On December 1, 2009 Polytechnic Institute of NYU hosted the regionals of an international competition to prove the strategic value of IT management to a company’s future success. The winners will move on to the final round, to be held in conjunction with CA, Inc.’s user conference in Las Vegas in May 2010. Sponsored by CA, Inc., a leading IT management software company, the contest brings graduate students in business and IT programs together to demonstrate their IT and business know-how.