Re: Did someone forget that the Northeast exists?

Remember this thread...are we seeing any new AS400 shops anywhere in the 
Northeast?  I think we're only seeing them removed from companies.   
 
 
 
 
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From: dr2@xxxxxxxx
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 1:46 PM
Subject: RE: Did someone forget that the Northeast exists?



Hey Jon,

Actually you're right...we have a phenomena around here were folks won't do 
"tunnels and bridges"....

  But, frankly, going forward, I think COMMON *WILL* come to DC as a 
optional site.  I look for them to use Nashville, Orlando, Dallas, San 
Diego and Washington as serious sites for selection of future conferences....

As for DC... well, we're holding our annual JAM conference on November 11 
if anyone's interested in coming - http://www.wash-midrange.org/cgi-bin/jam.pl

Don in DC

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At 12:20 PM 10/24/2006 -0400, you wrote:

 >> Why does no one ever use the Washington, DC or Atlanta area?

Can't answer for DC but anywhere with a large number of civil servants and
defense contractors tends to have horrifically high room rates etc.  Also
local travel is horrific so locals won't attend.  Ask Don Rima - he has to
run his road shows in four locations (when in most areas two at most would
be needed) simply because people won't cross the river etc.

COMMON has been in Atlanta, so has IBM Tech conference - but the downtown
hotels have become very expensive and out-of-town people aren't interested
in events at the perimeter hotels which are at least vaguely affordable.

Jon Paris
Partner400

www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

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