RE: First Annual COMMON conference - Spring 2007

[vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Lots of the labs and tutorials can be downloaded at 
www.ibm.com/software/ad/wdt400 - dig around

HTH
Vern

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From: "Leibowitz, Larry" <Larry.Leibowitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> > > The WDSC/HATS open labs were very popular 
>
> I was unable to attend the conference, but would like to get some 
> WDCS/HATS training/books/labs/etc, any advice and or suggestions? 
>
> TIA 
>
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris 
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 2:31 PM 
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> Subject: RE: First Annual COMMON conference - Spring 2007 
>
> > > Was there updated material in the sessions? 
> > > New sessions on latest stuff? 
>
> Pretty much the usual mixture I think. I had a new one on PHP for 
> RPGers 
> and there were many other new sessions in the Course of Study that I was 
> responsible for this conference. 
>
> Of course as is normal at many conferences there are always folks who 
> will 
> change the name to make a session look "new" while most of the material 
> is 
> fundamentally the same. I prefer to update the content while keeping 
> the 
> title the same if the basic aim of the session remains the same. 
>
> > > More hands on or lab sessions? 
>
> Lab sessions are down. There just aren't enough people going to them. 
> Even 
> those that are "full" only have 30 folks in the room - not the 60 - 90 
> we 
> used have with three people sharing a workstation. The WDSC/HATS open 
> labs 
> were very popular as were a few others but I'm less and less convinced 
> that 
> running labs is worth the time and effort. Perhaps if COMMON got rid of 
> labs altogether at the annual conference they/IBM could afford to equip 
> all 
> the rooms at the new Fall workshop event with PCs. Right now it is a 
> shared 
> Lab environment which is why I opted not to submit any sessions for the 
> fall. 
>
>
> Jon Paris 
> Partner400 
>
> www.Partner400.com 
>
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