On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:37:46 -0800, Edward Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote:
>zExpo is a good conference. [...] No argument here. >For the extra money, they feed you three squares per day and >give you a conference bag with wheels. [...] Thus the phrase "Information Between Meals" (credit to John Hughes). >The sessions are longer and start at all sorts of weird times, which is a bit >confusing. (It's like living in the US and traveling to a country that uses >the >metric system or vice versa. Takes some getting-used-to.) [...] So, 1:25 English is like, what 2:80 Metric Time? Sorry, couldn't resist the Bob & Doug reference (double it and add thirty). >The proceedings are never made public. A shame, but I figure they have their reasons. >[...] IMHO, the SHARE content and experience for those who want to learn >about and participate in shaping the platform is unmatched for z/OS >users. [...] Amen, for all the reasons stated, plus you have the opportunity to be "snubbed" by some of the best of the Mainframe breed (or is that brood?), and you still have access to many of the same IBM gurus in addition to the ISVs and "seasoned" customer set. >The proceedings are made public. A big plus. I've mined the SHARE proceedings many times for gems - beats having to pull around that wheeled conference bag, unless you like that form of exercise. Regards, Art Gutowski Ford Motor Company ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
