Re: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")

There used to be a MAPICS user group in Charlotte.  GNP was in Greenville,
SC, so we drove nearly 100 miles for the meetings.  The group was heavily
supported by the MAPICS affiliate headquartered in Charlotte and one of the
larger MAPICS companies there, which is in fact the company I've been
consulting at this summer.  The affiliate was sold off several years ago,
and there weren't enough volunteers among the membership to prevent burnout
of the board members, so the group quietly folded 4 years ago, about the
same time that our local AS/400 group collapsed (for similar reasons) in
Greenville.  There have been a few attempts to re-start something here, but
none have been successful.

Dave Shaw
MAPICS-L Moderator
Simpsonville, SC

----- Original Message -----
From: <gcrane@johansonmfg.com>
>
> That is why I am crying for MAPICS sessions at COMMON....since I can only
go to
> one conference, I can get the whole mix at COMMON.  If we were rich I
would go
> to one COMMON and one MAPICS conference.  COMMON addresses so many other
> technical stuff that we need.
>
> Now, is anyone involved in a local MAPICS user group?  We used to have NJ
MAPICS
> User Group but that fell apart.  Anyone interested in getting it going
again in
> NJ?
>
>
>
>
>
> "McCready, Joan" <Joan.McCready@metaltekint.com> on 08/17/2001 11:06:43 AM
>
> Please respond to mapics-l@midrange.com
>
> To:   "'mapics-l@midrange.com'" <mapics-l@midrange.com>
> cc:    (bcc: Gail L Crane/Johanson/JMC)
>
> Subject:  RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
>
>
>
> HA! I have never been to COMMON (hear it is good, though), and I had to
get
> a presentation accepted for this past MAPICS conference (registration
paid)
> before I dared ask management for permission to go!
>
> Budget - oh, yeah.  -- Joan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcrane@johansonmfg.com [mailto:gcrane@johansonmfg.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:58 AM
> To: mapics-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
>
>
>
>
> Great group!  But we never did answer Phil's question....
>
> Do you go to COMMON?
> Do you want MAPICS sessions at COMMON?
> Does you company send you to both COMMON and MAPICS Conference or do you
> have to
> choose?
>
> I am really curious about your answers.  Is my company the only one on a
> budget?
> I am forced to choose.  I have pressing issues with Web, networking,
Notes,
> etc.- more than just MAPICS.  MAPICS for us, besides upgrades, just runs
in
> the
> background and keeps on ticking.  But, I really need to see what is
> happening in
> MAPICS for strategic direction and many times MAPICS taught me new ways of
> doing
> things.  So it is always a tough decision.  My company can not afford
both.
>
> What do you do?