Re: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?

I know this doesn't apply to you, Paul, for two reasons. But just an FYI (plus for some, minus for some):

* All Gaylord hotels are now non-smoking, even in the bars and atria
(don't know about outdoors), and
* Tennessee is pretty much non-smoking in most public buildings
(there are exceptions, you know legislators).


* Jerry C. Adams
*IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
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Paul Nelson wrote:

I enjoyed neither, mostly because in both places, my room was as far from
the meeting rooms as it could be. That was a major hassle when I was on TLC
duty at 7 AM. Heck, in Nashville, I had to go out and get a new pair of
cross trainers, because my knees were acting up from all the walking.

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn Ericson
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:51 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion; 'Midrange Systems Technical
Discussion'
Subject: RE: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?


Geez Paul,
Gaylord Palms in Orlando reimbursed me for the car parking and Valet fees they charged( I did not have a car), the unwanted newspaper fee. BUT I still had to pay the Resort fee. Front desk clerk would not listen; however a letter to the hotel GM made it happen.

I still enjoyed both Gaylord hotels ( Orlando and Nashville)

At 11:05 AM 1/16/2008, Paul Nelson wrote:

You going to be a commuter, or stay at the hotel? I can't seem to get my
arms around the concept of a $10 per day "resort fee" that includes

wireless

access that I wouldn't use (Sprint card), 2 bottles of bottled tap water
(Dasani) that I wouldn't drink and newspapers that I wouldn't have time to
read.

I sent a note to COMMON asking if I could get my money back if I returned
the water and newspapers to the front desk upon checking out. I haven't

been

given a response yet.

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:55 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?

That would be really lame since it's just around the corner from where I
live. Guess I'm just having one of those Can't-Make-Myself-Understood
days. I thought the operable words were "outside of" and "warm." But
then (sigh) I knew what I meant.


* Jerry C. Adams
*IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
voice
615.995.7024
fax
615.995.1201
email
jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Paul Nelson wrote:

I've seen 90 degrees in Fairbanks. You're skipping COMMON this year?

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:19 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?

I guess one of the things that will be interesting is the "size" of each
portion.

And by "size" I mean two things:

* The number of IBM presentations and other stuff (expo, etc.) for
each system, and
* The number of people attending/patronizing each system.

Not being able to personally attend too many seminars, etc., outside of
COMMON and the LUG, I'm holding out for the System i Developer thingie
this Fall - if they choose to have it some place warm (wink, wink,
nudge, nudge). But, then, they'll probably use that as an excuse/reason
to hold it in Fairbanks. .-)

* Jerry C. Adams
*IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
voice
615.995.7024
fax
615.995.1201
email
jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Jon Paris wrote:

On 16-Jan-08, at 1:14 AM, midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

IBM POWER Systems Technical Conference featuring i5/OS (formerly
IBM System i Spring and Fall Technical Conferences)
Date/Location - TBD

My understanding is that there will be a single conference this year
- not two as in the past - and that it will be a combined Power
conference -i.e. System i and System p.


Jon Paris

www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

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