same-same (== looking for confirmation ) from tuco bonno (aka "sonny") and Tim Connor ; we're both from/with the South Carolina Budget and Control Board in Columba, SC thanks
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kenneth Barkhau Sent: Tuesday, 13 May, 2014 08:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 2014 VM Workshop attendee registration is open for all attendee types: regular, student, sponsor, and spouse! Hello Mike, I registered several weeks ago. Can you confirm that you have my registration? Ken Barkhau with Hewlett Packard. Thanks much. Ken On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Mike Walter <[email protected]> wrote: > <Cross-posted to the IBMVM, Linux-390, and IBM-MAIN discussion lists.> > > > > The 2014 VM Workshop, June 26-28 2014 will be conducted at North > Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro NC > > > A "Guaranteed Registration" deadline is hard-coded as 11:59 PM Friday > May 30, 2014 due to NC A&T requirements for dorm room setup and, > manufacturer Polo Shirt and T-Shirt production deadlines. All paid > registrations before that deadline are guaranteed to receive: > - one no-charge embroidered 2014 VM Polo Shirt (for regular attendees, > plus any added purchases), > - one no-charge 2014 VM Workshop T-shirt (for students, plus any added > purchases), > - a reserved dorm room (for those who paid for dorm 'nights' - single > rooms are sold out: you'll be paired up with a roommate of the same > gender), > - an "Aggie" debit card pre-loaded with $65 for convenient FOOD > purchases in the campus cafeteria, > - all that above will be available at the VM Workshop registration > table beginning Thursday morning. > Registrations will still be accepted after 11:59 PM Friday May 30, but > after that time no dorm reservations can be accepted, and shirts and > Aggie debit cards will be available on a best-effort basis after > "Guaranteed Registrations" have been processed. > > > > > > WHO: > > z/VM, and Linux on System z Friends > > > > WHAT: > > Location, travel, lodging from dorm rooms ($50/night/bed) up to nearby > hotels, travel hints, sponsor information, and registration details for the > 2013 VM Workshop have all been posted to: http://www.vmworkshop.org/2014 > > Session agenda information will be available on the web site in early > June, following the close of Session Submissions at 11:59 PM on May 30. > > > > WHERE: > > North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro NC > > > > WHEN: > > SESSION DATES: From Thursday morning JUNE 26 until about 3PM (or so) > Saturday JUNE 28. > > Choose from multiple concurrent presentations packed full of > up-to-the-minute technical sessions for all expertise levels of z/VM, > and Linux on System z, and from Hands-On Labs including: > > - z/VM 6.3.0 Installation or Migration (your choice), > > -'Linux on System z' Installation (SLES or Redhat, your choice), > > - z/VM BFS and SFS Administration (Byte File System and Shared File > System), and > > - more hands-on labs as they are submitted. > > Wednesday June 25 is reserved for VM Workshop Volunteer Committee site > preparation and lab setup, if you are interested in joining just send > me an e-mail 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* z/VM > old-timers while learning the latest technical z/VM and 'Linux on > 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 three years, ** ONLY $100 per > attendee**, optional dorm rooms with full linens are available for > $50/night/bed. 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 is available on-site for $6 per day. > > > > Regular attendees and sponsor attendees: The $100 registration fee for > regular attendees includes: access to all sessions and hands-on labs, > a snazzy 2014 VM Workshop polo shirt (not just a cheap T-shirt like > those high-priced conferences), a Gala Dinner Reception on Thursday > evening, and... attendees will be provided with an NC A&T "Aggie" > debit card loaded with $65 to purchase other meals and snacks on campus. > > > > Full-time Students: A $10 registration fee includes: access to all > sessions and hands-on labs, a 2014 VM Workshop T-shirt (sure to become > a campus "must have"), and optional ($15) attendance at the Gala > Dinner Reception on Thursday evening. > > > > Spouse attendees: A $0 registration fee provides: an optional means of > purchasing a dorm room bed ($50/night/bed), and/or attendance at the > Gala Dinner Reception on Thursday evening ($20). > > > > 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... to you, so register now! > > > > PARTICIPATE: > > Compete in the historical (occasionally hysterical) VM Workshop "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!) at http://www.vmworkshop.org/2014/sessionproposal 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 North > Carolina A&T State University. Don't miss this incredibly > inexpensive, educational, and fun event! > > ________________________________ > The VM Workshop is sponsoring a 12 question survey to help us all > better understand the current state of our platform within the > organizations we support. The results will help us highlight > successes and focus our conversations and collective resources to > address the major challenges the community faces. This is a survey of the > community, for the community. > Those who respond will receive a summary of the results via email. > > The more responses, the better the data! Please take a few minutes to > respond at: https://www.research.net/s/vmcommunity > ________________________________ > > > > This e-mail was sent on behalf of the 2014 VM Workshop Volunteer 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 > -- Kenneth R. Barkhau ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
