RE: The "greying of Common" Is it still true?

Lee,

please check the M-L archives on the "certification" question.  Let's not
start that war again folks...:)

Don in DC

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On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, HANSMAN,LEE wrote:

> I agree with Bill - the IBM Tech Conferences are very good!  Granted, I have
> never been to Common, but if I had a choice I would pick IBM Tech
> Conference.  What does everyone think about IBM Certifications?  I am
> working towards these (my own pocket, so far), and would appreciate any
> comment.  Are they worth it?  Do they help?  
> Lee
> 
> > ----------
> > From:       Bill Erhardt[SMTP:ERHARDT@baldwinhq.com]
> > Reply To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Sent:       Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:07 AM
> > To:         'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> > Subject:    RE: The "greying of Common"  Is it still true?
> > 
> > Everyone talks about COMMON as if its the only venue for training related
> > to
> > the AS/400.  Have any of you attended the IBM technical conference?  I've
> > been around the mid range offerings since the hey days of S/3 15D and for
> > my
> > money the IBM conference is a much more rewarding experience then COMMON.
> > 
> > Just One Persons Opinion
> > Bill Erhardt 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:     Steve Martin [SMTP:smartin@carefreeofcolorado.com]
> > > Sent:     Monday, April 03, 2000 1:47 PM
> > > To:       MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject:  RE: The "greying of Common"  Is it still true?
> > > 
> > >   <snip>COMMON attendees should not be
> > >   construed as a representitive sampling of AS/400 shops.  There are
> > >   a lot of youngsters around, they all just don't know how to wangle
> > >   a trip to COMMON out of the boss.
> > > 
> > >   To ask the questions another way, how many of the folks that
> > >   attend COMMON have to "ask" to go?  How many just write their own
> > >   tickets? </snip>
> > > 
> > > I am not yet 40. I've been on the AS/400 since Jan.1990 - System38
> > before
> > > that.
> > > 
> > > I have asked, hinted, suggested, and otherwise enumerated the reasons
> > why
> > > I
> > > think it would be beneficial to attend COMMON... and I've never been
> > > there.
> > > 
> > > My manager (since June, last) has participated (COMMON) in the past but
> > > makes little effort to budget that in - even with his experience. The
> > way
> > > I
> > > see it, as long as some of you get to go, as long as many of you are
> > > willing
> > > to share what you've learned, and as long as you remain members of this
> > > list
> > > - I get my education from all of you.
> > > 
> > > Steve Martin
> > > Programmer/Analyst
> > > Carefree of Colorado
> > > 303/410.6239
> > > smartin@carefreeofcolorado.com
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