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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
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 on 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 how 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. The 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-- The Fairfield AS/400 User Group will feature Debbie Saugen of IBM Rochester discussing "What's Hot, New and Different for Backup/Recovery on the iSeries," at their November meeting. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Danbury, Connecticut. To register for the meeting, 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.
November 20 -- The Midrange User's Group of Western New York will hold its Thanksgiving meeting, Topic and location to be announced. Go to the user group's Web site for more details.
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.
January 25-29, 2004 -- The 11th annual Lotusphere conference will be held at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida. This year's conference includes preconference JumpStart sessions, hands-on and breakout sessions, a product showcase, interactive Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, certification training and testing, and other special events. Register before December 2 at the Lotusphere Web site to take advantage of special pricing.
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, eTEAM, and Aldon integration to WebSphere (WDSc, WSAD, WSSD). 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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