Linda:
All good suggestions. I have also found that after attending that the
employee should write and CC - everyone on the team - a review of the
days attended (and sessions). highlighting any thing that might be of
use that you learned.
Yes its a PITA but it shows that the sessions are well worth the $$
to attend. In the far distant past I myself paid the expenses to go
to SHARE. Of course I had 4 weeks of vacation at the time and didn't
miss the time off (I got paid for it). In the more recent past I paid
for attendance when it was in Chicago. No travel and the employer
paid for the days in attendance. Of course the bad experience I had
at SCIDS sort of put me off at SHARE, but I made up for it with some
friends that I met up with at SHARE. Also in the last say 35 years +-
I got a lot with hanging out with IBM and not asking questions (other
than what drink did you order). I was lucky as my former SE was at
the WSC and he used to let me in on the gossip there nothing dirty
just fun stuff, like the drunk naked boat water ski that occurred one
summer. Also the IBM rep to our group was retiring and he would let
us have insight (which he probably shouldn't have done as to as to
why requirements were rejected) We just reworded them and resubmitted
them. IBM did not like our group at all as we pounded them with
requirements.
Of the two groups I still prefer GUIDE.
BTW SHARE was the only group that perfected the brush off, GUIDE, all
were welcome. SHARE's web site it works a few times a year and I just
quit using it. SHARE should fire who is ever maintaining the site.
Ed
On Mar 20, 2016, at 3:12 PM, Linda wrote:
Hi Scott,
Does your company have a tuition reimbursement plan? If so, you
might be able to use that. I have.
It was rare that my employer would cover costs for SHARE for me
either.
It can also be possible, depending on your circumstances, to use
unreimbursed employee business expense deductions on your taxes.
Just be sure that you check out all of the rules.
If your company can't be persuaded to join, there are other
membership options. Check out SHARE's website for all of the options.
Documenting the business case for other means of obtaining the
timely topical training that SHARE provides, can also be very
helpful in getting the support you need. Even if the best an
employer will do is to pay your time while you are at SHARE, that
is a start.
Also, if your company has ever been burned by anyone who claimed
that they were going to SHARE, but didn't actually go to SHARE, you
will need proof that you actually attended. Be sure to keep your
SHARE ID. Selfies at registration, on the vendor floor, at
sessions, etc. can serve as a video diary of proof of attendance.
Best of luck to you!
Linda
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On Mar 19, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
God I want to talk management into a Share membership, etc.
So I can attend sessions and of course meet everyone I have only
emailed
with..
Scott
On Saturday, March 19, 2016, Linda <[email protected]> wrote:
Sweet!! Easy travel distance for me.
You going?
Linda
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On Mar 18, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson
<[email protected]
<javascript:;>> wrote:
SHARE will be back in San Jose March 2017. In the hood.
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J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern California Edison Company
Electric Dragon Team Paddler
SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager
323-715-0595 Mobile
626-302-7535 Office
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<javascript:;>] On Behalf Of John Ehrman
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:17 PM
To: [email protected] <javascript:;>
Subject: (External):Re: Grace didn't coin the term "bug"?
The association of bugs with computers may go back to the Mark I (I
think it was) relay computer at Harvard. An error was traced to
a moth
between two relay contacts.
In the Computer History Museum in Mountain View CA there's a
copy of the
logbook page with the moth pasted in place. The display is near
other
early computers like the Atanasoff=Berry machine, the Johnniac, a
German
Enigma and examples of Konrad Zuse's work. If you're in Silicon
Valley, I
urge you to visit; more info at computerhistory.org .
Regards...
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