Chris Alvord Keynotes MIS Summit Inaugural Event in Sydney, Australia on 29th – 30th June 2006

Herndon VA, May 31, 2006 - - COOP Systems today announced that Chris Alvord, CEO of COOP Systems, will deliver the international keynote address at the MIS Summit in Sydney, Australia. This inaugural event of MIS Magazine (published by The Australian Financial Review) has IT industry leaders, change agents, turn-around experts and management visionaries currently holding CIO posts in the leading 100 IT users in Australia.

“Attendees will debate, discuss and deliberate on the challenges they currently face, as well as those they are expected to deliver on into the future.

• Successfully navigate the journey from technologist to business leader
• Understand CIO priorities in today’s business world
• Develop the skills required of IT leaders today and into the future
• Review the hottest technologies, know who is implementing what and why

“Asia represents our fastest-growing overseas market,” said Chris Alvord, “as represented by our recently establishing a regional office in Melbourne.  The opportunity to address the MIS Summit will be an excellent chance to advance our brand in this key market for COOP Systems.”

ABOUT MIS Magazine

MIS magazine's content reflects the top 10 concerns of IT managers in Asia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. These concerns are constantly reviewed via information gathered from businesses relating to research, on-line, databases, events and magazines. MIS is about providing management information for senior IT professionals. The content is about business rather than technology, analysis rather than news, strategy rather than product, users rather than vendors, and more importantly, about IT executives becoming better managers.  For conference information, go to http://www.informa.com.au.