Although it is true that SHARE is trying to cut down on copying costs, which certainly helps green initiatives, I don't believe it is the intent of presenters to stop bring handouts with them. I, and many others, still make a certain amount of copies, and makes sure our presentations are uploaded prior to the start of the conference. The uploading has no cost to presenters, but the making of copies can be quite costly. Some "late breaking" types of
material will still not make it (example: all of the z10 info could not be published ahead of time) in time for the conference opening. Hopefully, it will be uploaded during the week, or shortly after. There is also the Proceedings DVD that can be purchased that contains all of the materials. And if all else fails, a kind eMail to the presenter requesting the presentation, usually gets a good response. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 SYSN 08:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SHARE & no handouts(?) Warner Mach wrote: > SHARE is now wrapping up and was, as usual, highly > worthwhile ... 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. > . > One speaker actually suggested that the attendee might > take notes on a pad of some sort (remember college?) and > then download the presentation and transfer the notes to > the presentation; rather than write the notes directly > on the presentation handout, as was customary. > . > It is interesting how companies and organizations are > eager to show their alignment with 'green-ness' when being > green corresponds with less expense and trouble for those > in charge. > . > To my mind there are a world of good reasons why this new > policy is a bad one (fill in the blanks). I asked at the > headquarters desk where to send comments on the new policy. > I was told: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > . > If you are a member of SHARE and have an opinion on this > issue you might drop them a line. Let's discourage this trend > before a large number of speakers adopt it. > Like many so-called "green" initiatives, this is nothing more than a popular delusion based on a gross misunderstanding of the facts. SHARE simply stated that, in order to reduce costs, it would no longer provide on-site copy services during the conference. Only a very tiny subset of speakers, those that were accustomed to printing their handouts on SHARE's "dime," were affected. For them, two obvious alternatives were suggested: a) present without handouts or b) create -- at your own expense --abbreviated handouts in outline form. For everyone else, SHARE was business as usual. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
