Help/Systems is proud to announce the John Earl Speaker Scholarship Award within the COMMON Education Foundation (CEF). The memorial fund will pay conference fees for speakers at the annual Spring COMMON meeting and exposition, the world's largest professional association of IBM technology users.

John Earl, who passed away in January after a long battle with brain cancer, was one of PowerTech's original founders and a committed leader, mentor, friend, and valuable contributor to the IBM i community.

PowerTech, a Help/Systems company, provides definitive security solutions for IBM iSeries systems. The John Earl Memorial Fund is designed to reflect John's joy of sharing knowledge and encouragement of people to share their own knowledge with others.

The recipient of the first award will be announced at the opening session of the COMMON Annual Meeting and Exposition on April 7-10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. For more information about the John Earl Memorial Fund, please contact the COMMON Education Foundation at:

Michelle A. August

Executive Director, COMMON Education Foundation

8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1350

Chicago, Illinois 60631

(708) 974-5622

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