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  3. August 2001

RE: re[2]: MAPICS and COMMON


Simple.  If you're at Common in MSP goto the meeting of members and tell
them to get off their butts and implement the mosaic they were given a
year ago....:)




On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 gcrane@johansonmfg.com wrote:

>
>
>  Something along these lines would address my cost & time away from company.  
>I
> am open for evening sessions as well.  Or now COMMON has long lunch sessions.
> SUG....MAPICS conference within a conference.....sounds great.  How can we get
> this started?
>
>
>
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> "Shurge, Stephen (MTL)" <sshurge@recochem.com> on 08/29/2001 08:41:35 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: re[2]: MAPICS and COMMON
>
>
>
>
> Usually COMMONs are held on Sunday to Thursday, with Thursday being fairly
> light, then maybe Mapics, Peoplesoft, CA, Peregarine, etc ... could have
> their annual conferences immediately following COMMON on Thursday to Sunday.
>
>
> I think this could work if everyone would cooperate.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com
> [mailto:DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:14 AM
> To: mapics-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: re[2]: MAPICS and COMMON
>
>
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> 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
> >
> >
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