> However, one aspect bothers me greatly: > That is a new emphasis on 'being green.' And how does > SHARE propose to save the planet? A: By encouraging > speakers to NOT pass out the customary handouts which > show the slides to be presented during their talk. > The assumption is that attendees can later download > the presentation slides from the web if they so desire.
"Going Green" is a euphemism for "we want to save money by not providing copiers at the conference". SHARE does not discourage speakers from distributing paper handouts; it just doesn't want to incur the cost of printing them. IMO, "going green" was a convenient spin to justify the policy change. > Share should get smart like Microsoft,they handed out Cdroms and free > software and free handouts....hum....Considering I am a mainframe Software > > developer I appreciated it. SHARE meets twice a year, which makes collecting and organizing the presentations onto a CD in time for the conference just about impossible. Material about late breaking sessions such as the z10 announcement cannot be disclosed to SHARE in advance of the announcement. > The problem with that is few laptops will last an entire day without being > > re-charged A friend of mine brought a battery brick (my term) that was made by Black & Decker. He plugged his laptop into the "brick" and it was good for about nine hours. > Getting through US customs as a foreign national is just too much of a > PITA. Going through US security as a US citizen is no fun either, nor is foreign travel for US citizens. It's unfortunate. Bob Shannon Rocket Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
