Brno, Czech Republic and Houston, TX – 12 January 2011

CommodityPoint, A Division of UtiliPoint International, Inc. focused on research, analysis and consulting around global wholesale commodity markets and trading and risk management technologies, has announced the launch of its CTRM Technical Conference Series for 2011. The two one-day conferences will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on May 23rd, 2011 and in Houston, Texas in July, 2011.

“CommodityPoint, as the leading analyst firm in the commodity trading and risk management technology space, places significant value on providing tools and education around the various technical and business issues traders, risk managers and others face. The CTRM Technical Conference Series is a key part of our strategy to provide informative tools and education around the complexities of Commodity Trading & Risk Management and related software. These two conferences will provide a unique forum for those seeking to learn from their peers and industry experts.“ Said Dr. Gary M. Vasey, MD, CommodityPoint, Europe & Asia-Pacific.

“The commodity trading markets are constantly changing and evolving under the influence of new regulations and economic upheavals. It’s difficult enough for market participants to constantly monitor and adapt to these changes in terms of their business strategy and processes; it’s even more difficult for them to do the same in terms of their mission critical systems,” according to Patrick Reames, MD, CommodityPoint, The Americas. “We believe this conference series will be a very useful resource for these companies, helping them stay abreast of the current and future technology developments in energy and non-energy commodity trading and risk management systems.”

The CTRM Technical Conference Series by CommodityPoint joins broad array of products and solutions focused on the technologies that are critical to the wholesale commodity trading markets. Much of CommodityPoint’s expert research studies and reports, such as popular CTRM Sourcebook by CommodityPoint (a guide to CTRM vendors and products) are available for free download from http://www.utilipoint.com or www.ctrmblog.com

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Full details, including agendas, locations and registration details may be found at www.ctrmconference.com