including the hands-on evening workshop. The early bird registration fee for delegates who register by Jan. 5, 2007, is $1,495 USD per person. Delegates who register after Jan. 5 and before Feb. 23, 2007, will pay $1,595 USD. The full registration fee for those delegates who register after Feb. 23, 2007, is $1,795 USD. The on-site registration fee for delegates who register April 21 or after is $1,895 USD. The registration fee for the April 22 pre-conference Longhorn Migration Workshop is $350 USD. Transportation, hotel, recreation and miscellaneous fees are the responsibility of each attendee. Please note: Registrations will be processed upon receipt of payment. Prepayment is required to attend the conference. Delegates who have not paid will be required to pay on site or will not be admitted to the conference. Q: What topics can I count on learning about? A: There are five tracks to choose among:
Q: What payment forms are accepted? A: Registrations will be processed upon receipt of payment. Prepayment is required to attend the conference. Delegates who have not paid will be required to pay on site or will not be admitted to the conference. NetPro accepts the following payment options and honors Visa, MasterCard and American Express. By Phone: 1 602 346 3705 Online: Registration form Email: Email contact info and credit card info. Mail: Payable to NetPro. Attach check or money NetPro Q: What payment forms are accepted? A: All fees must be paid prior to the conference and all cancellation and changes must be made in writing. You may cancel your registration provided you send written notice to Stella DeJean before 5 p.m. MST April 18, 2007. At that time we will refund your registration fee, minus a $250 USD processing fee. If you do not attend the conference or if you cancel after April 18, for any reason, you will be responsible for the full payment of the conference registration fees. Q: What is the substitution policy? A: You may designate another person to attend in your place. Simply send an email to Stella DeJean requesting the substitution, including the name, address, phone and email of the new person. Q: How are the hotel reservations being handled? A: Attendees are responsible for their own reservations. NetPro has negotiated a group rate of $199 USD per night, not including taxes, for a standard room through Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa for April 22-25. The rate for April 20-21 is $219 per night for a standard room. Please note there is an additional $19.99 resort fee per night, which includes transportation to and from the airport and the Las Vegas Strip on a set schedule, along with admission to the hotel exercise facility. These room rates are valid until March 23, 2007. Red Rock reservations can be made when you complete your online DEC registration. Q: Is it possible to buy a guest pass? A: Yes. If you are planning to bring a guest who would like to participate in the evening events and meals only, you may purchase a guest pass for $350 USD. To do so, simply check the guest option of the registration and your credit card will be charged. If you are paying by check or money order, please include the $350 payment with your registration fee. Please be sure to include the name of your guest. Q: What is Microsoft's involvement in the Directory Experts Conference? A: While NetPro is the lead sponsor of the conference, Microsoft is supporting the event as a key sponsor. Q: What are people saying about NetPro's Active Directory Conference? A: Industry leaders are supporting the Directory Experts Conference, calling it a much-needed event for Microsoft Active Directory early adopters and advanced administrators. A: NetPro Computing, Inc. Q: What is the profile of the typical Directory Experts Conference attendee? DEC attracts the leading users of Microsoft directory and identity & access technologies from such major organizations as Volvo, State Farm Insurance, Air National Guard, and EDS. For more information about the profile of our attendees, as well as their approaches to directory management, please visit http://www.netpro.com/welcome/active_directory_responsibilities/index.cfm
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