2013 Workshop: June 20-22 2013 will be at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
WHO: z/VM, and Linux on System z Friends WHAT: Location, travel, lodging from (very reasonably priced!) brand new dorm rooms in a former hotel up to nearby hotels, registration, travel hints, and sponsor information for the 2013 VM Workshop has all been posted to: http://www.vmworkshop.org/2013 WHERE: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in beautiful downtown Indianapolis, IN WHEN: SESSION DATES: Thursday morning JUNE 20 until about 2PM or so Saturday JUNE 22. Choose from multiple concurrent presentations packed full of up-to-the-minute technical details for all levels of z/VM, and Linux on System z, including online z/VM and 'Linux on System z' installation labs. (Wednesday June 19 is reserved for VM Workshop planning committee meetings; if you are interested in planning, please *do* join the committee; just send me a note asking to join.) WHY: Previous VM Workshops have been referred to by the small-minded as: 'a large number of system programmers with some limited adult supervision' (do you _really_ want to miss this!??). Expect another wonderful "up close and personal" workshop with great content and terrific camaraderie. Come to meet VM old-timers... and *future* VM old-timers while learning the latest technical z/VM and Linux for System z details. Don't know where to start with Linux on System z? This is a great place to start! PRICE: STILL UNCHANGED from the previous two years, ** ONLY $100 per attendee**. Brand new dorm rooms (just converted from hotel rooms) with full linens are available for $50 per night. This is the best bargain out there for z/VM and Linux on System z education, and is quite reasonable for anyone paying their own way. Parking passes (no nearby free parking) for $20 each. The $100 registration fee includes: a snazzy 2013 VM Workshop polo shirt (not just a cheap T-shirt like those high-priced conferences), DINNER and RECEPTION on Thursday evening, and... attendees will be provided with an IUPUI "Jag tag" debit card loaded with $65 to purchase other meals and snacks at the IUPUI 'Campus Center' Food Court. HOW: Registration is now LIVE, please check it out soon! (Live servers are standing by to take your registration!) Advice: onsite registration is not likely, and will involve additional fees to the university and thus... you, so register now! PARTICIPATE: Compete in the infamous "Ugly Hawaiian Shirt" contest for a chance to win a treasured, but ugly prize! (B.Y.O.U.H.S.) The VM Workshop began as a way for VM systems programmers to share what they do at their sites, what tools they had written, and what they had learned... let's stay on that track of mostly USER-PRESENTED sessions. Don't have enough to fill an hour? No problem... submit the idea (or multiple ones!) and the committee will merge multiple shorter presentations in to full hour sessions. Don't be shy, we're all your z/VM and Linux on System z **friends** - no 'flaming' is tolerated. Place this event on your calendars and please join us at the IUPUI. Don't miss this fun (and educational) event! This e-mail was sent on behalf of the 2013 VM Workshop planning committee. Mike Walter Mike <dot> Walter (at) Aon {dot} com Work: 847.883.7822 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
