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Dale, Figure when you goto Common you're a week away from the company. And I submit that if you're company isn't interested in investing a week to keep you current and by extention the company current, then you need to be looking for a better place to work. And, if you need more than 6 hours on Sunday to do at least the first major pass over Expo, you're moving too slow. The conference logistics are fairly simple to do. I've seen simple PC software that can do this with ease and I would presume that the MPACT system that Common is using should be able to as well.... Don in DC --------- On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com wrote: > This is a multipart message in MIME format. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Well, that would certainly be neat, but I have attended COMMON in the > past, and the MAPICS attendees would be a fairly small fraction of the > attendance. Now if one immediately followed the other at the same > venue..... hmmmm - that would be interesting. Of course, then the > problem would still be cost and time spent away from the company. > > Actually, one of the biggest problems I have at the MAPICS conference is > being able to see all the sessions that I want to see, and also have > enough time in the expo center. > > > > > > Don <dr2@cssas400.com> > Sent by: mapics-l-admin@midrange.com > 08/28/01 09:07 PM > Please respond to mapics-l > > > To: mapics-l@midrange.com > cc: > Subject: Re: re[2]: MAPICS and COMMON > > > > > what if the 2 conferences were to merge? > > Think of the synergy.....:) > > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com wrote: > > > > > I'm in the same boat as you - I can only attend one or the other. I > choose > > the MAPICS conference, as I get sufficient (for me) information on the > > AS/400 (sorry, I-Series) and other IBM information from my affiliate and > > trade periodicals, but only the MAPICS conference gives me all the scoop > on > > what's new with MAPICS, what direction they are going in (such as Power > > Architecture), easy access to add-on vendors, and good tips from other > > customers and consultants. > > > > We run our business with MAPICS, and I do more MAPICS upgrades than I do > > AS/400 (I-Series) upgrades. With that in mind, the MAPICS User > Conference > > is a better value to the company than COMMON. > > > > > > > > > > > > gcrane@johansonmf > > g.com To: mapics-l@midrange.com > > Sent by: cc: > > mapics-l-admin@mi Subject: Re: re[2]: > MAPICS and COMMON > > drange.com > > > > > > 08/28/01 05:29 PM > > Please respond to > > mapics-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I sure as heck did not want to start a war on MAPICS User Conference vs > > COMMON....my original question was whether or not the people on this > list > > want > > MAPICS Sessions to be given at COMMON. Of course, COMMON can never > replace > > the > > MAPICS User Conference nor does it intend to. The question at large is > to > > try > > to find out if the Users of MAPICS software are limited by their > companies > > to > > only be allowed to attend one conference per year (such as me). If they > > are > > limited to one conference per year, then a choice is necessary to be > made - > > which one to attend?. Now if COMMON has some sessions of MAPICS, then > it > > may be > > the selection of choice. Or the other possible choice is to alternate > 1 > > year > > MAPICS, 1 year COMMON....but with the speed of the changing business > > environment > > that seems not a great choice. So, IMHO, MAPICS sessions at COMMON is > > great! > > > > > > > > > > > > Lisa Weaver <lweaver@guidetechnologies.com> on 08/28/2001 09:37:54 AM > > > > Please respond to mapics-l@midrange.com > > > > To: mapics discussion board <MAPICS-L@midrange.com> > > cc: (bcc: Gail L Crane/Johanson/JMC) > > > > Subject: re[2]: MAPICS and COMMON > > > > > > > > I am a consultant with Guide, a Mapics affiliate. I am trying to sell > > nothing. > > I've been following the discussions about User Conference vs COMMON. I > > must > > disagree with some of the statements about the Mapics User Conference > being > > designed soley as a "Sales" conference. There are 3 full days of > break-out > > sessions available to attendees. Never, as a user or as a consultant, > have > > I > > been disappointed that I didn't learn something. In fact, the > information > > I've > > obtained there over the years has more than paid for the cost of the > > conferences > > and all my expenses. This past year, I happened to be a presenter for > one > > of > > those sessions...I didn't even talk about MAPICS. There are usually > > between > > 1500 and 2000 attendees...most users. It is a huge opportunity to > network > > with > > other users. I'm sure that COMMON is very good. I'm also POSITIVE that > > there > > are people at COMMON trying to sell you something. > > > > Lisa Cohen Weaver > > Consultant Manager > > Guide Technologies, L.L.C. > > 6502 Constitution Drive > > Fort Wayne, IN 46804 > > 219-459-7641 > > Fax 219-459-2127 > > lweaver@guidetechnologies.com > > > > > I agree with Eric. MAPICS conference is a Sales conference designed > to > > get you to buy more Apps. Save your money and attend COMMON. > > > > Greg Wenzloff > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com > > [mailto:DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com] > > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 1:58 PM > > To: mapics-l@midrange.com > > Subject: Re: MAPICS and COMMON > > > > > > > > Eric, > > > > I have to disagree a little regarding MAPICS being just a sales show - I > > attend several "customer solutions" sessions each year, and have given a > > couple. I agree, the customer solutions are usually excellent - it is > > always good to see how people use the software to solve problems and how > > they may have implemented the apps in a (perhaps) unusual or different > way. > > Yes, there are "sales sessions" to show the new stuff (which there has > been > > a whole lot of lately!), but I find them necessary to see what all we > can > > do with the new stuff - especially the new "Power Architecture" stuff. > > Without the sales sessions at the conference, I don't know how I'd get > > enough good information on the new apps and features. > > > > I personally find the tech expo at the conferences to be VERY valuable. > > Last year's was the best yet - I liked that they expanded the hours from > > prior years. However, I'd like to have it open even more, especially > the > > area where you can talk to the MAPICS developers/support people and try > out > > the new apps at the kiosks. Is that what you mean by needing more > "hands > > on?" > > > > I'd like them to have some roundtables with users also - for things like > > their e-business strategies, effectively implementing some of the > Browser > > apps, Supply Chain Management, etc. Then we could get multiple > company's > > solutions in one session. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Eric Wolf" > > <eric_a_wolf@hotm To: mapics-l@midrange.com > > ail.com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: MAPICS and > COMMON > > mapics-l-admin@mi > > drange.com > > > > > > 08/18/01 01:25 PM > > Please respond to > > mapics-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gail, > > > > I think that COMMON and the MAPICS conferences serve different purposes. > > COMMON gives IT departments the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the > IBM > > technologies, as well as, other technologies. > > > > The MAPICS Conference, on the other hand,introduces users to new > > applications, how other users are using MAPICS and 3rd party > enhancements > > that they may not be aware of. What the MAPICS conference does not offer > is > > "hands-on" sessions like they did in the past. It has become more of a > > "sales" conference instead of the User Conference. They also need more > > users to speak on how they solved their problems using MAPICS. > > > > Eric A. Wolf > > Midrange Implementation Specialists > > eric_a_wolf@hotmail.com -or- ericw@midrangespecialists.com > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (Mapics-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: Mapics-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: Mapics-L-request@midrange.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (Mapics-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: Mapics-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: Mapics-L-request@midrange.com > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com > > > > > > < > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the MAPICS ERP System Discussion (MAPICS-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MAPICS-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/mapics-l > or email: MAPICS-L-request@midrange.com >
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