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RECEPTIONS

Directions 2008 Welcome Reception
SPSS Expo

Sunday, Nov 9, 2008
6:00-8:00 pm

Kick-off your time at Directions at our complimentary Welcome Reception. Enjoy a tasty selection of appetizers, as well as cocktails, as you network with your colleagues, conference speakers, exhibitors, and industry leaders. SPSS product experts will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have about upcoming sessions and activities. If you need to check your email or get online, you can use our cyber-café. You can also pick up your registration credentials, which includes everything you need to get ready for the conference, and receive a gift bag filled with conference materials. This is going to be a great start to a very rewarding experience We look forward to seeing you there!

SPSS Directions Reception
PURE Nightclub

Monday, November 10
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exclusive to SPSS Directions Attendees!
Join us for unforgettable evening at the world-famous PURE Nightclub. The venue will be closed for access only by SPSS Directions attendees and will feature fine cuisine and cocktails.

Inspired by a sense of uncomplicated sophistication, PURE is a captivating magnet for the "A-List" celebrity crowd and club goers from around the world. Strikingly stylish, the club features three bars, oversized seating, and a raised VIP area that overlooks a luminous dance floor. While visiting the White Room, guests are invited to indulge in the soothing comforts of lounge-style furniture ensembles or dance the night away to some of the most progressive music mixes on the club scene. Bathed in a backdrop of white, ivory, cream, and silver; punctuated by hints of color cast from dynamic theatrical lighting fixtures; the White Room celebrates nightlife with its simple clean lines…making it just that…PURE

Would you like to bring a guest?
Purchase a social registration and bring your guest to PURE. Social registration can be purchased for $150 and include access to the November 9 Welcome Reception as well as the November 10 Customer Reception at PURE. Guests must be 21 years of age or older and must be accompanied by a Directions attendee. Contact directions@spss.com to purchase a social registration. Credit card purchase only.

Note: all attendees and guests are required to have a Directions name badge or ticket and, per Nevada law, must show a valid photo identification before entering PURE.

Directions 2008 Closing Reception
SPSS Expo

Wednesday, November 12
11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Win a year’s supply of gas!
Help us wrap up another exciting SPSS Directions conference. Join us in the SPSS Expo for our Closing Reception, featuring a light lunch and the opportunity to network with your peers. It's a great way to conclude your Directions experience, and share the insights and new ideas you learned with your colleagues.

Plus, you can enter our drawing to win a year’s supply of gas! The drawing will take place at the Closing Reception and you must be present to win. We hope you can join us for this special event.

Official Rules
Winner of the SPSS Directions Closing Reception Grand Prize (herein after referred to as "Prize") drawing receives a $2600 gift card or a series of gift cards totaling $2600 from a major gasoline provider in North America. Winner must be present at the SPSS Directions Closing Reception. The gasoline provider will be selected at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. If the winner resides outside of North America, SPSS reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value. All registration fees related to Directions attendance by the Winner must be paid in full before PRIZE is issued. Winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Prize must be collected by December 29th, 2008 or Prize will be forfeited. Tax Consequences. Participation and receipt of benefits from the Prize will have tax consequences. Should there be any local, federal, or state tax liability for participation in the Prize or the receipt of the Prize, or costs or expenses relating to participation in the Prize, or for the use and enjoyment of the Prize, or for any other reason, such taxes and/or expenses are the sole responsibility of the participant. SPSS will issue Prize-related tax reporting, as may be required by applicable laws and regulations. As a condition of winning the Prize and receipt and use of the Prize, participants agree to self-report the applicable local taxing authorities, as may be required by local laws.