Count me in please. I’m very much in agreement with Bryan, that the state-side GPFS user meeting has enough content/inertia to have its own venue, 2-3 days (maybe 2 days customer/IBM presentations and 1 day of meet the devs). SC is good, but just too much going on.
Jason > On May 28, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Bryan Banister <[email protected]> wrote: > > The issues that I see with the meeting at the SC conferences are: > 1) It's usually only scheduled for a 2-3 hour time slot, which is not > adequate time for a proper meeting like we have in the UK, which will likely > expand to two full days! > 2) It usually conflicts with so many other sessions, "user group" meetings, > birds of a feather, Intel or other company training/presentations, or my own > company outings and more. Last SC I had to choose between the DDN and GPFS > "User Group" meetings. You can't be in all places at the same time! > > Perhaps we could still hold a US based GPFS User Group Meeting at SC'15 in > Austin, but I would still want two days for the meeting either before or > after the event... that would mean it would require days on the weekend > before or after the conference. > > Look forward to hearing other member's thoughts, > -Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zachary Giles > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 11:22 AM > To: gpfsug main discussion list > Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS UG USA > > I would go! > > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Simon Thompson (Research Computing - IT > Services) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The format of th sc meeting was similar to that of the UK group with a mix >> of customer and ibm presentations. Though I guess as it coincides with SC, >> the customers there will mostly be HPC related customers where as gpfs ug is >> supposed to be a mix of industries. >> >> I think there were also more techies from IBM at the UK meeting than the sc >> meeting. I know they need to find a bigger space and more time in Austin! >> >> Simon >> .________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] >> [[email protected]] on behalf of Bryan Banister >> [[email protected]] >> Sent: 28 May 2015 16:12 >> To: gpfsug main discussion list >> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS UG USA >> >> Hi Ed, >> >> >> >> The meeting at the SC conference was organized and led by IBM. The GPFS >> User Group meetings in England and the other events sponsored by this >> organization are created and led by customers of IBM. We are hoping to >> start holding similar events in the US, like the meet-the-devs outings and >> meetings with probably two days of presentations and discussions from GPFS >> Customers and the IBM GPFS Developers. >> >> >> >> It’s a great way to meet others that are deploying similar solutions and >> provide IBM direct feedback on their latest GPFS developments! >> >> -Bryan >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeno Cram >> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 10:08 AM >> To: gpfsug main discussion list >> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS UG USA >> >> Count me in as well. >> >> Thanks, >> Jeno >> >> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Wahl, Edward >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Does our meeting @SC not count? Either way, count me in please. >> >> Ed Wahl >> OSC >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: >> [email protected]<mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces@gpfsug >> .org> >> [[email protected]<mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces@gpfsu >> g.org>] on behalf of Jez Tucker (Chair) >> [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] >> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:32 AM >> To: gpfsug main discussion list >> Subject: [gpfsug-discuss] GPFS UG USA >> >> Hello >> >> Last one today... >> >> Several of you approached me at the UG regarding setting up GPFS UG >> representation state-side. >> Please drop us an email through and we'll look at that with you. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Jez >> _______________________________________________ >> gpfsug-discuss mailing list >> gpfsug-discuss at gpfsug.org<http://gpfsug.org> >> http://gpfsug.org/mailman/listinfo/gpfsug-discuss >> _______________________________________________ >> gpfsug-discuss mailing list >> gpfsug-discuss at gpfsug.org<http://gpfsug.org> >> http://gpfsug.org/mailman/listinfo/gpfsug-discuss >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Note: This email is for the confidential use of the named addressee(s) only >> and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. 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