Re: New COMMON Conference

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I could teach on .NET stuff, but budgets where they are (especially in
local governments)... getting to COMMON (or any out-of-state conference) is
problematic. I am doing about 90% .NET coding integrating with IBM i
applications.

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Mike Wills
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On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:27 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In summary:
> - Richard's right.  If you want more web content, especially .Net, from
> COMMON, then request it.
> - If you want to offer to teach .Net, or other topics of interest (related
> or unrelated) contact COMMON.
>
> Details:
> I don't know how COMMON works.  I don't know if they 'invite back' or hope
> people resubmit their sessions for the next conference.  I do recall
> getting emails soliciting sessions for COMMON.
>
> Richard did admit being too busy with some of the meetings requested by
> common.
>
> and I forget where I was going with the rest of this train of thought -
> lot of interupptions this morning.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Date:   08/16/2012 08:49 AM
> Subject:        Re: New COMMON Conference
> Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> Uh, been there done that.  Do you attend COMMON ? :)
>
> Did a well attended lab in 2007.   Never invited back.  Apparently not
> enough demand. .
>
> Did a VB session and a session for natively running Visual Studio apps on
> i.  Got cut :)
>
> I was invited to help select web content for COMMON and OK my fault for
> being a bit too busy to attend meetings.
>
> Maybe I'm just too boring.   Nah, that can't be it :)
>
> I'm happy to provide .Net content for IBM i, but why would I provide
> advanced content when even the basic stuff gets cut ?
>
> My main job is running a software company.  My time is worth more than
> that.
>
> I don't care if it's me teaching the content, but COMMON members need to
> get off their duffs and start requesting more .Net if they want guys like
> me to teach content.
>
> Either way I'll stay busy and continue to be vocal about COMMON and others
> providing .Net content for IBM i.
>
> Peace Out, Brother :)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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>
> Richard,
>
> How about developing some sessions and delivering them for COMMON? One of
> the biggest challenges the COMMON SME team faces is finding qualified
> individuals to build and deliver content. So.... "self-described expert in
> my own mind", by the way I'm sure most of us agree your one of the
> industry experts in this realm, how about a go at doing it? I'm sure if
> there there was sufficient content to present they would do another focus
> on .Net and IBM i.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
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