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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
October 13-17 -- IBM presents an iSeries technical conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Orlando, Florida. According to IBM, this twice-annual iSeries event is where technical experts and programmers can get their questions answered by IBM's most knowledgeable gurus from Rochester and Toronto. Go to IBM's Web site for more information.
October 15 -- Symtrax is presenting a StarQuery Webinar that will introduce customers to its StarQuery multiplatform reporting product, which can create reports, from almost any database, directly in Excel. For more information, go to Symtrax's Webinar page.
October 17 -- Jeff Elmore, senior technical specialist for the iSeries brand, will present a V5R2 technical overview at the October meeting of the Central Florida Midrange Users Group, at Lee's Lakeside on Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
October 21 -- The Fairfield AS/400 User Group will present "Application Development Day," a one-day conference featuring some of the best speakers in the iSeries world, including Sharon Hoffman, Bob Cozzi, Al Barsa, Carson Soule, Karen Richner, and Ron Harvey. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Danbury, Connecticut. For session agendas or to register, go to the user group's Web site.
October 22 -- A Webcast titled "UCCNET: For Suppliers, Integration is the Payoff" will feature Jim O'Leary, vice president of product management for Extol International, and Jay Havilon, principal of MARS interactive. Go to Extol's Web site for more information.
October 22 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Karen Richner, a software engineer at IBM Rochester, during its October meeting at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
October 23 -- IBM's iSeries Nation presents a citizens chat on "Red Hat: new products for iSeries," with Craig Johnson of IBM Rochester and Pete Hnath of Red Hat's Raleigh operation. The two speakers will give an update on Red Hat's latest products for the iSeries. For more information, go to the iSeries Nation home page.
October 23 -- The Midrange User's Group of Western New York will hold its Halloween meeting at Harry's Harbor Place Grille in Buffalo, New York. Mark Mendelson, director of e-business at the Corning Data Center, will speak after dinner. Go to the user group's Web site for more details.
October 28 -- A Webcast highlighting the transition of RPG applications to the Web using IBM's WebSphere Development Studio and change management tools will begin at noon EST. Experts from IBM, change management software vendor SoftLanding, and New Penn, a company that has implemented an RPG-to-the-Web project provide insights into how to reduce the complexity of managing sophisticated Web applications driven by RPG remote stored procedures; how to coordinate RPG, Java, WebFacing, and other Web components; how to create test environments; and to automate deployment even for multiplatform Web apps. Go to SoftLanding's Web site for more information.
October 28 -- The iSeries-AS/400 Front Range IBM Users Group (Seattle area) will host a one-day seminar on "Untangling IT--25 years of lessons in effective IT leadership," presented by Robert S. Tipton. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
October-November -- ASNA holds one-day technical seminars on ASNA Visual RPG for .NET. Seminar locations include St. Louis, Houston, Toledo, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Atlantic City, and Guildford, England. For a complete list of seminar topics, locations, and dates, go to www.asna.com/avrintro.
October-November -- Bytware is conducting several workshops to help customers take advantage of the most valuable features of Bytware's monitoring, security, and paging products. There are workshops on MessengerPlus, StandGuard, and MessengerConsole. Go to www.bytware.com/products/workshops.html for more information.
November 6 -- IBM's iSeries Nation will host a citizens chat on the iSeries Developer Roadmap. Doug Fullmer of IBM Dallas will discuss Big Blue's developer roadmap for deploying applications, pointing out where the milestone developments are and showing you where programmers should look for guidance. Go to the iSeries Nation home page for more information.
November 7 -- The Washington Area Midrange Users Group presents its annual JAM technical conference at the University of Maryland, in College Park, Maryland. The conference features in-depth educational sessions presented by nationally recognized experts. The agenda includes a breakfast with iSeries Chief Scientist Dr. Frank Soltis and a luncheon and keynote address by iSeries marketing maverick Malcolm Haines. The cost is $225 for members and $250 for nonmembers. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
November 10-12 – An RPG developers conference, RPG World, featuring sessions led by RPG experts Jon Paris, Susan Gantner, Bob Cozzi, and Paul Tuohy is being held in Anaheim, California. Registration is $1095, but an early registration discount is in effect until October 14. Host hotel is the Marriott Anaheim Suites in Garden Grove. Go to the RPG World Web site for more information.
November 11 -- The Central New York User Group will host a presentation on "The iSeries on the Internet" at its November meeting at the Doubletree Club Syracuse in Syracuse, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
November 18-21 -- EXTOL will host its 2003 user conference at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Go to EXTOL's Web site for more information.
November 19 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Debbie Sauger, technical owner of iSeries and AS/400 backup and recovery for IBM's Rochester labs, at its November meeting in Woodbury, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
November 20 -- The OMNI User Group, an association of Chicagoland Computer Professionals, will present its 17th annual technical conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Itasca, Illinois. The conference focuses on four educational tracks, featuring 32 sessions on topics such as WebSphere, RPG, Java, XML, Linux, and Eclipse, as well as eight vendor product sessions. Malcolm Haines of IBM will give the keynote address. For more information, go to the conference Web site.
December 4 -- John Quarantello of IBM Dallas will host a citizens chat on "WebSphere Portal Express for iSeries." Now that Portal Express is part of the iSeries Enterprise bundle for Model 825, 870, and 890 hardware orders, Quaranetello will answer many basic questions about what the new Portal Express support means for the average iSeries shop. Go to the iSeries Nation home page for more information.
December 5 -- The Computer Professionals Unlimited Midrange Users Group of Kansas City, Missouri, will present a full-day seminar on "Advanced RPG IV and ILE." The seminar will be presented by OS/400 experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner and will cost $199 per person. Go to the user group's Web site for more information.
December 10 -- The Long Island System Users Group will host a presentation by Becky Schmeiding, senior software engineer in the IBM Client Access/400 development organization, at its December meeting at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, New York. For more information, go to the user group's Web site.
March 22-24, 2004 -- The Northeast iSeries-AS/400 User Group will host its spring conference at the Sheraton hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. The conference will feature a keynote address by Frank Soltis, as well as training sessions and seminars by many award-winning speakers from around the world, including Allison Butterill, Linda Cole, Dick Grenham, Donald Heller, Skip Marchesani, Pete Massiello, and Craig Pelkie. For more details, go to the conference Web site.
April 28-30, 2004 -- ASNApalooza 2004 will be held at the Westin River Walk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. ASNApalooza is three days of ASNA Visual RPG instruction and technical insight, with an emphasis on RPG development for Microsoft's .NET platform. ASNA is also offering a special registration price of $1200 per person, if you register by Tuesday, September 30. Go to ASNA's Web site for more information.
May 2-6, 2004 -- The COMMON user group presents its spring 2004 conference and expo in San Antonio, Texas. COMMON is the largest and most widely attended of the iSeries-specific conferences. IBM's own experts and many other industry professionals present sessions and hands-on labs. COMMON provides an excellent opportunity to network with fellow professionals, attend a multitude of educational tracks, and get real-world solutions at the vendor expo. Go to COMMON's Web site for more information and to register.
May 19-21, 2004 -- Aldon Computer Group will present its annual user conference in Chicago. Sessions will highlight the practical application of Aldon software, including Affiniti, CMS, and eTEAM. Go to Aldon's Web site for more information.
June 20-22, 2004 -- The COMMON European Congress will present its annual conference in Cardiff, Wales. Initial planning has already commenced, but if you have any ideas for the event, go to the COMMON Europe Web site to see how you can contribute.
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