Dear Colleagues,

As Chairs of the 4th annual Ohio CIO Executive Summit we are pleased to announce that in the interest of what has become a truly regional conference, the 2009 Ohio CIO Executive Summit will be held in Cincinnati. After three fruitful years in Columbus, we believe that relocating the conference every few years to a new location within the state, will encourage a wider audience of IT executives, as well as accommodate those IT executives in various geographic regions throughout Ohio and the surrounding areas. We are confident that this strategy will help promote the growth of the Governing Body and attendance, and are grateful for your continued support in elevating our conference to new levels.

It is our privilege to thank you in advance for your support and participation in this unique conference that supports the needs of Chief Information Officers from the region's largest organizations. The goal of our conference is to provide a dynamic and relevant peer-to-peer exchange that facilitates best practices in enterprise technology management.

The CIO Executive Summit is driven by a Governing Body of leading CIOs who play a vital role in the development of this conference. These CIOs create an agenda that addresses today's opportunities and challenges faced by their peers, thus delivering on the event promise, "by CIOs, for CIOs."

The CIO Executive Summit also enhances the power and reach of your professional relationships by providing a seat at the table with hundreds of other IT leaders.

Globally recognized as the most respected IT Leadership conference in North America, the conference is without question, the networking event of the year for CIOs.

On behalf of our 2009 Governing Body, we look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Your Governing Body Chairs