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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
March-July -- Aldon Computer Group will present its user group tour at various user group meetings throughout the United States. April 8 Aldon will discuss the latest in IS management tools and techniques, focusing primarily on software development, testing, and support solutions for the iSeries and for multiplatform technologies at the Tri-State User Group meeting in New York. Go to www.aldon.com/events/user_tour.html for a list of meetings that Aldon will attend.
April-May -- iSeries professionals in the greater Washington, D.C., area can take advantage of a continuing series of technical seminars organized through the cooperative efforts of two local user groups: Washington Area Midrange and Mid Atlantic Midrange. WebSphere and WebFacing (April 14, 15, and 17) and Web development (May 19, 20, and 22) are next on the list. Go to www.wash-midrange.org/seminars.html for details and a list of upcoming seminars and locations.
April-May --Information Availability Institute will host a number of free workshops on business availability and business continuity. Venues include San Francisco (April 15), Los Angeles (April 17), Salt Lake City (April 22), Detroit (May 6), New York City (May 6), Oklahoma City (May 7), Houston (May 20), and Winnipeg, Manitoba (June 2). Go to www.availabilityinstitute.org for more details.
April-June -- Bytware is conducting several workshops to help customers take advantage of the most valuable features of Bytware's monitoring, security, and paging products. Workshop topics include MessengerPlus, StandGuard, and MessengerConsole. Go to www.bytware.com/edu.htm for more information.
April 7-9 -- Northeast IBM User Groups will present its 13th annual iSeries and AS/400 user group conference at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. More than 20 well-known speakers, including Frank Soltis, Allison Butteril, Ian Jarman, Susan Gantner, and Jon Paris, will present three days of classes on WebSphere, WebFacing, SQL, Client Access, RPG coding, iSeries futures, Java, and more. A vendor expo and IBM certification tests will also be offered. Go to www.neibmconf.com for more information.
April 22-23 -- The Toronto User Group presents its "iSeries. . .Your iSeries: Getting IT together" conference at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel Toronto North in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Many of the same topics and speakers from this year's COMMON conference--including Allison Butterill, Charlie Massoglia, Patrick Botz, Carole Miner, and Jon Paris--will be presenting. Go to www.tug.on.ca/grid.htm for more information.
April 30-May 2 -- RPG World, an educational event for iSeries programmers presented by some of the top authorities on RPG and iSeries application development, will be held in Orlando, Florida, from April 30 through May 2. Topics include RPG, Web development, and general iSeries application development. Go to www.rpgworld.com for more information.
May 19-23 -- IBM presents the IBM Software Symposium 2003 in Munich, Germany. Covering the entire spectrum of IBM solutions, this symposium offers more than 200 technology demonstration points, track education, breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and Dr. Henry Kissinger, Nobel Laureate and international statesman, as an external keynote speaker. Go to www-3.ibm.com/events/symposium2003/showcase.shtml for more information.
May 21 -- Toronto User Group's May meeting of the members features "High Availability for the Real World," presented by Mike Warkentin of DataMirror. Jeff Meltzer of EXTOL also will be presenting a session at the meeting on "EDI and the Internet." Go to www.tug.on.ca/t_agenda.html#TEC2003 for more information.
May 25-27 -- The COMMON European Congress will hold its 2003 conference in Warsaw, Poland. Like its U.S. counterpart, the European show will present iSeries education, presentations, and a vendor exposition. Go to http://comeur.org/cec2003/ for more information.
June 9-12 -- J.D. Edwards presents the Quest Global Conference (formally known as JDE Focus). Staged in Denver, this conference centers on user-driven education, training, and speakers, with a J.D. Edwards focus. Go to the J.D. Edwards Web site for more information.
June 15-18 -- The 2003 iSeries & AS/400 Connection Conference offers four days of iSeries education at the Registry Resort in Naples, Florida. The iSeries educational tracks focus on application development, Java, SQL, e-business, operations, and security. Speakers include Dr. Frank Soltis, Al Barsa Jr., Allison Butterill, Wayne O. Evans, Susan Gantner, Janet Krueger, Jon Paris, Jim Sloan, and Howard F. Arner Jr. Go to www.tramenco.com/naples for more information and registration.
July 20-23 – LANSA presents its 2003 International LANSA Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago. The conference includes product education, customer success stories, strategic directions, hands-on labs, and roundtable discussions. Register by May 15 and get a free LANSA stadium blanket. Go to www.lansa.com/conference/index.htm for more information.
September 7-11 -- The COMMON user group presents its fall 2003 conference and expo in Orlando, Florida. Meet industry experts, attend hands-on labs, exchange information with fellow professionals, attend a multitude of educational tracks, and get real-world solutions at the vendor expo. Go to the COMMON Web site for more information and to register.
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