Re: Southeast IBM user group Conference, March 21 to March 22

        An for those of you in the South check out  Atlanta's  2nd Annual
iSeries Conference
Thursday, March 21 and Friday March 22, 2002 @ www.amcuaim.org


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Subject: Re: Northeast IBM user group Conference, March 24 to March 27



I'm going and I'm speaking.  The is one of the finest two day conferences
in the US.  I'm bring three Barsa employees.  45 minutes west of Boston, so
it's easily drivable from New Jersey north through all of New England.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com






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Anyone attended or know about this Conference?

Speakers, session grid  and seminar look good.

Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:45:02 -0500

12th Annual Northeast IBM User Groups Conference


The Northeast IBM User Groups are once again sponsoring their annual
Technical Conference on

March 25, 26, and 27, 2002.

Topics to be presented include iSeries, Networking, TCP/IP, JAVA,
WebSphere,
DOMINO, PC workstations and servers, Internet and other leading edge
technologies.

The Special Event presented on Monday, March 25, 2002, will be:
WebSphere for iSeries

Also on Monday, March 25, 2002, we will be having:
IBM Certification Testing

Conference dates:

Sunday, March 24
Monday, March 25


Shark Camp
8:30 AM to 5:00PM
8:30 AM to 4:00PM


Certification Testing
See Below for times

Monday, March 25
Tuesday, March 26
Wednesday, March 27

Registration opens
2:00 PM to 9:00PM
7:00 AM to 5:00PM
7:00 AM to 11:00AM

Special Event
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

EXPO area opens
7:30 AM to 6:30PM
7:30 AM to 3:45PM

Sessions begin/end
8:40 AM to 5:45PM
9:00 AM to 5:00PM

Dinner and Speaker
6:30 PM to 9:00PM


Certification Testing
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
7:30 AM to 6:30PM
7:30 AM to 3:30PM



We are pleased to have Ms. Kimberly S. Stevenson, Vice President of
Marketing
IBM iSeries on Tuesday as our dinner speaker.


Please take a moment to review the Grid at <A HREF="
http://www.neibmconf.com/GRID0.htm";>www.neibmconf.com/GRID0.htm</A> that
outlines the topics to be presented.

If you plan to stay overnight, please call the Sheraton Framingham Hotel
at

508-879-7200 to make reservations. Mention the conference for the special
rate of $110. This rate is available until March 1, 2002. The hotel will
sell out quickly this year. Make your reservations early so that you won't
miss out.



IBM Pre Conference Shark Camp

Date: March 24 & 25, 2002

Duration: 2 Days

Delivery Method: Classroom

Location: Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Framingham, MA

Tuition: $675 (payable by credit card) (Shark Camp)

To Enroll: Send e-mail to John Harvey at jharvey1@us.ibm.com



Overview:

Learn the role and benefits of the eServer iSeries as the server platform
to
host e-business systems.





Who Should Take This Course:

Individuals with some exposure to the iSeries and/or those who have had
traditional application focus on the iSeries and wish to broaden their
knowledge of business conditions favoring the iSeries servers, and OS/400.
This course is recommended for IBM Business Partner sales professionals and
IBM Sales or Technical Support Personnel. Also, Customers who want to have
a
more in depth knowledge of the iSeries and how it is positioned in the
e-business world.



What You are Taught:

a.. Recognize the importance of the iSeries unique architecture and how
it
matches current IT needs.
· Describe the positioning of the iSeries as a central component of
the e-business solution cycle including leveraging of knowledge and
information, transformation of business, building new applications, and
running scalable, available and safe environments. Back the arguments with
current sources and references.



· Define how recently announced iSeries technology features solve
critical customer business issues and learn to position these as part of
the
e-business solution.

· Articulate the special value proposition of the each iSeries
Models
as a server basis for the e-business solution and differentiate it from its
competitors in the various market segments

· Explain key features of OS/400, recognize their role in the
e-business solution and integrate these into the customer solution

· Understand the components of a complete e-business solution
according to IBM Software Strategy (Framework) incorporating the iSeries as
the server platform. Recognize the business opportunities, which call for
inclusion of select IBM Software products.



Certification Program:



This course prepares you to take IBM Certification Test #659 (iSeries
Solution Sales V5R1) to become an IBM eServer Certified Specialist.



Contact:

If you have any question on this class, please contact John Harvey at
e-mail: jharvey1@us.ibm.com or 507-253-0771.



John J Harvey

IBM, iSeries Education

3605 N Hwy 52

Rochester, MN 55901 USA

507-253-0771 Fax: 507-253-4815 e-mail: jharvey1@us.ibm.com



This IBM iSeries Sales School will precede the Northeast IBM User Groups
Conference that begins at 4PM March 25 with Websphere seminar. March 26
-27
2002 feature over 150 general sessions. (see Flyer and <A HREF="
http://www.neibmconf.com/";>www.NEIBMCONF.COM</A>
for all the details and Conference enrollment.



Payment and enrollment for Shark Camp iSeries Sales School is direct
to
IBM.



Why not join us at the 12th Annual IBM North East User Groups Conference.
Business Partners bring your customers. Registration and payment
information
is in the Quad fold and at <A HREF="http://www.neibmconf.com/
">www.neibmconf.com</A>. The conference is sponsored
by 8 Local User Groups in the North East.



Sincerely,

Fairis Bliss
Conference Manager
fbliss@ix.netcom.com


A. Ports
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