Re: Did someone forget that the Northeast exists?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

REGRETFULLY, that's not unique to the Northeast....



At 09:44 AM 10/25/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> 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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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 1:46 PM
> Subject: RE: Did someone forget that the Northeast exists?
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> 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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