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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
January 8, 2004 -- The Houston Application Systems Group (HASG), an iSeries and AS/400 community, will hold its next luncheon meeting January 8, 2004. The meeting topic has not yet been announced. For more details, go to the HASG Web site.
January 13, 2004 -- The Central New York 400 User Group will hold its January meeting at the Doubletree Club Syracuse. The meeting's topic will be Application Development. Go to the group's Web site for more information.
January 14, 2004 -- The Fairfield AS/400 Users Group will hold its January meeting at the Norwalk Inn in Norwalk, Connecticut. Greg Hintermeister of IBM will present an iSeries Navigator Overview. For more details, go to the group's Web site.
January 20, 2004 -- The Front Range IBM Users Group will hold its January meeting at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. The featured speaker is Robert S. Tipton, and the subject will be "Untangling IT." For more information, go to the group's Web site.
January 20, 2004 -- The Tennessee IBM Mid-Range User Group, based in Nashville, meets the third Tuesday of each month. For topics, speakers, and meeting location go to the group's Web site.
January 21, 2004 -- The Toronto Users Group for Midrange Systems will hold its next meeting of members in North York, Ontario. For more information, go to the group's Web site.
January 21-22, 2004 -- The Washington Area Midrange group will host a two-day IT audit seminar featuring Stu Henderson at the Richmond Airport Holiday Inn. Cost is $250 per day for non-user group members and $225 for user group members. For more information, go to the 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.
February 10-12, 2004 -- Help/Systems will hold its 13th annual iSeries Operations Automation User Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Conference participants can discuss real-world examples of iSeries automation or select specific training sessions on the Robot Automated Operations Solution products. The conference will feature keynote speakers Malcolm Haines of IBM and Renee Wall Rogen, who specializes in career and personal motivation topics. Help/Systems is also offering daylong preconference workshops. For more information, go to Help/Systems' conference Web page.
February 29-March 3, 2004 -- IBM presents PartnerWorld 2004 in Las Vegas, the largest annual gathering of IBM Business Partners. Partnerworld brings together over 5,000 attendees to present IBM's e-business on-demand strategy and sales execution plans, provide networking opportunities, and to demonstrate IBM's commitment to growth, profitability, and ease of doing business. For more information, go to IBM's Partnerworld 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 Dr. 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.
March 31-April 3, 2004 -- Lilly Software Associates presents its 10th annual user conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The conference, "Evolve 2004: Breaking with Tradition," will focus on helping users make modest changes to their business processes in order to produce significant improvements. Go to Lilly Software Associates' Web site for more information.
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.
June 20-23, 2004 -- The iSeries and AS/400 Connection Conference will take place in Naples, Florida. This conference features 98 sessions, including 13 hands-on labs, and covers many key iSeries and AS/400 topics. Expert instructors from the iSeries community, including IBM staff members, will be presenting. The conference is offering a $100 discount if you register before December 31. Go to the iSeries and AS/400 Connection Conference Web site for more details.
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