This is the link to the System I & AS/400 Conference.
http://www.as400connection.com/
Larry Ketzes | Senior iSeries System Administrator | AIG / ALICO - American
Life Insurance Company
One ALICO Plaza, 600 N. King Street, AMIS | Wilmington, DE 19801 | *:
302.594.2146 | 7: 302.830.4524| *: larry.ketzes@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Ketzes, Larry
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:23 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Fall Common Event
I'm with you Scott. I really enjoy the 'event' that is Common (I will be
attending the 2008 Common), but I also enjoy the somewhat smaller events
just as much. A good example is the System I & AS/400 Conference in Naples
Florida. For some reason, it seems easier to talk to people at the smaller
conferences. This conference in Naples is a good combination of the large
Common type and the smaller LUG ones.
I hope they both thrive cause I do enjoy them both. Another good one (that
is really small at this time) is the PowerTech Insight Security Conference
in Las Vegas. You get a great chance to speak to the 'developers' and
decision makers in the company and you can't help but socialize with them
and the attendee's. A real good one.
http://www.powertech.com/powertech/insight.asp
Just my humble always trying to learn a little more opinion!
Larry Ketzes | Senior iSeries System Administrator | AIG / ALICO - American
Life Insurance Company
One ALICO Plaza, 600 N. King Street, AMIS | Wilmington, DE 19801 | *:
302.594.2146 | 7: 302.830.4524| *: larry.ketzes@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+larry.ketzes=aig.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+larry.ketzes=aig.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Scott Klement
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:05 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Fall Common Event
I actually feel the opposite of what Mary says. I prefer a smaller,
more intimate event. Events like RPG & DB2 Summit or RPG World tend to
have fewer people, fewer instructors, etc. With 100-150 people, you get
to know the other attendees a little better, and I find that improves
the camaraderie. Some of the LUG events fall into this category as well.
I suspect that the COMMON Focus event would have a similar effect,
though I didn't participate this time around, so I can't say for certain.
With the great big events, like COMMON's annual conference, there's a
much wider range of topics to learn about, and you get to hear from the
"big guys" (like Mark Shearer, etc) -- and these are good things -- but
I don't find the camaraderie to be as strong.
Kern, Mary T wrote:
While the attendee count has nothing to do with the quality of the
educational offerings, it does add to the excitement and camaraderie.
If 2 educational opportunities were present and one had twice as many
attendees, I would probably pick the larger one ... Assuming the
content was similar in quality and value.
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